SquashTV Aims to Hit It Big A niche sport and its media entanglements. February 11, 2026 By Ivan L. Nagy
Shayan Sardarizadeh on Identifying the Victims of Iran’s Deadly Protest Crackdown February 2, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão “We do it so that people in the general public don’t have to.”
The Voice in the Deportation Machine January 28, 2026 By Amos Barshad How Tricia McLaughlin defends Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
The Fight over AI at McClatchy January 27, 2026 By Lucy Schiller “Until we have solid language here, we’re not going to feel safe about the integrity of our jobs—or the language our readers read.”
Carpenter Media’s Ominous Takeover of Local News January 26, 2026 By Lois Parshley In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.
A Newsroom in Exile Imagines a Free Kurdish Press January 20, 2026 By Seyma Bayram The Amargi, a digital outlet based in Germany, takes the lead on Kurdish news.
Women’s Glossies Go MAGA January 14, 2026 By Carolina Abbott Galvão The conservative magazines pulling women into right-wing politics through lifestyle content.
Reporting While Trans January 12, 2026 By H Conley A dozen journalists on the risks of working in the news industry—and how to ensure their safety.
The Law-and-Order Influencer January 7, 2026 By Amos Barshad Turning Point USA’s Savanah Hernandez on her journalistic position.
‘I’ll Hear About It Eventually’ December 8, 2025 By Mary Retta So-called news avoiders aren’t really skipping out on the news. They have alternative, often indirect sources of information.
The Idiot December 8, 2025 By Maddy Crowell Lex Fridman’s expansive, compelling, anti-journalistic podcast style.
Recipe Book December 8, 2025 By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian What the crisis for press freedom in Gaza portends.
Bias Busters December 8, 2025 By Amos Barshad The busy work of cataloguing news in the hope of saving humanity from our conspiratorial online disinformation hell.
Visions of 2050 December 8, 2025 By Carolina Abbott Galvão and Riddhi Setty We asked prominent media figures to read the present—and try to predict the future.
The Direct-to-Consumer Playbook December 8, 2025 By Kyle Paoletta What happens when politicians can get their message out without the press.