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Facebook Knows It Encourages Division. Top Executives Nixed Solutions.
Expect paywall · 189 saves · May 26 · The social-media giant internally studied how it polarizes users and how it might address the resulting harms, then largely shelved…
Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?
~16 min read · Paywall possible · 171 saves · May 17 · Ben Smith · He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the…
The fake “Obamagate” scandal shows how Trump hacks the media
6 min read · 150 saves · May 16 · Sean Illing · He is "flooding the zone with shit." And it’s working.
Get Ready for a Vaccine Information War
5 min read · Paywall possible · 141 saves · May 13 · Kevin Roose · Social media is already filling up with misinformation about a Covid-19 vaccine, months or years before one even exists.
The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names
5 min read · 140 saves · May 23 · John Grippe · A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss.
Joe Rogan Is the New Mainstream Media
9 min read · Paywall possible · 119 saves · May 25 · Bari Weiss · Talking to the podcasting king about his monster Spotify deal.
The New Model Media Star Is Only Famous to You
9 min read · Paywall possible · 111 saves · May 25 · Ben Smith · With short videos and paid newsletters, everyone from superstars to half-forgotten former athletes and even journalists can, as one tech…
Big Tech Has Crushed the News Business. That’s About to Change.
9 min read · Paywall possible · 91 saves · May 11 · Ben Smith · News organizations have long hoped that tech platforms would pay them for news. Now regulators abroad are moving to make…
What's next for journalists?
7 min read · 64 saves · May 18 · In 2010, at 29 years old, I came to the US as a freelance journalist. At the end of the…
New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Lied”
52 saves · May 19 · “The president, offering no evidence, insisted upon his version of the story.” “The president extemporized with a blithe disregard for…