Reporting with One Hand Tied A new report documents a hostile environment for US journalists this year, with 32 arrests and 170 assaults. December 15, 2025 By Jem Bartholomew
How Donald Trump Blew Up the BBC November 13, 2025 By Joel Simon The president set out to undermine public broadcasters in the US. Now, with help from British allies, he’s taking his strategy global.
The Tragic Loss of Teen Vogue November 12, 2025 By Sarah Leonard Condé Nast folded a beloved magazine that treated youth and feminism as political topics, not trends.
How Talking Points Memo Lasted a Quarter Century November 12, 2025 By Liam Scott Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.”
Toward AI-Powered Source Audits November 11, 2025 By Bette Dam, Dhrumil Mehta, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, Tory Lysik and Sthavir Murthy Building a quote-detection tool for accountability in journalism.
One Battle After Another November 11, 2025 By Carolina Abbott Galvão and Riddhi Setty On university campuses, student papers are fighting their own administrations—and sometimes the government—for the right to report.
Has the Media Reached the End of Its DEI Era? November 10, 2025 By Riddhi Setty Layoffs at CBS, NBC, and Teen Vogue show a shift in newsroom priorities away from the promises of 2020.
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary November 10, 2025 By Iván Zsolt Nagy I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s all about Orbán holding on to power.
The Business of Covering Monkeys November 7, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Primate prevarication in the Deep South. Plus, the immigration crackdown in Chicago, and the wonderfully wonky world of Bolts.
X Is Using AI Fact-Checkers November 6, 2025 By C.J. Robinson Eight AI bots contribute about 10 percent of the platform’s “Community Notes.”
Biased, Boring Liars November 6, 2025 By Carolina Abbott Galvão More than three-quarters of teens surveyed have negative views of the press, a new study finds.
RFK Jr. and the Health of Print November 5, 2025 By Lucy Schiller A nostalgia trip down County Highway.
A Magazine Born of Anger, Heartbreak, and Hope November 5, 2025 By Jem Bartholomew Equator promises to move beyond a Western-centric perspective. Can it?
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani November 4, 2025 By Hamilton Nolan The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.
Reporting from Inside the Amazon November 4, 2025 By Adriana Carranca A new generation of journalists emerges from the rainforest, just in time for COP30.
Twin Assaults on Press Freedom November 3, 2025 By Aida Alami The ICE detention of Sami Hamdi closely follows the deportation of Mario Guevara.