Media
Daily Comment
Why Israel’s Government Is Attacking Its Public-Broadcasting System
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is going after élite institutions, and that’s not good for democracy.
The Political Scene Podcast
In a Divided Era, the New York Times’ Publisher Makes a Stand
At a moment of political polarization and attacks on the media, A. G. Sulzberger goes public in defense of traditional journalistic values.
The New Yorker Interview
A. G. Sulzberger on the Battles Within and Against the New York Times
The paper’s publisher discusses bias in reporting, the Times’ financial comeback, and criticisms of its coverage of Trump, trans issues, and the war in Ukraine.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
At an Embattled Moment, the New York Times’ Publisher Makes a Stand
A. G. Sulzberger on why—in this age of deep political divides—he went public in defense of traditional journalistic values. Plus, a conversation with the poet Paul Tran.
Our Columnists
Tucker Carlson Is Sort of Back
The former Fox host is embracing his new outsider status with “Tucker on Twitter.”
Our Local Correspondents
A Club for the Cancelled
Inside a monthly New York City hangout, where fired university professors and controversial TikTokers get together to have discussions they feel they can’t have anywhere else.
Annals of Communications
Jonah Peretti Has Regrets About BuzzFeed News
The site’s founder and C.E.O. valued fun and experimentation on the Internet, but never found a way to make “free journalism purpose-built for social media” profitable.
Our Columnists
It Doesn’t Matter Who Replaces Tucker Carlson
Perhaps more than those of any other network on television, the stars of Fox News are more or less interchangeable.
Annals of Communications
The Gospel of Candace Owens
The Daily Wire host is waging a far-right fight for the soul of pop culture.
Annals of Communications
The Stunning End of Dominion’s Case Against Fox News
The voting-machine company has agreed to a seven-hundred-million-dollar settlement in its defamation suit against Rupert Murdoch’s cable news network.
Annals of Communications
What Dominion Has to Prove in Its Case Against Fox News
Did the hosts of the country’s most popular cable news network know that Trump’s lies about the election were untrue?
Our Local Correspondents
The Wait for the Trump Indictment Is Finally Over
A press stakeout of Manhattan’s Criminal Courthouse dwindled down to a single cameraman. Then the news that a grand jury had voted to indict the former President arrived.
Stop the Press
Extra! Local Woman Publishes Personal Newspaper for Two Decades
The editor, writer, publisher, and only subject of the sometimes weekly Jennifer Mills News considers stories such as “Woman Finds Hardboiled Egg in Purse.”
Letter from the U.K.
The Writer Changing How London Thinks About Its Food
Jonathan Nunn’s newsletter, Vittles, has brought an exploratory verve to a staid food scene.
Rabbit Holes
Do You Speak New York Times?
A Twitter bot shows how the newspaper has come to shape mainstream English usage.
Daily Comment
Florida Takes Aim at the First Amendment
Two bills in the Republican-controlled state legislature propose radical alteration to libel laws.
Letter from Riga
How Russian Journalists in Exile Are Covering the War in Ukraine
Dozens of media outlets have fled to the capital of Latvia, only to encounter a distrustful public and a set of strictly enforced laws and regulations.
News
When Americans Lost Faith in the News
Half a century ago, most of the public said they trusted the news media. Today, most say they don’t. What happened to the power of the press?
The Political Scene Podcast
Politico’s New Owner on the Opportunity for “Nonpartisan” Media
Mathias Döpfner says that news outlets increasingly cater to partisan audiences. But defining “nonpartisan” isn’t straightforward.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Pleasure and Politics at the World Cup
Sam Knight reports from Qatar; David Remnick talks with Politico’s owner, Mathias Döpfner; and a poet translates the DeafBlind experience to the page.