In light of yet another shooter seemingly enveloped by his own very-online brand of irony, give a listen to the conversation Elle and I had last week inspired by her post below. www.cjr.org/kicker/elle-...

Great piece by @davelevinthal.com on how ICE and CBP is stonewalling journalists on FOIA requests -- and more. www.cjr.org/analysis/ice...

On a new Kicker, @ellereeve.bsky.social on the Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect’s Inscrutable Memes. The CNN correspondent, who specializes in fringe and internet subcultures, on how to make sense of the killing. With host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Nobody wants to hear this, but liberals wondering where the "left's Joe Rogan" is, the answer might be he or she only emerges when the hulking totems of (network) liberal media establishment are torn down.

When you talk about motive and ideology for people in fringe or extreme movements, you have to start by recognizing how murky it can get. I spoke to @ellereeve.bsky.social about Kirk, the man who shot him, and covering dark corners of the internet for The Kicker www.cjr.org/kicker/elle-...

A good moment to revisit my conversation with the journalist Andras Petho about, among other things, how corporate media owners in Hungary caved to Orban, and what came next. www.cjr.org/kicker/hunga...

For those still trying to make sense of the media world of Charlie Kirk, I've been re-reading this great @jakelahut.writes.news piece from the spring about what Trump found in the right-wing influencer-sphere www.cjr.org/feature/alex...

Read my interview with the last reporter to profile Charlie Kirk, a thoughtful conversation on the legacy Kirk aspired to have, and the more complicated nature of his actual approach. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Millions of young conservatives got their news, and political inspiration, from Charlie Kirk’s media operation. Brigham Tomco spoke with @joshuahersh.bsky.social about the profile of Kirk he wrote this summer and published Wednesday morning. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Lovely piece by Sophie Watson about a frontline newspaper in Ukraine, trying to preserve the memories, and spirit, of its community. www.cjr.org/analysis/izi...

A campaign of harassment and delegitimization against Voice of America—from seventy years ago. Dan Golden digs up Joseph McCarthy's other, forgotten crusade for @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/jos...

For @columjournreview.bsky.social, Andrew Mercein spoke to numerous public radio station managers about their despair, and scrambles to plot out a bleak future www.cjr.org/news/public-...

Alan Rusbridger Wants the BBC to Find its Nerve, by @joshuahersh.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

What’s the Matter with the BBC? Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger on the challenges facing the venerable British institution, with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

In case you're wondering, no, the Times is not backing down because of the online outrage over its Mamdani article. ‪@liamjscott.bsky.social‬ breaks it all down for @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/news/times-m...

On The Kicker Live: Arwa Damon on Leaving CNN and Telling Stories from Gaza, with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On this week's Kicker, I got to ask @fahrenthold.bsky.social a question that's been bugging me for a while: Why bother investigating Trump anymore? (He has a good answer!) www.cjr.org/kicker/inves...

"The threat is very real." Thanks to Katherine Maher for joining @CJR's The Kicker this week to talk about NPR, funding for public media, and the challenge of neutral journalism in a time that's anything but. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Such a great conversation with @joshuahersh.bsky.social! I had not previously discovered the Kicker, but it is so thoughtful! Highly recommend!

Local journalists are uniquely positioned to cover hate and extremism. I think the world of @philinvestigates.com and love that CJR’s @joshuahersh.bsky.social zeroes in on Williams’ approach to asking white supremacists: Why are you here in MY city? www.cjr.org/kicker/nashv...

These stories are about the victims not the reporters, but I spent months watching Betsy Morais report this, and I can only marvel at how many obstacles she had to overcome, how much trauma she absorbed, and how unwavering she remained in telling this the right way. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

‘The Threat Is Very Real.’ NPR’s Katherine Maher on the fight to save public media, on The Kicker with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/kicker/npr-p...

"The threat is very real." Thanks to Katherine Maher for joining @CJR's The Kicker this week to talk about NPR, funding for public media, and the challenge of neutral journalism in a time that's anything but. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On The Kicker, Inside El Salvador's Dystopian Prison Network. Neil Brandvold, a reporter and filmmaker who covered the gang crackdown in El Salvador, tells host @joshuahersh.bsky.social why budding authoritarians like what they see. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

If you're looking for a little Marketplace bts... www.cjr.org/kicker/kai-r... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

Alt headline for this week's Kicker: Kai Ryssdal Is Not Angry, Just Disappointed @kairyssdal.bsky.social www.cjr.org?p=112705&pre...

Alt headline for this week's Kicker: Kai Ryssdal Is Not Angry, Just Disappointed @kairyssdal.bsky.social www.cjr.org?p=112705&pre...

Latest episode of the Kicker: A frank (and informative!) conversation with @kairyssdal.bsky.social, who was America's voice of reason on the economy this past week podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On a new Kicker, Carlos Watson Goes Free: Prosecutors weren’t notified in advance, witnesses are in shock—and Watson’s family celebrates his freedom. @banikarim.bsky.social with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

If you haven't already, now's a good time to listen to the three-part podcast @banikarim.bsky.social and I made for @columjournreview.bsky.social about the trial of Carlos Watson www.cjr.org/kicker/the-u...

On this week’s Kicker, @molly.wiki explains one of DC’s must-know topics: Crypto. Here's what you need to know about meme coins (dogecoin, $TRUMP), crypto’s grifty culture, and what recent policy changes mean, with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump said CNN and MSNBC were politics operations that should be “illegal” on Friday. Listen to my conversation from last week with media lawyer Lynn Oberlander about his ongoing legal war on the press: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump’s tariffs are causing chaos for newspapers. Roughly 80 percent of American newsprint is imported from Canada. The on-again, off-again announcements are causing prices of Canadian newsprint to rise. By Sacha Biazzo. www.cjr.org/analysis/tar...

The Legal War on Journalism: How Trump’s attacks on the press are already affecting publishers, on a new Kicker with longtime media lawyer Lynn Oberlander and host @joshuahersh.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

We covered Jena/LaSalle last year for this Bloomberg investigation into Louisiana’s booming role in the immigration detention system youtu.be/LKSSJdWZgUg

One local immigration judge rejected all but a single asylum case over a twelve year period on the bench.

How Louisiana became the immigration detention center of America. youtu.be/LKSSJdWZgUg?...

András Pethő has watched American media head down a familiar path. On the Kicker, a warning from the Hungarian Journalist: ‘Brace yourself for the worst,’ with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New episode of the Kicker: Hungarian journalist @andraspetho.bsky.social on where American journalism is heading—and how to keep doing the work www.cjr.org/kicker/hunga...

New episode of the Kicker: Hungarian journalist @andraspetho.bsky.social on where American journalism is heading—and how to keep doing the work www.cjr.org/kicker/hunga...

Hungarian investigative journalist Andras Petho has a warning for American reporters who think it can't happen here: "The biggest mistake that I made was the failure of imagination." New episode of @CJR's the Kicker: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Q&A: Borgen’s Angunnguaq Larsen on Trump’s Stranger-than-Fiction Push for Greenland, with Jon Allsop. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Pay attention to how journalists are getting attacked for covering ICE raids from outside the embed/ride-along bubble www.cjr.org/local_news/w...

“The worst-kept secret in the world is when you put a bunch of vehicles and personnel dressed in fatigues in shopping-center parking lots.”

Journalists are catching flack—and legal threats—over "leaks" about ICE raids. www.cjr.org/local_news/w...

Photographs offer a record of history that can't be rewritten by presidential pardons or scrubbed websites, @nategowdy.bsky.social writes for @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/first_person...

What does it mean for political journalism to be effective in the age of Trump? Listen to my conversation with my colleague @jonallsop.bsky.social on the latest episode of @columjournreview.bsky.social's The Kicker podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

'There are many journalists hiding from the stigma of mental health, addiction, or both, trying not to appear as damaged goods and to keep on working. I want them to know that they are not alone.' New from Ayman Oghanna. www.cjr.org/wartime/ogha...

It's a genuine honor to publish this beautiful and brave personal essay and call to action by @AymanOghanna, about journalism's failure to properly care for freelancers, and his own struggles with mental health www.cjr.org/wartime/ogha...

"It's not admitting defeat in the war on disinformation. I think he's declaring victory." The great @antelava.bsky.social is my guest The Kicker, talking about Meta's fact-checking change, Trump, and what journalism can hope to achieve in the year ahead podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...