The rapid downfall of Jann Wenner was years in the making

In the latest blow, Jann Wenner’s son Gus, now Rolling Stone’s CEO, denounced the magazine founder’s comments about female musicians as “upsetting and hurtful.”

By Paul Farhi and Will SommerSeptember 18, 2023

At Isaacson’s book party, they love Walter but fear Elon Musk

“The dark and the light strands are interwoven and sometimes you can’t pull them out without destroying the whole fabric,” Walter Isaacson said of Elon Musk.

By Roxanne RobertsSeptember 18, 2023

Elon Musk biographer concedes flaw in account of war in Ukraine

Walter Isaacson clarifies the sequence of events in aborted strike in Crimea.

By Paul FarhiSeptember 12, 2023

In Naomi Klein’s ‘Doppelganger,’ Naomi Wolf is more than a gimmick

Naomi Klein, left-wing intellectual, was being confused for Naomi Wolf, who promotes coronavirus conspiracy theories, and decided to explore this “mirror world.”

By Laura WagnerSeptember 11, 2023

Fox News fires veteran executive John Finley for violating company rules

John Finley, who was once Sean Hannity’s producer, had previously been cleared in an internal Fox News probe in 2011.

By Jeremy BarrSeptember 9, 2023

MacArthur Foundation offers $500 million lifeline for local news

The ambitious new grant program spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation will attempt to fill a gap for struggling local news organizations.

By Paul FarhiSeptember 7, 2023

Project Veritas audit accuses ‘untouchable’ founder of improper spending

James O’Keefe, the right-wing undercover-video activist, spent nonprofit Project Veritas funds on helicopter travel, DJ equipment, audit claims.

By Will SommerSeptember 6, 2023

Trump’s Georgia trial is readied for TV, while others are hard to see

Trump’s Georgia trial will be televised, a judge ruled in a state that offers far more courthouse media access than the other places he is facing charges.

By Paul FarhiSeptember 1, 2023

CNN hires Mark Thompson as new chief executive, replacing Chris Licht

The former chief executive of the New York Times replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in the spring.

By Jeremy BarrAugust 30, 2023

A crackdown on ‘woke’ coverage is tearing Atlanta magazine apart

Half the staff of Atlanta magazine has quit after the publisher challenged their effort to present a modern picture of life in a diverse, LGBTQ-friendly town.

By Laura WagnerAugust 30, 2023

Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show

Fox News quietly removed the story about Sgt. Nicole Gee’s burial expenses based on false claims from Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) but did not apologize or correct it.

By Paul FarhiAugust 27, 2023

How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism

The inside story of the events leading to the police raid on the Marion County Record, according to Editor Eric Meyer, Chief Gideon Cody and others.

By Jonathan O'Connell, Paul Farhi and Sofia AndradeAugust 26, 2023

Texas Tribune, hailed as nonprofit media success, suffers first layoffs

The 14-year-old digital news organization is enduring growing pains, according to leadership.

By Laura WagnerAugust 25, 2023

Ratings for first Republican debate of 2024 couldn’t compare with 2016

Roughly 12.8 million watched the Fox News GOP debate that lacked Donald Trump -- a big number for cable TV these days but far fewer than watched in 2015.

By Jeremy BarrAugust 24, 2023

Fox News challenges Arizona man’s defamation suit over Jan. 6 comments

Fox is seeking to dismiss Ray Epps’s defamation lawsuit accusing ex-host Tucker Carlson of “spreading falsehoods” about him being a federal agent.

By Jeremy BarrAugust 24, 2023

After Dominion case, GOP debate gives Fox News chance to burnish image

Anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum’s performance in Trump-free GOP debate could bolster Fox’s credibility after defamation lawsuit, observers say.

By Jeremy BarrAugust 22, 2023

Trump to release taped interview with Tucker Carlson, skipping GOP debate

The former president has said for weeks he doesn’t plan to go to the debate to be held Wednesday. His advisers say he has already recorded the interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

By Amy B Wang and Josh DawseyAugust 20, 2023

Delano Lewis, who led NPR during divisive budget fights, dies at 84

In a wide-ranging career, Mr. Lewis served as U.S. ambassador to South Africa, a telecoms executive and confidant to D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.

By Brian MurphyAugust 18, 2023

For cable news, UFO story has ratings payoff — and reporting pitfalls

NewsNation found good ratings in David Grusch’s murky claims of alien visitors but also had to correct Ross Coulthart’s reporting about the Intercept.

By Will SommerAugust 18, 2023