David Uberti

is a New York–based writer and former media reporter for the Columbia Journalism Review and Splinter.

How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing

How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing

Sociologist Jeffrey Lane’s book The Digital Street looks at the ever-increasing scrutiny of teenagers’ social-media accounts in central Harlem. 

Apr 19, 2019 / David Uberti

Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test

Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test

In an attempt to understand journalism’s “Age of Anxiety,” the former New York Times executive editor takes aim at digital media.

Jan 25, 2019 / David Uberti

Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless

Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless

A new history of American newspapers traces today’s debates about journalism to shifts in tech and politics 50 years ago.

Dec 10, 2018 / David Uberti

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