The collapse of the news industry is not an inevitable consequence of technology or market forces. It’s the result of policy mistakes over the past 40 years that the Biden administration is already taking measures to fix.
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Charlie Peters, Washington Monthly Founder and Mentor to Leading Journalists, Turns 96
After helping to found the Peace Corps, the former West Virginia legislator started this magazine in 1969 and molded it for 32 years. Help us celebrate his life and legacy by donating now.
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Note to Reporters: Americans Are Better Off Even After Inflation
Why the conventional wisdom about the economy is wrong.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Washington Monthly: The Nation’s Top J-School
For more than half a century, this magazine has been training America’s leading journalists. We need your support to keep doing it.
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In 2021, These Were Great Articles You Could Only Find in the Washington Monthly
From antitrust to Jimmy Carter, these pieces by my colleagues stood out. Please donate so we can keep them coming.
Posted inPolitics
Why I’m Proud to Write for the Washington Monthly
This magazine’s reporting is essential to understanding how Washington really works.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Feeling Dread and Exhaustion? Stop It!
Why you, and the Washington Monthly, need to keep fighting.
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The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11
The mainstream press was far from perfect. But before the era of “hot takes,” information silos, steep budget cuts, and ugly charges of “fake news,” it had strengths that we need now.
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The Journalists for U.S. Media Getting Left Behind in Afghanistan
Hundreds of employees for a federal agency that broadcasts news are stranded in the war-torn country. And the government won’t say what is being done to get them to safety.
