Plus ten of the best (if I do say so myself).

Some final reflections on seven years of writing CJR’s newsletter.

What dueling song contests in Europe and Russia have to say about public broadcasting and geopolitics.

The boundaries of free speech have always been contested. That’s not what’s going on this time.

Were protests against a social media ban dystopian, utopian, or something more complicated?

The long string of anti-media violence in America.

Should the press follow Trump in calling the Pentagon the “Department of War”?

On Amy Coney Barrett, the press, and “constitutional showdowns.”

What’s to be done about Israel’s killing of media workers—and other civilians—in Gaza?

In France, a livestreamer’s death during a violent broadcast sparks revulsion and debate.