Work with Joe! What a cool project ....

I have a big new project in the works, and need your help. We’re seeking teens to join us this summer for 2084, an upcoming hybrid documentary following 16 & 17-year-olds in NYC who imagine the future of our city when the waters have risen.

The dean of U.S. media reporting, Ken Auletta, gave a speech at the Livingston Awards yesterday calling the Will Lewis phone hacking coverup allegations 'a hell of a story..' 'Lewis doesn't get a pass,' he said.

If you missed any of this morning's program, including my discussions with Dominic Carter and Ben Smith, you can give it a listen here.

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Twitter is still pretty good

Tom Lehrer turned 96 in April

Pretty bold move with the litigation hanging over Newsmax wsj.com/business/media…

.Kadia Goba scoop, and a sign of the political times: House Democrats are planning for Trump's return semafor.com/article/06/10/…

🟡 Today in Principals

Biden’s TikTok superfan
Democrats plan for Project 2025
UN ceasefire vote
Jury weighs Hunter Biden case
Violent crime declines
Tuesday’s primaries

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+1GT with pollster John Della Volpe

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My very special guest will be Ben Smith (if he manages to stay awake).

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Incredible reporting from Summer Said & Rory Jones wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Impecable lede regarding the elections in the EU yesterday by Semafor today in its daily 'Flagship' newsletter: 'We hebben een serieus probleem'
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I spoke with Semafor about my new book on China, At the Edge of Empire. We talked about US-China tensions, and the challenges of reporting in DC, China and Iraq. Semaforben Prashant Rao. More: semafor.com/article/06/09/… Info on the book & ordering: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/a…

France's AI boom is going amazingly well thanks to the level of talent and to the country's R&D tax credit. There's just one or two details that need to be ironed out, like what tax treatment should the massive AI training costs get under the law? Analysis here:

Fox News edited an interview with Trump to remove a section in which he appeared to back off a promise to declassify federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Profonde tristesse : foudroyé à 53 ans par le cancer samedi, Christophe Deloire avait mis toute son énergie à la défense de la liberté d’informer à un moment de grand péril. La famille RSF est en deuil.

Also: The New York Magazine story by Nik Cohn was as fictional as the movie it inspired. 'in 2016, Cohn said that he thought that such a fictionalised piece would not be published in the contemporary press.'
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Jim Waterson Ben Smith November ‘23:

They have mostly not