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Letter from the U.K.

Watching an American Election from Across the Pond

Louisa Compton is overseeing coverage for Channel 4, trying to explain a strange election cycle to a bewildered Britain.
Fault Lines

How Biased Is the Media, Really?

It isn’t some tightly guarded secret that the press corps is mostly made up of liberals. But what does it mean for our coverage?
Infinite Scroll

Taylor Lorenz’s Plan to Dance on Legacy Media’s Grave

A reporter known for chronicling the “extremely online” is making the leap to the creator economy. The most surprising thing is that she waited this long.
The Lede

Covering the Election in Spanish for a Latino Audience

Spain’s El País ventures into the world’s fifth-largest Spanish-speaking country: the United States.
Fault Lines

Are We Already Moving On from the Assassination Attempt on Trump?

When an act of violence doesn’t lend itself to a clear argument or a tidy story, we often choose not to think about it.
Fault Lines

Joe Biden’s Cynical Turn Against the Press

After a wave of intense scrutiny, the President and his campaign have begun to target the media, and many of his supporters have followed suit.
The New Yorker Interview

The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times

Joe Kahn, the newspaper’s executive editor, wants to incentivize his staff to take on difficult stories, even when they might engender scrutiny, or backlash.
Annals of Communications

Is Hunterbrook Media a News Outlet or a Hedge Fund?

The hybrid media-finance company wants to monetize investigative journalism in the public interest. Is it a visionary game changer or a cynical ploy?
The Political Scene Podcast

How Should Reporters Cover Donald Trump?

As Trump faces his first criminal trial in New York, reporters continue to encounter challenges in covering the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee and his supporters.
Under Review

How the Village Voice Met Its Moment

The paper championed a new style of journalism at a time when the persistence of silence and constraint was more plausibly imagined than a world awash in personal truths.
The Weekend Essay

Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event?

Ads are scarce, search and social traffic is dying, and readers are burned out. The future will require fundamentally rethinking the press’s relationship to its audience.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

For Journalists, “Gaza Is Unprecedented,” and Deadly

The death toll for journalists in Gaza is extremely high, and Israel has been accused of targeting them. Plus, a conversation with the Oscar-nominated director Cord Jefferson.
Podcast Dept.

A Podcast Memorial Service

The audio industry is in turmoil. But, at an event for “Death, Sex & Money,” voices were still keeping people together.
News Desk

The Hamas Propaganda War

Across the Arab world, the group is successfully selling its narrative of resistance.
Cultural Comment

The Virtues and the Sins of Big-Time High-School Football

Bishop Sycamore, the subject of a new documentary, became a national scandal. But it was part of a larger, and largely unchanged, system.
Our Columnists

A Close Listen to “Rich Men North of Richmond”

The viral country song by Oliver Anthony has been embraced by right-wing pundits.
Daily Comment

Can a New Spanish-Language Media Group Help Donald Trump?

Americano Media hopes to reach a nationwide conservative audience.
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.