Donald Trump Insulted a Room Full of Black Journalists. I Was There
The NABJ convention was meant to be a time to lift each other up. Instead, we were shushed into silence while Trump attacked us
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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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After 124 Years, One of Canada’s Oldest Independent Newspapers Dies
The Whitehorse Daily Star ’s closure will deepen the country’s local news crisis
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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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Could a Paywall Have Saved Pitchfork?
The influential music publication is being folded into GQ, but only because Condé Nast fumbled a good thing
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Attacks on Press Freedoms Have Chilling Effects Far beyond Gaza
The dangers of covering the crisis aren’t limited to front-line reporting. They’re playing out behind the scenes in North American newsrooms too
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Around the World in Eighty Lies
How a writer fabricated a series of stories for Atlas Obscura
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How Journalists Can Win People Back
Trust in “the media” is failing. But countries like Norway have found a way to keep it strong
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What’s the Point of “Pretendian” Investigations?
The latest revelation, about Buffy Sainte-Marie, is convincing, damning, and strikingly incomplete
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Do We Really Need a Taylor Swift Reporter?
Outlets like USA Today are hiring beat reporters to write exclusively about Swift and Beyoncé. But investing in this kind of journalism distracts from stories people actually need
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