Axios Wants to Save Local News with AI “At the end of the day, if someone’s going to pay you for content, you say: Well, how much are you going to pay me?” Jim VandeHei, the chief executive, said of his company’s deal with OpenAI. “If that payment feels like it’s a fair transaction price, you say yes.” August 13, 2026 By Issie Lapowsky
Fed Up September 19, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Plus: The Kirk coverage shows what’s broken about breaking news. And Arkansas ditches parole, but discovers… other problems.
Discord in Nepal September 16, 2025 By Jon Allsop Were protests against a social media ban dystopian, utopian, or something more complicated?
Alan Berg and Charlie Kirk; the Old Media and the New September 15, 2025 By Jon Allsop The long string of anti-media violence in America.
The Preservation of the World September 12, 2025 By Bill Grueskin A return to nature (writing). Plus: The Department of War mongers; a public utility hearing gets astroturfed; and CBS bends the knee (again).
War Games September 9, 2025 By Jon Allsop Should the press follow Trump in calling the Pentagon the “Department of War”?
Crisis Actors September 8, 2025 By Jon Allsop On Amy Coney Barrett, the press, and “constitutional showdowns.”
No Vacation September 5, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Labor Day weekend dramatics. Plus: “Advising” the opposition; fear and trembling among Texas doctors.
Journalists, As Such September 2, 2025 By Jon Allsop What’s to be done about Israel’s killing of media workers—and other civilians—in Gaza?
La Mort en Direct August 26, 2025 By Jon Allsop In France, a livestreamer’s death during a violent broadcast sparks revulsion and debate.
Katrina and the Press, Twenty Years On August 25, 2025 By Jon Allsop Race, climate, and the media legacy of an “unnatural” disaster.
Schoolkids in the Crosshairs August 22, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Keeping up with ICE. Plus: Crime in DC? Preschool in Oregon? And who tossed that sandwich?
Following the Threads August 19, 2025 By Jon Allsop What’s behind the coverage of Volodymyr Zelensky’s suit?
Optical Illusions August 18, 2025 By Jon Allsop Separating visuals from substance after the Trump-Putin summit.
Israel Kills Six More Journalists in Gaza August 12, 2025 By Jon Allsop Around two hundred members of the media have now lost their lives since October 7.
