Natural Writer SFGate’s national parks bureau makes waves. Plus: AI slop on slop at Vanity Fair, and holding Grammarly’s CEO accountable. March 27, 2026 By Susie Banikarim
Did I Really Say That? March 26, 2026 By Emily Bell A European journalist apologized for using AI to fabricate quotes—including from me. But there’s little accountability in blaming a chatbot.
Hire Misfire March 20, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Noah Shachtman lands at the Times, somehow. Plus: A strong start for a Substack looking westward, and a Banner week in Baltimore.
The Murdoch Empire Shows Trump’s Enemies No Mercy March 16, 2026 By Jem Bartholomew As MAGA media splinters over Trump’s foreign wars, the Murdoch empire has stayed loyal—but what happens when Lachlan succeeds Rupert?
The Role of Non-Journalism Civic Information March 12, 2026 By Sarah Stonbely What Minneapolis can show us.
Inside the Legal Defense of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon March 9, 2026 By Joel Simon “You can look back at this last year and see that the administration’s attacks on the media are very much content-oriented,” Lemon’s lawyer said.
Iranian Journalists Behind Bars March 6, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Devastation in Iran. Plus: The death of a refugee in Buffalo, and the military’s “simmering white Christian nationalism.”
The New York Times Takes the Pentagon to Court March 4, 2026 By Ivan L. Nagy As the US wages war on Iran, journalists’ fight for access enters a new phase.
The Drug War in Full View February 27, 2026 By Susie Banikarim A profile of El Mencho. Plus: An incredibly long State of the Union that no one will remember; history repeats, nastily, in Georgia.
In This Cleveland Newsroom, AI Is Writing (But Not Reporting) the News February 25, 2026 By Riddhi Setty Cleveland.com is embracing AI tools, including an AI rewrite desk.
Trump’s EPA Wants Us to Cover Our Eyes February 23, 2026 By Jem Bartholomew On climate policy, the Trump administration is willfully burying its head in the sand. It’s crucial newsrooms don’t follow.
What We Need to Know February 20, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Ann Curry reports from Sudan. Plus: Second-person scenarios, and AI mayhem.
Ali Breland on Why It’s Important to Cover the Online Far Right February 18, 2026 By Ivan L. Nagy An Atlantic reporter says far-right influencers such as Nick Fuentes offer clues to where US politics is going.
You’ve Got Jmail February 13, 2026 By Susie Banikarim A tool for parsing the Epstein dumps. Plus: Papers clash in the Deep South; a decades-long Florida waitlist.
The Letter of the Law, and the Law in Practice February 12, 2026 By Megan Greenwell Experts discuss the risks posed to journalism as the courts test the limits of press freedom law.
How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA February 5, 2026 By Miranda Green Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
