"The political press has doubled down on horse race coverage..." Former New York Times and Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter James Risen, now with The Intercept, says it all started with a 1960 book that went behind the scenes. theintercept.com/2024/08/28/tru… Highly recommended.

The Daily Maverick in South Africa uses the membership model. Meaning: no paywall. People who appreciate what it does support the site. As editor-in-chief Branko Brkic steps down, here is what they have grown into... dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

It's really important to note that while the Arlington assault story has gotten some limited pick up in the elite press coverage of the incident in the Times, Post, Journal etc has been limited and servile at best. Assaulting a federal employee in the performance of their ...

In 2018, the publisher of the New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger, said something that I believe is key to understanding a lot of their choices. "We won’t be baited into becoming ‘the opposition.’ And we won’t be applauded into becoming ‘the opposition.’"

This one is more revealing than most. Ordinary POLITICO behavior would be to highlight the savvy choice of making Trump smaller by not dwelling on his insults. "Evades questions" is a bizarre description on its face, but it's also strange behavior for the Politico newsroom, and

Last week I was in Denver for a keynote address to the Colorado Press Association. Many of its members are committed to the "citizens agenda" model of election coverage in 2024. (If you don't know what that is, click the link.) coloradomedia.substack.com/p/thats-the-pr… Here's how my speech ended:

"Trump’s disastrous visit to Arlington was too much for the press to handle." By Ben Kesling for CJR. The paragraph below is a blast of fresh air. (Via @sulliview) cjr.org/analysis/trump…

After all this time, the press has still not figured out how to cover him, writes Margaret Sullivan. You know that. "What’s more — what’s worse — they don’t seem to want to change. Editors and reporters, with a few exceptions, really don’t see the problem..." margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/an-ugly-case…

Once again b-boy bouiebaisse gives a fundamental lesson in journalism

In Germany, the editor of DER SPIEGEL wants to demonstrate to readers that "we are open to criticism." spiegel.de/international/…

The Times morning newsletter (I subscribe) is starting a series called The Stakes, in which Times journalists will focus on the policy stakes of the 2024 election — and how life would be different under a Harris administration or a Trump administration. …saging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render…

"And so, by virtue of shameless perseverance, Trump often manages to outlast most of the media’s willingness to correct any particular falsehood, eventually getting that claim into news coverage and social media clips nearly uncorrected." —Daniel Dale cnn.com/2024/09/03/pol…

I'm returning to CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst. I'll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter.

Weird, is it not?

I don't use the word "puke." I'm sure I have never used it on social media. But it came instantly to mind when I saw this item about Zaslav.

The "citizens agenda" model for better election reporting spreads to Scotland. Link: scottishbeacon.com/news/local-dem… If you follow me, you know I have been recommending this shift for a long time. Here's an explainer if you need it. coloradomedia.substack.com/i/148113346/ja…

Krugman: "you can’t talk about this year’s presidential campaign using conventional political language." nytimes.com/2024/09/05/opi… True. And part of our problem. What replaces "conventional political language?" It took a long time to become conventional!