The Kicker

Companies like Kalshi and Polymarket are reaping huge profits and reshaping journalism to fit their business interests.

Preeya Goenka on Beehiiv’s growing media portfolio.

Women journalists are facing rising levels of abuse.

How Matt Pearce, a journalist turned policymaker, helped create a landmark new law.

A monthly newspaper, distributed as a PDF, is trying to imagine a future for journalism beyond the reach of Silicon Valley.

Alison Gerber, a longtime editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, on losing her job after twenty-three years.

Razia Iqbal looks back—and ahead.

Ruth Ann Harnisch on life as the fairy godmother of newsletters, podcasts, and blogs.

How independent media organizations are standing together against an authoritarian government.

Anna Sproul-Latimer, a literary agent, on what a shrinking market means for journalists.

Kenya Hunter took a terrifying leap out of journalism. She couldn’t be happier. 

Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman has never needed AI to check a recipe.

A first-time editor in chief reflects on a startup that didn’t work.

And now for something completely different—a site with personality big enough for the city it covers.

Local reporters are struggling to get answers from the politicians they cover.