Double Vision September 23, 2025 By Jon Allsop What dueling song contests in Europe and Russia have to say about public broadcasting and geopolitics.
The Creative Approach Behind Penske’s AI Lawsuit September 23, 2025 By Riddhi Setty Some legal experts think it has a chance to succeed where others before it have failed.
Freedom And/or Speech September 22, 2025 By Jon Allsop The boundaries of free speech have always been contested. That’s not what’s going on this time.
ICE May Be Breaking the Law to Stonewall Reporters September 22, 2025 By Dave Levinthal Nearly two dozen reporters and other Freedom of Information Act requesters say they are getting the brush-off.
Elle Reeve on the Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect’s Inscrutable Memes September 19, 2025 By Josh Hersh The CNN correspondent, who specializes in fringe and internet subcultures, on how to make sense of the killing.
Fed Up September 19, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Plus: The Kirk coverage shows what’s broken about breaking news. And Arkansas ditches parole, but discovers… other problems.
The Campaign Against Network Television Picks Up Steam September 18, 2025 By Amos Barshad The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show was just the latest result of an ongoing conservative effort to stamp out unfavorable voices.
Creative Control September 18, 2025 By Liz Skalka Aaron Parnas, a twenty-six-year-old with a larger TikTok audience than some mainstream outlets and the most popular “news” Substack, is making his own journalism rules—and taking dark money.
Journalists Need Their Own Benchmark Tests for AI Tools September 18, 2025 By Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar The performance tests used by AI companies don’t measure what matters in the newsroom.
Lydia Namubiru on How to Tell the Story of Sudan September 17, 2025 By Maurice Oniang’o The editor in chief of The Continent on how African writers cover Africa differently.
Liveblogging Through It September 16, 2025 By Ivan L. Nagy Vetting, “transgender ideology,” and the race to fill a breaking-news void in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
Discord in Nepal September 16, 2025 By Jon Allsop Were protests against a social media ban dystopian, utopian, or something more complicated?
The Bigger Threat to Books Than Bans September 16, 2025 By Maria Bustillos Access to e-books relies entirely on private distributors that have the power to shut them off at any moment.
Alan Berg and Charlie Kirk; the Old Media and the New September 15, 2025 By Jon Allsop The long string of anti-media violence in America.
How News Streamers Covered the Killing of Charlie Kirk September 12, 2025 By Yona TR Golding The hugely popular world of online news and commentary offers a window into how young people consume current events.
