Access Isn’t Everything June 1, 2026 By Riddhi Setty Reporting on powerful people doesn’t always mean getting close.
Should Journalists Interview Dictators? June 1, 2026 By Joel Simon Encounters on the line between control and conditions.
How Does Access Work Now? June 1, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão, Riddhi Setty and Ivan L. Nagy Journalists, podcasters, and news influencers on the erosion of access—what it’s worth, and what it isn’t.
Subversion of Reality June 1, 2026 By Gerry Shih The Faustian bargain of embedding with the Israeli military in Gaza.
How the Pentagon Tried—and Failed—to Silence Reporters June 1, 2026 By Ivan L. Nagy Pete Hegseth restricted journalists’ access. They managed to do essential reporting anyway.
The Battle for the American Mind June 1, 2026 By Maddy Crowell Lauren Chen, a right-wing influencer, ran an alleged Russian-backed media company until the DOJ shut it down. Now she’s back—with a new podcast.
TMZ Goes to Washington June 1, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Harvey Levin sent in a team of reporters who break the mold—and reach a new audience.
‘You Gotta Be a Renegade’ June 1, 2026 By Amos Barshad Jonathan Choe, “the news influencer slash journalist,” as he says, used to work in local TV. Now he is part of the MAGA-endorsed “future of independent journalism,” squeezing through cracks in the traditional press.
The Outgoing Greats of 60 Minutes May 29, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Make it all make sense, Bari Weiss and Jeff Bezos! Plus: The Lens sees clearly.
Deprogramming May 28, 2026 By Lucy Schiller The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending nearly twice as much time on the site.
Pitched Battle May 28, 2026 By Amos Barshad Coverage of the 2026 World Cup promises to bring politics off the sidelines.
‘The More On-the-Ground, the Better’ May 27, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Raney Aronson-Rath on Frontline’s expansion and the growing global appetite for cinematic investigative documentaries.
Gossip Lives! May 27, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão Partying with the lewd, literary cool kids of On the Rag.
A Star Is Born May 26, 2026 By Adam Piore The Post looked down and out. Robert Allbritton made his move.