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Celeste Katz Marston

@CelesteKatzNYC

Celeste Katz Marston has spent 25 years reporting for newspapers, magazines, and radio with a specialty in politics, elections, and voting rights, and has been on staff at outlets including the New York Daily News, Newsweek, and WBAI New York. She is the co-author of "Is This Any Way To Vote? Vulnerable Voting Machines and the Mysterious Industry Behind Them" (WhoWhatWhy, 2020.)

After the Capitol Riot, Journalists Contend with Rage against the Media

After the Capitol Riot, Journalists Contend with Rage against the Media

Most days, Paul Gillespie keeps himself to photographing the news, not commenting on it.January 6, 2021, wasn’t one of those days.As violent pro-Donald Trump rioters laid siege to the U.S.…
January 12, 2021
Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump

Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump

When political writer Seema Mehta of the Los Angeles Times hit the trail to cover Election Day voting in Michigan, she had some new equipment in her bag: Gas mask.…
November 12, 2020
High Voter Turnout? Result Delays? What to Expect from Cable News on Election Night

High Voter Turnout? Result Delays? What to Expect from Cable News on Election Night

When it comes election night nightmares, Steve Kornacki has been there.Kornacki, whose high-energy “big board” election analyses are a staple of MSNBC political coverage, recalls all too well how correspondents…
October 15, 2020
Critical Coverage: Cable News and Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis

Critical Coverage: Cable News and Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis

On Monday evening, President Donald Trump gently touched down on the White House lawn in Marine One after a weekend treatment for Covid-19 at Walter Reed Medical Center.He mounted the…
October 6, 2020