Laurels and Darts

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.

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.

A Getty intern gets the picture—and the subject’s trust. Plus: Irresponsible innumeracy at Murdoch outlets.

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.

The Trump administration has repeatedly sought to muzzle national security reporting. It isn’t working.

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

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

Rage-inducing machines, gambling slop, and big bad kids’ hockey.

A documentary that resonates, why the press needs to pay more attention to Truth Social madness, and an impressive investigation from the Post and Courier.

Filming the correspondents’ dinner breach, Brendan Carr’s offensive play, and a damning investigation from the Tampa Bay Times.