Q&A: Marisa Kabas on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze "If your job isn't to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don't really understand what your job is." February 5, 2025 By Sacha Biazzo
The Reshuffling of the Pentagon Press Corps Is a Warning February 5, 2025 By Barbara Starr The Times and NBC are out; Breitbart and One America News are in.
Q&A: Lucas Graves on Meta’s Decision to Shut Down Its Global Fact-Checking Program February 4, 2025 By Kaylee Williams
USAID and the Media in a ‘Time of Monsters’ February 4, 2025 By Jon Allsop What the aid funding freeze means for independent journalism around the world.
I Photographed January 6. Trump’s Pardons Can’t Erase What I Saw. February 4, 2025 By Nate Gowdy Reflections from an independent photojournalist.
Is Trump Flooding or Draining the Zone? Yes. February 3, 2025 By Jon Allsop Hiding and oversharing information are parts of the same strategy.
NPR and PBS Face a Moment of Truth February 3, 2025 By Michael Swerdlow The system needs more stable funding, a greater emphasis on local content, and reduced reliance on private financing and syndicated programs.
Back in the Whirlwind January 31, 2025 By Josh Hersh CJR’s Jon Allsop on how the media handled Trump’s first week back—and what’s still to come.
Does It Still Make Sense to Be a Journalist? January 30, 2025 By Stephen J. Adler An antidote to perpetual despondency.
The Right Takes Aim at Wikipedia January 30, 2025 By Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen Disputes around edits are nothing new, but the rise of partisanship has added fuel to the fire.
Combining Forces January 29, 2025 By Lauren Watson A year after their merger, Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting are focused on resilience.
Q+A: Peter Beinart on a ‘New Story’ for Jews and Palestinians January 29, 2025 By Yona TR Golding On a new book, the politics of word choice, and writing for a skeptical audience.
City on Fire January 28, 2025 By Jim Newton The intrepid journalists of the Los Angeles Times continue to do invaluable work—in spite of a historically bad owner.
‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Wields the Ax January 28, 2025 By Jon Allsop The war on the press in Belarus.
Too Much News, Redux January 27, 2025 By Jon Allsop Trump floods the zone in his first week back in power.
The Time to Look January 27, 2025 By Yona TR Golding ‘In our hearts, we do have room for everything,’ Chen Liberman, an Israeli journalist, said. ‘But in our lineups? That’s a different story.’