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On WaPo’s self-inflicted talent exodus. Plus: In Hawai‘i, it pays to get probed; YOLO journalism at the University of Georgia; and Trump’s bigly error-ridden lawsuit.

What dueling song contests in Europe and Russia have to say about public broadcasting and geopolitics.

The boundaries of free speech have always been contested. That’s not what’s going on this time.

Plus: The Kirk coverage shows what’s broken about breaking news. And Arkansas ditches parole, but discovers… other problems.

Were protests against a social media ban dystopian, utopian, or something more complicated?

The long string of anti-media violence in America.

A return to nature (writing). Plus: The Department of War mongers; a public utility hearing gets astroturfed; and CBS bends the knee (again).

Should the press follow Trump in calling the Pentagon the “Department of War”?

On Amy Coney Barrett, the press, and “constitutional showdowns.”

Labor Day weekend dramatics. Plus: “Advising” the opposition; fear and trembling among Texas doctors.

What’s to be done about Israel’s killing of media workers—and other civilians—in Gaza?

In France, a livestreamer’s death during a violent broadcast sparks revulsion and debate.

Race, climate, and the media legacy of an “unnatural” disaster.

Keeping up with ICE. Plus: Crime in DC? Preschool in Oregon? And who tossed that sandwich?

What’s behind the coverage of Volodymyr Zelensky’s suit?