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Teju Cole on What Needs to Change to Better Cover Stories in “Foreign” Countries

Teju Cole on What Needs to Change to Better Cover Stories in “Foreign” Countries

Teju Cole is a critic, photographer, essayist, and novelist who has been lauded for his engaging use of Instagram and Twitter. It was on Twitter that Cole coined the term…
November 15, 2019
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation

The New York Times reporters discuss gaining sources’ trust, journalism versus activism, and the limits of #MeToo journalism
October 17, 2019
“Have more faith and trust in the public to be able to digest challenging information and to actually be looking for that”

“Have more faith and trust in the public to be able to digest challenging information and to actually be looking for that”

Mother Jones, the 43-year-old San Francisco-based publication named for the intrepid activist Mary Harris Jones, has been reinvigorated since Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery took over as co-editors in 2006.…
May 20, 2019
“1968 was a moment when [the idea of liberal media bias] got nationalized”

“1968 was a moment when [the idea of liberal media bias] got nationalized”

Media studies scholar Heather Hendershot on Walter Cronkite, Mayor Daley, and coverage of the Chicago Democratic Convention
April 11, 2019
“The bubble is getting bigger, but not bursting”

“The bubble is getting bigger, but not bursting”

“I think we hit a tipping point” is how the findings of a recent survey examining podcasting habits was described. Nearly one in three people listen to a podcast every…
March 28, 2019
"I’m not sure that the trust problem is going to be solved independent of solving the diversity problem"

“I’m not sure that the trust problem is going to be solved independent of solving the diversity problem”

While the media industry faces many critical challenges these days, Jill Abramson and Nancy Gibbs—who previously held the top editorial positions at The New York Times and Time magazine, respectively—remain…
November 28, 2018
“Collaboration Is Really Our Best Protection”

“Collaboration Is Really Our Best Protection”

A French investigative journalist and filmmaker, Laurent Richard is the co-founder of the popular French public television newsmagazine “Cash Investigation,” produced by Premières Lignes. He has also produced several long-form…
April 17, 2018
“There were huge consequences for anybody who talked to us”

“There were huge consequences for anybody who talked to us”

New York Times reporters Emily Steel and Michael S. Schmidt on covering sexual harassment allegations, convincing sources to go on the record, and reverse engineering nondisclosure agreements
March 20, 2018
“There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate"

“There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate”

Maltese journalist Matthew Caruana Galizia on the assassination of his investigative journalist mother, threats to the free press, and a new investigative outlet in Malta
March 8, 2018
Jay Lauf: “We think audio is an interesting and important format for spreading the journalism. What’s less clear to me on these new platforms thus far is meaningful monetization.”

Jay Lauf: “We think audio is an interesting and important format for spreading the journalism. What’s less clear to me on these new platforms thus far is meaningful monetization.”

After a stint as advertising director and publisher of Wired magazine, Jay Lauf became vice president and publisher of The Atlantic in 2008. Four years later, he moved over to…
March 1, 2018