Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments

Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments

Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments

Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments

Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments

Among the stories that have largely gone missing: the Iran war and the president’s cratering poll numbers.

CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately call last week’s sudden lockout ‘a direct assault on the first amendment’. That’s right

CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately call last week’s sudden lockout ‘a direct assault on the first amendment’. That’s right

Durham judicial officials flagged people for citizenship checks when they didn’t need to, landing some in ICE custody, INDY found.

The network continues to cater to its presidential ‘audience of one’, downplaying his supreme court loss and more

The network continues to cater to its presidential ‘audience of one’, downplaying his supreme court loss and more

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Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

I went from wrapping up endorsement interviews for The Sacramento Bee to being laid off in another round of cuts at hedge fund-owned newspapers.

The ruling comes after The Washington Sun sued the government for not responding to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging

The more defense secretary Pete Hegseth tries to flex his manly strength, the wimpier he looks

Kristi Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in agency’s contracts.

My life and career would have been far different if she hadn’t been in the world

Is it possible to get credit for focusing on implementation?

Firing journalists at Stars and Stripes, hiring Pentagon ‘influencers,’ threatening NBC’s Kristen Welker, and barring reporters from G20 coverage — all part of the plan

With the questionable Abdul El-Sayed story, it’s getting harder to tell the difference between CBS and MAGA media. That's the goal, of course.

Firing journalists at Stars and Stripes, hiring Pentagon ‘influencers,’ threatening NBC’s Kristen Welker, and barring reporters from G20 coverage — all part of the plan

The president’s call for the FCC to scrutinize Kristen Welker’s innocuous remarks is a sign of desperation

Firing journalists at Stars and Stripes, hiring Pentagon ‘influencers,’ threatening NBC’s Kristen Welker, and barring reporters from G20 coverage — all part of the plan

Firing journalists at Stars and Stripes, hiring Pentagon ‘influencers,’ threatening NBC’s Kristen Welker, and barring reporters from G20 coverage — all part of the plan