The Future of the Fourth Estate The Future of the Fourth Estate
As major media capitulated to Trump this past year, student journalists held the powerful to account—both on campus and beyond.
Feb 2, 2026 / Feature / Adelaide Parker, Fatimah Azeem, Tareq AlSourani, and William Liang
The Trump Administration Arrested Don Lemon Like He Was a Fugitive Slave The Trump Administration Arrested Don Lemon Like He Was a Fugitive Slave
Lemon’s arrest is not only a clear violation of the First Amendment but also a blatant throwback to the Constitution’s long-discarded Fugitive Slave Clause.
Jan 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic” The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic”
The former New York Times columnist is a one-man cottage industry of lazy cultural stereotyping.
Jan 30, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes
Without their videos of ICE shootings, we wouldn’t know what is really happening.
Jan 29, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
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
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
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
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, 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
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