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Nick Jackson

@nbj914.bsky.social
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4x EIC, winner of awards, fan of media. Led Atlas Obscura and Pacific Standard. Alum: IMSA, Medill/NU, The Atlantic, Built In, Slate, Stanford's SSIR, Outside, etc.

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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
[NIEMAN LAB] Business Insider’s Big Bet Against Aggregation — "Reworking a newsroom to produce more original journalism is one challenge, but it’s been another to communicate that shift to readers."
niemanlab.org
Business Insider’s big bet against aggregation
Facing repeated layoffs and traffic declines, Business Insider turns its back on the aggregation business it pioneered.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
[INTELLIGENCER] CNN Boss Is Feeling the Tension As Paramount Merger Looms — "'No, the world is crumbling. There’s no reason that David Ellison wouldn't do the stupidest thing possible and give Bari Weiss the keys to CNN.'"
nymag.com
CNN Boss Is Feeling the Tension As Paramount Merger Looms
Mark Thompson is warning the new ownership against “messing with” the network.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Everybody's mini-maxxing.
bloomberg.com
Why Everything Is Tiny: Maxed-Out US Shoppers Embrace ‘Mini Effect’
Tepid wage growth and stubborn inflation are holding shoppers back from big purchases. Retailers like Lowe's and Trader Joe’s are leaning into growing demand for tiny things.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
[CJR] What 19th-Century Media Can Teach Us About the Future — "The modern AI-enabled newsroom may come to resemble a digital pastepot: a remix engine echoing the viral textual culture of the pre-wire-service era."
cjr.org
What 19th-century media can teach us about the future.
In an era of change and fragmentation, the history of the early American press shows that media is shaped not only by technology, but by infrastructure, law, and society.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
[CJR] Meet the Meteorologists Leaving Broadcast Behind — "From New Jersey to California to Louisiana, weather journalists are leaving traditional TV newsrooms to form all-digital platforms."
cjr.org
Meet the meteorologists leaving broadcast behind.
In an era of extreme weather, indie weathermen are streaming coverage 24-7—and banding together.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
[CJR] ‘An Ice Cube That Is Melting’ — "Why, exactly, must 60 Minutes change? It is the top American news program, with an average of more than nine million people watching each Sunday, which Paramount itself was boasting about recently...." www.cjr.org/the_medi...
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
[CJR] The Insider's Scoop on 60 Minutes — "'I'll say the same thing I said then: there was a time, and I'm old enough to have worked during that time, where there were regulations in broadcasting that would have stopped all this from happening.'"
cjr.org
The insider’s scoop on ‘60 Minutes.’
“There’s no investigative reporting needed to understand what’s going on,” Lowell Bergman says.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
[INTELLIGENCER] Steve Kroft Says the 60 Minutes We’ve Known 'No Longer Exists' — "'I think there's a climate of fear that has been introduced,' he says, 'and intimidation by the administration that is affecting a bit of everything.'"
nymag.com
Steve Kroft: The 60 Minutes We’ve Known ‘No Longer Exists’
The CBS News veteran laments Bari Weiss’s overhaul and fears for the show’s future.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
[INTELLIGENCER] Bari Weiss Chooses War — "'I think there’s managerial incompetence. Even if you have disagreements with talent, you have to find a way for there to be a graceful transition,' said one CBS staffer."
nymag.com
Bari Weiss Chooses War
In her attempts to shake up 60 Minutes, she has taken the path of most resistance.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
[INTELLIGENCER] Scott Pelley Accuses CBS Management of Incompetence, Bias in Fiery 60 Minutes Exit — "Pelley accused the new management of wreaking havoc through 'incompetence and unprofessionalism,' and lamented that 'the waste is heartbreaking.'"
nymag.com
Scott Pelley Blasts CBS Execs in Fiery 60 Minutes Exit
The show’s new head, Nick Bilton, chided Pelley for his “performative display of hostility.”
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
[COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW] A Star Is Born — "In the case of the Post, he said, the sickness was so far advanced that he felt some measure of relief when it became clear that he would be denied the opportunity to bid on it."
cjr.org
A ‘Star’ is born.
The Post looked down and out. Robert Allbritton made his move. 
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
[COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW] Deprogramming — "So far, the change seems to be working out: in the month since moving away from programmatic ads, the amount of time people spend on the Prospect site has nearly doubled."
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The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending twice as much time on the site.
The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending nearly twice as much time on the site.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
[SECOND ROUGH DRAFT] The Baltimore Banner CEO on Progress There and Plans for Their Pittsburgh Newspaper Purchase — "'[I]t's just a shot in the arm for the whole organization. It lifts everything, the journalists and the journalism, the whole brand.'"
dicktofel.substack.com
The Baltimore Banner CEO on Progress There and Plans for Their Pittsburgh Newspaper Purchase
A conversation with Bob Cohn
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
[PLATFORMER] Are the Twitter Clones in Trouble? — "Start with Meta's Threads, which will turn three in July. Daily active users on the platform have declined in seven of the past eight months, Adam Blacker wrote in a blog post on Apptopia."
platformer.news
Are the Twitter clones in trouble?
A new report says X is resurgent — but it may be missing the bigger picture
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
[THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER] Josh D’Amaro Lays Out 'Long-Term View' for Disney in First Earnings Report Since Taking Over as CEO — "[T]he executives reiterated the plan to make Disney+ a centerpiece of the company's strategy...."
hollywoodreporter.com
Josh D’Amaro Lays Out “Long-Term View” for Disney in First Earnings Report Since Taking Over as CEO
Disney reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings early Wednesday morning, beating Wall Street expectations, with D'Amaro laying out his thoughts on AI, original IP, and that new Abu Dhabi park.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
[INTELLIGENCER] The White Man Claiming the New York Times Discriminates Against White Men — "The paper itself was first to break the news of the suit but did not name the employee who made the complaint."
nymag.com
The White Man Crying Discrimination at the New York Times
“You’re giving the Trump administration a weapon.”
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
[THE REBOOTING] The Guardian's U.S. Push — "Reader revenue has grown 35% a year for the past two years, with a still-growing 150-person newsroom."
therebooting.com
The Guardian's U.S. push
It's now bigger than The Washington Post
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
[SEMAFOR] What's Next for Letterboxd? — In just a few years, the company surged from around a million users in 2020 to more than 26 million users earlier this year, according to filings.
semafor.com
Exclusive: What’s next for Letterboxd?
The controlling investor in Letterboxd, the cinephile social platform, is looking to sell its stake.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
[DEFECTOR] Tony Dokoupil Is Still Eating Shit, Even If No One’s Watching — "The CBS anchor is a dud with poor direction, and everyone knows it — including the people who work with him."
defector.com
Tony Dokoupil Is Still Eating Shit, Even If No One’s Watching | Defector
Chances are you haven’t seen or thought of Tony Dokoupil in a while, and you wouldn’t be alone. Dokoupil’s CBS Evening News is lagging well behind ABC and NBC’s nightly news programs, recently dropping under 4 million viewers per night. But TV ratings aren’t necessary for what you can see with your own eyes: The…
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
[VULTURE] Why Disney Fired 1,000 Employees Last Week — "In a world where Disney must compete with the Netflixes ... of the world, perhaps the Disney future that D'Amaro envisions looks more like a tech company than a family friendly entertainment giant."
vulture.com
Why Disney Fired 1,000 Employees Last Week
Freshly minted CEO Josh D’Amaro is telegraphing what kind of company he wants to lead.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
[NPR] NPR Receives $113M in Charitable Gifts — "'This remarkable investment will enable NPR to continue to deliver the nation's finest public service journalism, meeting audiences where they are today and will be in the years to come.'" www.npr.org/2026/04/...
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Condé Nast Shutters Self Magazine — "Self, the health and fitness publication that has been online-only since 2017, will cease to exist, and health and wellness content will be folded into other Condé brands like Allure and Glamour." www.nytimes.com/2026...
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
[DEREK THOMPSON] How 'Zombie Flow' Took Over Culture — "Entertainment and tech companies have gotten smarter about putting consumers into bastardized flow states that leavespeople feeling drained and sad rather than challenged and enlarged as selves." www.derekthompson.or...
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR / VOX (NYC or DC) : This looks like a great opportunity to oversee coverage plans and stories for some of the most important subjects today — climate change, energy, emerging technology, artificial intelligence, global health.
job-boards.greenhouse.io
Editorial Director, Vox
NYC or DC
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE : Arguing that AI summaries have rendered the anecdotal lede obsolete fails to grasp the multi-modal nature of modern news. These aren't competing devices; they're different gateways for different intent. We're building multiple entry points.
dicktofel.substack.com
Why Starting Long News Stories With Anecdotes May Have Outlived Its Usefulness
Factoring in both impatience and AI
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Love this framing. Systemic reason people gravitate toward LEGO, coloring, puzzles. Beyond nostalgia, it's a response to a media environment demanding fractured attention. Tactile friction in a world designed to be frictionless. Don't dismiss of the need for low-stakes focus as a restorative habit.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
SENIOR EDITOR, ESSAYS & COLUMNS / THE CUT (New York) : You know the job. Work with writers to develop first-person and opinion-driven storytelling across The Cut's core coverage areas of fashion, beauty, politics, sex, and celebrity. Win the internet.
job-boards.greenhouse.io
Senior Editor, Essays & Columns, The Cut
New York, NY
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
INDUSTRIAL LITERACY : The AP's pivot is the final, quiet fracturing of the foundation. For years, the creators have propped up a specific kind of digital mirage — independent voices pretending to report while actually just aggregating the labor of wire services.
axios.com
AP plans staff cuts, restructuring amid broader business shift
The Associated Press is restructuring away from hyper-local print coverage and toward video and national topics.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
PARTNERSHIPS EDITOR / HIGH COUNTRY NEWS (Remote) : HCN is looking for someone to build on its collaborations with other media outlets, and to coordinate with editors and writers in other newsrooms.
classifieds.hcn.org
High Country News | Classifieds | Employment & Education | Partnerships Editor
High Country News is hiring a Partnerships.... Partnerships Editor Employment & Education classified ad of the High Country News Classified Marketplace, Paonia, CO. Browse Employment & Education classified ads and free ads. Post free Employment & Education classified ads.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I spent 15 years running newsrooms, now I'm mostly focused on the systems that scale and sustain them. Here for media business news, to track the industry's evolution, and to share the best of what I'm reading. ➝ nbjackson.com ➝ linkedin.nbjackson.com ➝ wiki.nbjackson.com ➝ x.nbjackson.com
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
"The universe asks: Who are you, exactly, how do you matter? Why are you even here? And what are you gonna do now?" slate.com/technology/2...
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It May Be the Literal Key to Human Destiny. Under Trump, It’s the Greatest Disaster It’s Ever Been.
What happened to NASA?
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
American publishing regularly punishes women in their 50s by simply not interviewing them for new jobs in the way @saribotton.bsky.social describes here. So it’s great revenge that she launched Oldster magazine on her own, now with 70k subscribers.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 01/03/2026
Cleveland's top newspaper is "removing writing from some reporters' workloads" by using AI to draft articles. We dove into what drove the paper's editor to do that, how it's going and what the paper's human reporters think about it. wapo.st/4aX44e1 w/ @scottnover.bsky.social
wapo.st
An Ohio newspaper has a new star writer. It isn’t human.
At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
"Baseball may have had the 20th century, but in the 21st, whether you watched it or not, 'Survivor' was America’s pastime." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/a...
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We're starting to see the hits legacy media is taking to affiliate revenue streams with the rise of generative AI. Ziff Davis in Q4 saw an 18% YoY decline for its tech and shopping brands like PC Mag and CNET. www.amediaoperator.com/news/ziff-da...
amediaoperator.com
Ziff Davis Sees Big Hit to Affiliate Revenue in Q4
Ziff Davis highlighted nine financial metrics near the top of its report on fourth quarter earnings. Seven of them decreased. Shares dropped…
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"It is heartbreaking and infuriating, not only a blow to the literary world, but it leaves a further cultural void in our alarmingly eroding democracy." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/b...
nytimes.com
A Wake for The Washington Post’s Book World
Literary and cultural denizens of the nation’s capital gathered on Saturday to eulogize The Post’s scuppered Book World supplement.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 23/02/2026
The good news is that an image authentication solution already exists: it’s called C2PA. The bad news is that Instagram is already using it, and it’s not doing shit to actually help. Read more from @zombiewretch.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Verge headline: If Big Tech cared about fighting AI slop, it wouldn’t be drowning us in it
by Jess Weatherbed

Photo illustration depicts a pig eating slop out of a bucket
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Marty Baron says journalism writ large — both traditional newsrooms and independent reporters — are largely meeting this difficult moment, but owners are a point of vulnerability in the Trump era. That and lots more in this interview w/ @evanasmith.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uplo....
youtube.com
A Conversation with Martin Baron, Former Executive Editor of The Washington Post
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I guess it's a media hot take that fiction and poetry and composite characters and whatever it is that Andy Borowitz was doing for all those years have no place in journalism outlets. Because they're not journalism. They're not bad! (Well....) But they erode trust in reporting.
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Sarah Scott Scire @sarahscire.com · 20/02/2026
must-read from @charlottetklein.bsky.social on the disastrous Will Lewis tenure at @washingtonpost.com nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com
How an Embittered Brit Decimated the Washington Post
Inside Will Lewis’s disastrous attempts to revitalize the paper.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In the event it's cycled out of your media diet, here's a plug for @cjr and the great work they've been doing. They're plugging a hole in industry coverage. It's not a lot of quick news and punditry; it's principled post-mortems and thoughtful, structural analysis. I love it. www.cjr.org
cjr.org
Columbia Journalism Review
The voice of journalism, since 1961.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"There is another America inside this one, visible in the statistics of nations that made different choices. Call it Latent America: the nation that would exist if our democracy functioned to serve the public rather than protect the already powerful." data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
data4democracy.substack.com
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
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Alexander Manshel @manshel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"Philistines are always declaring that no one reads literary criticism, but the record shows that publishers systematically underestimate the popularity of book reviews."
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"Making money at journalism, you have to break rocks with a shovel. You have to love thinking about journalism to the point that it wakes you up at night with an idea, and then you have to be willing to try it." www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
newyorker.com
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
One of the greats: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
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Haruki Murakami Isn’t Afraid of the Dark
The author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with aging and his place in the world of letters.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"A newspaper is a public service. If it does its job, people will have better information and better lives — difficult to quantify in monetary terms, but for a long time, we used to think that making people's lives better was important and valuable." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
theatlantic.com
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"An early test of the Post's new approach to sports came Wednesday night, just hours after the sports desk was eliminated. Anthony Davis ... was traded to the Washington Wizards, instantly reshaping the paper's hometown franchise. The Post ran a wire story...." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
nytimes.com
The Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department
The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 04/02/2026
Every time there is a mass layoff I hope people remember that newsletters cannot save us. The Free Press started as a newsletter but came to influence as something more like a newspaper (without the journalism). We need to somehow invest in media infrastructure, not a thousand little ladders.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This is how you do it. www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
theverge.com
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
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Nick Jackson @nbj914.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
"I think that's the weird tension, where part of what makes Hunter important is not that he was just writing about bikers doing Benzedrine. He was doing Benzedrine with bikers." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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