The Fox-Trump Tightrope What does Maria Bartiromo’s ouster mean for MAGA media? September 14, 2026 By Jem Bartholomew
No Entry March 4, 2025 By Yona TR Golding Israel still won’t say when international journalists will be allowed back into Gaza.
Wires Crossed March 3, 2025 By Yona TR Golding “This move does not give the power back to the people—it gives power to the White House.”
Introducing Laurels and Darts February 28, 2025 By Bill Grueskin CJR’s longtime column of criticism and praise is being revived—with a twist.
Will Elon Musk Break with Community Notes? February 27, 2025 By Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen His own fact-checking system has led to some awkward moments for the X owner–cum-bureaucrat.
Q&A: Zach Mack on Getting Through to the Conspiracy Theorist in His Family February 26, 2025 By Kevin Lind “The truth is fragile. You have to protect it.”
Weaponizing Distrust February 25, 2025 By Yona TR Golding For decades, critics—mostly on the left—have been justifiably skeptical of US statecraft and soft power. In just over a month, the Trump administration has used those arguments to discredit and dismantle an agency doing vital democratic work abroad.
Spiking and Swooning at the Washington Post February 24, 2025 By Yona TR Golding What the paper’s killing of endorsements, ads, and cartoons has inadvertently revealed about our fragile Fourth Estate.
The Gulf Between Trump and the Press February 21, 2025 By Yona TR Golding Trying to make the ‘Gulf of America’ happen.
On Musk, Grok, and the Press February 20, 2025 By Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar What to know about Elon Musk’s new chatbot.
Q&A: Bloomberg’s Davey Alba and Leon Yin on the New Political Influence of Podcasts February 19, 2025 By Camille Bromley “The question is, Can they hang?”
The Media-Basher-in-Chief Brings a Jailed Journalist Home February 18, 2025 By Jon Allsop Trump has threatened to imprison American reporters. Overseas, he’s getting them out.
Crisis? What Crisis? February 17, 2025 By Jon Allsop Is the US in a “constitutional crisis”? And does the phrase matter?
Trump, Harris, and the Art of the Interview February 14, 2025 By Yona TR Golding The ethics of the CBS interview furor.
Fighting the Great Federal Website Purge February 13, 2025 By Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen Journalists, judges, and archivists are keeping government data online.
Q&A: Borgen’s Angunnguaq Larsen on Trump’s Stranger-than-Fiction Push for Greenland February 12, 2025 By Jon Allsop A fictional prime minister of Greenland on the territory’s real-life crisis.