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Dearborn Diaries

Media consumption in the Arab American capital has the potential to swing the presidential election. No story is bigger than the war in Gaza, now spilling over into Lebanon and across the Middle East. Text by Meghnad Bose.
By Masrat Zahra

A New Normal

If Donald Trump returns to the White House, the Espionage Act offers a clear path for him to stifle press freedom.
By Kyle Paoletta

The Home Front

California journalists on covering Kamala Harris.
By Kevin Lind

Judgment

The Endorsement Debacle

Major newspapers pulled planned editorials supporting Kamala Harris. Their staffsā€”and audiencesā€”were furious.

No New News

Americaā€™s politicians are old. So are news consumers. At a home for the elderly, residents weigh in on journalismā€™s obsession with age.
By Lucy Schiller

The Media Marine

How J.D. Vance keeps the press calls coming.
By Camille Bromley

Campaign Notebook, International Edition

Foreign reporters on covering the Americanest election imaginable.
By CJR Staff
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Tech

Very Online, Very Vibey

This election went from being an afternoon nap to a crazy dream. The press covered Brat, deepfakes, Elon Musk, and Taylor Swift.

A Respectful Mirror

Editors in purple states must weigh truth-telling against pleasing their audience.
By Kevin Lind

Kamala Steps Up

Politicoā€™s Eugene Daniels on a wild month of news.
By Josh Hersh

Unconfirmable

Fact-checking into oblivion, again.
By Feven Merid

The Media Today

The Best of Jon Allsop

Our newsletter columnist followed a campaign full of twists and turns.

Following the Numbers

A site tracking the election betting market, made by journalists.
By Meghnad Bose

Notes from a Fiasco

The moral trade-offs NABJ made in inviting Donald Trump to the stage in Chicago.
By Jelani Cobb

ā€˜One Hundred Percent Gentlemanā€™Ā 

Jason Miller, Trump’s press strategist, is the ultimate survivor.
By Bob Norman

Remembering

Lessons Learned (Or Not)

Journalists have tangled with Trumpā€™s presidential candidacy three times now. Have we gotten better at finding our way?

Crossing Over

After four decades in journalism, I felt I could no longer follow the rules of impartiality. But I still believe in them.
By Julia Preston

Q&A: The Nevada Currentā€™s Michael Lyle

Covering a swing state amid poll anxiety.
By Lauren Watson

La Periodista de Iowa

At a Spanish-language newspaper in rural Iowa, Lorena LĆ³pez proves that the best counter to online misinformation is human connection.
By Jack Herrera

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Corridor of Mirrors

The Democratic Convention in Chicago, in August 1968, was surrounded by protesters and made bloody by police violence. Whiteside was on the scene, following along with CBS News.
By Thomas Whiteside