Featured
Broken trust at the Houston Chronicle
In September, Nancy Barnes—the outgoing executive editor of the Houston Chronicle, who is headed to NPR—informed readers of serious concerns regarding the work of a veteran statehouse reporter, Mike Ward, who arrived at the paper in 2014 from the Austin American-Statesman. Ward was flagged by a colleague over concerns about whether the sources quoted in...
To Trump supporters, CNN’s Jim Acosta is an enemy and a selfie trophy
At the White House press conference yesterday, the president berated CNN reporter Jim Acosta as he was asking a question about the caravan and Donald Trump's use of the word "invasion" to describe it. As Acosta sought an answer from the president, a young female White House intern repeatedly tried to grab the microphone out...
To fight polarization, give yourself some breathing room
The midterms have finally arrived. The bloviation of politicians and the media is briefly hushed, in quiet anticipation of the verdict of voters. For one day only, the mood is equal parts reflective and tense. Social media has turned to chipper selfies, with friends reminding friends to go to the polls—as if anyone in America...
New Yorker’s Masha Gessen on Russia, Trump, and covering autocracy
American journalism outlets often miss the point on Russia, according to New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen, and they’re not doing an excellent job of navigating the myriad dilemmas of the Trump era, either. Gessen addressed a crowded lecture hall at Columbia Journalism School on Thursday evening, as part of the Delacorte Lecture Series. In...
Most Recent
Most Popular
- The super typhoon American media forgot
- The mystery of Tucker Carlson
- What the Times got wrong about kids and phones
- Facebook slammed by UN for its role in Myanmar genocide
- Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time
- To Trump supporters, CNN’s Jim Acosta is an enemy and a selfie trophy
- The president and the press
Advertisement
The Race Issue
Missing the Story
Five years ago, I came across an article in The New York Times about a spate of robberies in the Bronx. It was the kind of story that has been a staple in the metro sections of newspapers since there...
Business of News
- NBC’s Megyn Kelly bet goes bust
- After day of bombs, Trump blames media for ‘Anger we see today’
- Saudi Arabia faces fresh scrutiny after Khashoggi’s murder
The Magazine
-
The Race Issue
-
The Jobs Issue
-
The Fear Issue
-
The Trump Issue
-
The Future of Local News
-
The Innovation Issue
-
A Century of Pulitzers
-
An Affectionate Farewell
-
The Cult of Vice
-
The Experiment
-
Steal this Idea
-
Playing the Press
Subscribe Now
You get exclusive member benefits. Journalism gets the support it needs.
New Issue
View from a Paper Route
Seventy-two years ago, I worked the paper route on the west side of Montgomery, Alabama, delivering the Alabama Journal to my neighbors, who were mostly African American. One afternoon, in 1946, I met, and would eventually befriend, the son of my...
America’s growing news deserts
The new information environment: digital fragmentation
Best Journo Tweets
Police report of protest at Tucker Carlson's house contradicts his account as it concerns spray-painting of his driveway without mention of damage to his door (@erikwemple / Washington Post)https://t.co/h8ivA4IBoShttps://t.co/3mSuJRK8pW
— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) November 12, 2018Fortune sold to Thai businessman for 1.5 times revenue — not quite a fire sale, but not much to celebrate either https://t.co/hMJS42HoM2
— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) November 9, 2018My latest: Reporters from many news outlets have expressed support for CNN's Jim @Acosta after the White House revoked his press pass... https://t.co/qQmxwhXkE3
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 8, 2018Sadly, this will be the only way overpriced digital media brands will show "path to profitability" given the path to viability is still very iffy. @WSJ: @Vice Media to shrink workforce by 15% as growth stalls & on track to lose more than $50 mil this year. https://t.co/bCkBYrFZ5e
— Raju Narisetti (@raju) November 8, 2018Carlson's wife "locked herself in the pantry and called 911." @DCPoliceDept responded to the scene. Police will be paying "special attention" to the block due to the disturbance. https://t.co/ZL7eYxzs2K
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 8, 2018
