The Kicker

While the newspaper industry continues to contract, nonprofit news outlets have proliferated over the past decade. But dismissing profitable models for journalism is premature. 

Experts discuss the risks posed to journalism as the courts test the limits of press freedom law.

What might a truly collaborative media—that sees the public as a partner rather than an audience—look like?

“We didn’t go on strike to put the paper out of business. We went on strike to keep it good.”

Examining a political legacy, ten years on.

Worker ownership is exciting. It’s also not, he says, a “panacea.”

The Kicker returns with our former host, Josh Hersh, and our new one, Megan Greenwell, in conversation.

Where it all went wrong—and how journalists can fight back.

A series that talks to the smartest people in media about the future.

A look into a career that’s been a reliable indicator of the state of journalism.

Or: How Silicon Valley learned to stop worrying and love the oligarchs.

Examining an ongoing crisis for press freedom—and how to manage security risks going forward.

Rushkoff has been one of media’s most entertaining and pointed futurists—though he prefers “presentist” these days.

The Columbia professor talks about her new series about how the challenges facing journalists have evolved with the times.

The independent digital startup has been on the ground covering ICE’s surge and the attacks on journalists.