Journalists and Journalism

Seymour Hersh during his New York Times days.

The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh

Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s Cover-Up explores the life and times of one of America’s greatest investigative reporters.

Jan 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild

Tony Dokoupil, CBS News anchor and imperial stooge.

The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful The Media’s Coverage of the Venezuelan Coup Has Been Dreadful

War may be the health of state, but it’s death to honest journalism.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss hosts a town hall with Erika Kirk on December 10.

Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes” Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes”

The new editor in chief at CBS News has shown she’s not merely stupendously unqualified—she’s ideologically opposed to the practice of good journalism.

Dec 22, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers

Kentucky Kernel editor in chief holds a reporter’s notebook during a staff meeting at the University of Kentucky.

Student Journalism’s Momentous Year Student Journalism’s Momentous Year

In 2025, StudentNation published more than 100 original articles. Here are 20 highlights.

Dec 22, 2025 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Rob Reiner in 2018 in Studio City, California.

Rob Reiner, Bari Weiss, and the Shifting Politics of Hollywood Rob Reiner, Bari Weiss, and the Shifting Politics of Hollywood

Weiss’s ascent reveals the extent to which Hollywood, once a Democratic stronghold, has defected for a politics that puts the concerns and egos of wealthy people first.

Dec 19, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Laura Poitras

How Laura Poitras Finds the Truth How Laura Poitras Finds the Truth

The director has a knack for getting people to tell her things they've never told anyone else—including her latest subject, Seymour Hersh.

Dec 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

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Letters From the January 2016 Issue Letters From the January 2016 Issue

Malice aforethought… Sheep throat… Standing room only… Correction…

Dec 16, 2025 / Our Readers

Olivia Nuzzi at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, in 2023, when she was Washington correspondent for New York magazine.

I Still Feel a Tiny Bit Sorry for Olivia Nuzzi I Still Feel a Tiny Bit Sorry for Olivia Nuzzi

She violated every journalism ethics code. But her childhood set her up to fall for a string of incompetent daddy-figures too lame to protect her.

Dec 2, 2025 / Joan Walsh

In Defending Mohammed bin Salman, Trump Sinks to a New Low

In Defending Mohammed bin Salman, Trump Sinks to a New Low In Defending Mohammed bin Salman, Trump Sinks to a New Low

Trump was incandescent with anger that journalists would have the temerity to question his wealthy “guest” with the bottomless wallet.

Nov 21, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump hosts Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch and Skydance backer Larry Ellison at the Oval Office.

Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control

Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you'll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop.

Nov 21, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

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