Being fair and having a point of view aren’t incompatible. Reporters at the New York Times and elsewhere shouldn’t have to disguise or suppress their views.
journalism
Posted inBooks, July/August 2021, Magazine
What Tucker Carlson Learned from a Liberal Columnist
The fearsome mid-century journalist Drew Pearson often scooped the Washington press corps, but his worst reporting strategies have been adopted by the right.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Can State Governments Save Local Newspapers?
Politicians and journalists are getting over their historic squeamishness about taxpayer money going to news outlets. A report from New England.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2020
Reporters of Color Are Declaring Independence
A new crop of outlets is making journalism more diverse.
Posted inFeatured, Magazine, November/December 2020
Two and a Half Cheers for the Mainstream Press
Major national outlets need to help smaller ones survive.
Posted inBooks, Featured, Political Animal
When Balance Comes at the Expense of the Truth
Journalists need to stop acting like Democrats and Republicans are the same.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
Introduction: The Stories We Can’t Forget (Even If We’d Like To)
After 50 years, the Monthly reflects on its greatest and worst hits.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
Why We Started Paying Our Interns
It all began with a disastrous job interview.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
If No One Covers a Local Election, Is It Still a Democracy?
Why reporting on the sewer board is just as important as reporting on Trump.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Celebrity Journalists Even a Populist Could Love
A new documentary about Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill has insights for today’s press corps.
