ICE Directive Discovery January 23, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Plus: silent Bezos, post-fire future, and an investigation in Texas.
How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump January 22, 2026 By Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin Examining a political legacy, ten years on.
A Battle over Donations in French Journalism January 22, 2026 By Marine Doux Should Le Monde be able to compete for donations with small independent outlets?
The NPR and Colorado Stations That Took Trump to Court January 21, 2026 By Lucy Schiller “It isn’t just an affront to localism. It’s an attempt to reengineer thought.”
‘Who’s This Guy Who’s Not Palestinian, Walking Around in His Socks?’ January 21, 2026 By Amos Barshad A Jewish American Substacker on balancing ethics with activism in a war zone.
A Newsroom in Exile Imagines a Free Kurdish Press January 20, 2026 By Seyma Bayram The Amargi, a digital outlet based in Germany, takes the lead on Kurdish news.
‘A Trauma That You Carry’ January 16, 2026 By Riddhi Setty An unprecedented attack on press freedom at the Washington Post.
Going to the Tape January 16, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Vital footage in Minneapolis. Plus, shopworn “new ideas” at CBS; mixed messages for American Samoans; and they shoot horses (up), don’t they?
For Venezuelan Journalists, It’s Like Maduro Never Left January 16, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão and Ivan L. Nagy “If you have contacts or sensitive information that you’re not supposed to have, you could be thrown in jail.”
Jasper Wang’s Unvarnished Truth January 15, 2026 By Megan Greenwell Worker ownership is exciting. It’s also not, he says, a “panacea.”
Nothing Is Secure January 14, 2026 By Maddy Crowell The home of Hannah Natanson, a Washington Post reporter, was searched by the FBI. Her devices were seized. Runa Sandvik, whose life’s work is protecting journalists’ digital security, assesses the damage—and what news organizations need to know.
Women’s Glossies Go MAGA January 14, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão The conservative magazines pulling women into right-wing politics through lifestyle content.
No, Seth Harp Didn’t Dox a Delta Force Commander January 14, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão The journalist on a MAGA subpoena threat and the consequences of excessive military secrecy.
Unaffiliated January 13, 2026 By Amos Barshad Some TV news stations are breaking their national network affiliations, and leaning into local programming.
And That’s the Way It Is January 12, 2026 By Jem Bartholomew At CBS News, the suppression of critical reporting and the promotion of appeasement reveal Bari Weiss’s true colors.
