The Fun, Frustrating, and Important Business of Writing Headlines
Readers ration their time ruthlessly; we have one chance to catch their eye
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Written by our Editors.
Journalism Requires Investment, Engagement, and the Odd Order of Souvlaki with Thick-Cut Fries
The lessons I learned at a campus paper are still true today
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How to Build an Audience as the Media Crumbles
Editorial judgment, rather than algorithmic whim, is key
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Made You Look: The Power of Great Magazine Covers
Provocative design is still one of the best ways to slice through the digital noise
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Beware of the Newsroom-Destroying “Answer Engine”
Tech companies are creating conditions that will deal a death blow to journalism everywhere
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Editor’s Letter: Social Media Has Lost Its Shine
Online platforms are becoming more “enshittified” by the day
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Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Unfriend Big Tech
The Online News Act has us re-evaluating our relationships with major platforms
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Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Trust AI
Once, disinformation came solely from humans. Now it’s a feature of the machines that run our lives
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Editor’s Letter: Documenting How We’ve Changed
Our twentieth anniversary issue began as a post-pandemic project—but became personal
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