Paula M. Poindexter, Ph.D.

My J351F class Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist at UT Austin participated in #NewsEngagementDay, Tues. Oct. 7, 2025

My J349L News Literacy in the Digital Age class at UT-Austin learns about #NewsEngagementDay

Did you know Gen Z, Social Media, and News: Implications for the Future of News Engagement, Journalism, the U.S., and Democracy is the first book dedicated to News Engagement Day? #NewsEngagementDay @AEJMC

#NewsEngagementDay & Journalism are more important than ever! News Engagement Day reminds us to engage with credible news & understand how journalism works. Real journalism reports what the public needs to be “free and self-governing,” says The Elements of Journalism. @AEJMC

To my UTJ351F Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist class, thanks for your 2024 #NewsEngagementDay participation!

Thanks to my UT J349L News Literacy for a Digital Age class for your participation in 2024 #NewsEngagementDay!

CNN is launching a digital paywall! What impact will this have on engaging with CNN's digital news? Share your thoughts with #NewsEngagementDay. cnn.com/2024/10/01/med…

Did you know news engagement routines are related to getting news more often? That's what I learned from the survey I conducted for my forthcoming book, "Gen Z, Social Media, and News." If you have a news engagement routine, please share with #NewsEngagementDay & add a pic.

Gen Z & the youngest Millennials get news from TikTok--#NewsEngagementDay is a good day to share tips to ensure the news you get on TikTok is credible--not disinformation. pewrsr.ch/3SVKrdW

#NewsEngagementDay is a good day to examine what the public thinks makes a news story trustworthy. This Pew Research Center study found it depends on which segment of the public you're asking. pewrsr.ch/3zj3MdU

Watching the V.P. debate on #NewsEngagementDay & want to check that fact? Just Scan the Code. nytimes.com/2024/09/30/bus…

Happy #NewsEngagementDay! With the presidential election just over a month away, I wrote this voter guide so we'll all be smarter about the news. Please check it out & share it: aejmc.com/home/wp-conten…

Tues., Oct. 3, 2023 was a day to celebrate engaging with news & emphasize how journalism works & contributes to a healthy democracy. Thanks to my ⁦@UTJSchool⁩ classes & everyone who helped us celebrate our 10th #NewsEngagementDay!

My ⁦@UTJSchool⁩ J349L News Literacy in the Digital Age students are celebrating 10 years of #NewsEngagementDay with posts and likes ⁦about News Engagement Day, their news engagement routine, journalism principles, etc.

Great News on #NewsEngagementDay that teens are tuning in to news, according to new ⁦@MedillSchool⁩ survey, but we still need to do more to make Gen Z teens smart about news! ⁦@UTJSchool⁩ localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2023/09/…

Still shaking my head at Texas A&M's offensive treatment of our esteemed UT-Austin Journalism colleague Dr. Kathleen McElroy. Paying $1M may make A&M feel better now but it will take decades to repair the damage to their Flagship University. nbcnews.com/news/latino/te…

A must-read if you’re like me and don’t know what to call what I’m writing. Am I no longer tweeting now that I’m in the world of X, formerly known as Twitter? nytimes.com/2023/08/03/tec…

Microsoft worked with the Trust Project to create ads to direct online users to 8 'trust indicators' that help assess news credibility. Most who saw the list were more confident in their ability to distinguish credible news from disinformation. apnews.com/article/micros…

With Twitter's uncertain future, @meredithdclark at Northeastern is launching the ‘Archiving Black Twitter’ project. A space to talk about Black life, Black Twitter helped shine the spotlight on #BlackLivesMatter & #OscarsSoWhite. npr.org/2023/05/26/117…

If you’ve ever wondered why tenure matters, this is a must read: Texas Legislature: House panel wants to keep tenure in universities statesman.com/story/news/edu…