Katie on Katie. @katierobertson.bsky.social profiles Wired editor, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, who has been making the tech optimists very mad lately. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...

NEW: Wired’s editor Katie Drummond said it added 200k new paid subs last year. She told me: “If you still don’t understand why Wired covers politics, you are either willfully ignorant or a complete idiot.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...

After The Washington Post cut its newsroom roughly in half in February, I teamed up with @katierobertson.bsky.social @erikwemple.bsky.social to examine why its owner, Jeff Bezos, was insisting on major cuts after years of investment. The answer is here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...

scoop: this year, an engineer at The Washington Post quit, citing unethical use of A.I. in an un-launched product. The Post ended up rolling out a different A.I. aggregator that it now uses. All that, and lots more, in this story with @katierobertson.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...

SCOOP: Vanity Fair names Vogue’s Mark Guiducci as its next top editor 
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b...

My book, "Dragon on Centre Street," is out this week! The book focuses on Donald Trump’s criminal trial but it’s also about the way that our institutions have failed to keep up with the 21st century. I hope you’ll buy it and read it!

Matt Murray is trying to rally the troops: From an internal Slack message — "It is 9 a.m. at The Washington Post. Traffic and output have been down, and according to our internal budgeting tool, we have a scant 29 stories scheduled for today."

"You could cosplay a 1990s or aughts E.I.C. for a hot minute in your mind. But then for talented editors, reality sets in," said Janice Min We talked to editors about the Vanity Fair gig: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b... w/ @jessicatesta.bsky.social

scoop: Len Downie, Ben Bradlee's successor at The Washington Post, and Bob Kaiser, a former Post managing editor, sent Jeff Bezos an email in February asking him to cut ties with Will Lewis, its chief executive. w/ @katie_robertson www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/b...

NEW: At a celebration of legendary former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham last night, there were some notable absentees: Jeff Bezos, the Post's CEO Will Lewis, and its top editor Matt Murray www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...

Trump megadonor Steve Wynn has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which protects the media's ability to aggressively cover public officials. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

NEW: Paramount is in settlement talks with Trump over his ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

scoop: Forbes is laying off less than 5% of its workforce, per a person familiar with the matter

NEW: Media outlets are rushing to prepare for govt subpoenas and investigations under the Trump admin. Protective steps include: • Switching to encrypted communications • Conducting internal audits • Increasing libel insurance By me & @katierobertson.bsky.social 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...

Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...

Hi! We compiled a list of our journalists in our starter pack here: go.bsky.app/HxQY3Ba You can also add them to your feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

News: The Associated Press is cutting staff through buyouts. Per a note from the AP News Guild, the AP is approaching 121 eligible employees with this offer