Columbia Journalism Review

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The press’s responsible handling of Trump’s incoherent speech about US election integrity contrasted starkly with Friday’s farcical WHCA dinner.

Steady coverage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by outlets in Colorado and Connecticut. Plus: Axel Springer’s Peter Thiel party.

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

Clearing up confusion about how and why to disclose AI use in writing.

CBS’s Céline Gounder on how the rapid spread of the “diarrhea parasite” is a symptom of Trump’s government cuts—which have stymied access to crucial public health information.

Who was in charge—Pleroma, the International Business Times, or something else?

When Antonio Sánchez lost his job—and Oregon lost its only Spanish news station—he started his own daily YouTube broadcast. The show now reaches tens of thousands.

By repeatedly blasting the press as traitors, Trump is trying to solidify his splintering MAGA base.

The White House correspondents’ dinner is about to get weird(er). Plus, getting conned all over Texas.

Journalists using LLMs should know about the implications for their First Amendment protections.

Tucker Carlson on pitying Donald Trump, never listening to podcasts, and planning a new political party—while selling you nicotine pouches. 

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

A landmark Texas court case used leftist zines to brand demonstrators as an “Antifa” terror cell, alarming free speech advocates.

The Baltimore Sun swipes at Wes Moore, and a seasoned reporter resigns. Plus: Holding the police accountable, and the grim reality of wellness treatments.

In an era of change and fragmentation, the history of the early American press shows that media is shaped not only by technology, but by infrastructure, law, and society.

For teens, a print renaissance might be afoot.

Coyote, a new media collective in the Bay Area, is irreverent, human, and unabashedly political.

In a sea of tech coverage that reads like advertorials, Tim Marchman and Wired bare real teeth.

The press corps failed badly in the run-up to the US invasion of Iraq. Was coverage of the Iran war any better?