A brutal fire season in the Pacific Northwest. Plus: USA Today’s Palantir partnership; separate and unequal in Tennessee.

Newspaper owner calls the people abruptly laid off “simply a math problem.” Plus: Investigative reporting forces a Tulsa jail to close, and reexamining a false narrative in Seattle.

Dave Jorgenson, cofounder of Local News International, on the post-Post life.

NYC’s right-wing rags go full racist. Plus: Farmers pull a fast one; the human toll of deportation.

Steady coverage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by outlets in Colorado and Connecticut. Plus: Axel Springer’s Peter Thiel party.

The White House correspondents’ dinner is about to get weird(er). Plus, getting conned all over Texas.

In her documentary Ask E. Jean, Ivy Meeropol finds a subject with “a way of talking about sexual assault that I hadn’t heard before.”

The Baltimore Sun swipes at Wes Moore, and a seasoned reporter resigns. Plus: Holding the police accountable, and the grim reality of wellness treatments.

While communities of color are under attack, Black journalists lose ground. Still, Black media-makers are expanding our thinking. And there’s a Black Crossword.

Kristen Welker and Lawfare press for answers to lingering questions about the January 6 rioters. Plus: No, Spencer Pratt was never for real; accountability in Arizona.