Jonathan Choe, “the news influencer slash journalist,” as he says, used to work in local TV. Now he is part of the MAGA-endorsed “future of independent journalism,” squeezing through cracks in the traditional press.

Make it all make sense, Bari Weiss and Jeff Bezos! Plus: The Lens sees clearly.

How the Tow Center uses AI to collect data from hundreds of websites at once.

The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending nearly twice as much time on the site.

Coverage of the 2026 World Cup promises to bring politics off the sidelines.

Raney Aronson-Rath on Frontline’s expansion and the growing global appetite for cinematic investigative documentaries.

Partying with the lewd, literary cool kids of On the Rag.

The Post looked down and out. Robert Allbritton made his move. 

Jessica Valenti’s rigorous reporting, plagiarism problems, and lifting the veil on an AI data center.

A coalition of tech-minded journalists and security trainers built an AI chatbot for safety advice, targeted at small newsrooms and freelancers. 

How Documented is reinventing immigration coverage.

Ligaya Mishan on how the New York Times’ Top 100 Restaurants list is made.

Looking back at a New York Times magazine story to examine what responsible coverage of sex trafficking looks like—and what it doesn’t.

A lecture to the Columbia Journalism School class of 2026.

A new podcast uses one of journalism’s oldest forms to explore universal truths.