Business of News

With a third of its staff gone, the Post won’t be able to deliver on the vision its leadership has laid out.

Independent journalists, content creators, and streamers converge and collide in Minneapolis. The arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon make clear the risks they’re taking.

Courageous reporting from Minnesota and Iran. Plus: tone-deafness at the Tribune; spit hoods in Seattle.

“We didn’t go on strike to put the paper out of business. We went on strike to keep it good.”

Five years into supporting outlets that serve communities of color, the cofounder of URL Media talks about the relationship between capitalism and democracy and how nonprofit publishers can operate from a position of power. 

“Until we have solid language here, we’re not going to feel safe about the integrity of our jobs—or the language our readers read.”

In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.

At a time of flagging faith in journalism—and among journalists—the Polk Awards spotlight the vital role the press still plays.

After owner Patrick Soon-Shiong spiked the paper’s Kamala Harris endorsement, a staff exodus resulted. 

When the Kamala Harris endorsement was spiked, the publisher cited tradition. A closer reading of history tells a different story.

Local newsrooms are donating themselves to Arizona State in exchange for administrative support.

New president, same Drop Site.

An antidote to perpetual despondency.

A year after their merger, Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting are focused on resilience.

The intrepid journalists of the Los Angeles Times continue to do invaluable work—in spite of a historically bad owner.