On the Media

Every new tech innovation gets the same breathless coverage. Why?

Debunking AI hype. Plus, Trump returns to a favourite talking point: China.

Immigrants are being ambushed by rightwing activists with cameras at a dangerous crossing.

The contested election of 2000 and the extraordinary legal and PR battle that ensued.

How Biden’s trade policy came to look a lot like Trump’s.

What the focus on violence and chaos obscures; and, a look at how Israeli media are covering the conflict.

Last week, novelist Paul Auster died from complications related to lung cancer. In this conversation from 2021, he discusses a (mostly) forgotten writer who changed literature forever.

Getting to know presidents through memoirs, journalism, and fiction.

The evolution of science fiction in China, from accusations of "spiritual pollution" to the spotlight.

Why the law won't fix the Trump's lawlessness; and a former NPR editor's essay puts a spotlight on the public radio network.

Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on the new film 'Civil War.'

How Christian nationalism is reshaping politics, and a movie centering journalism tops the box office.

We have never-before-heard tapes from Ken Kesey, the man who taught the hippies how to be hippies and inspired the psychedelic 60's.

What has American journalism lost with the decline of alt-weeklies?

An oral history tells the story of this iconic alt-weekly.

The origins and politics of the largest humanitarian organization operating in Gaza; and the history of sports media and gambling.

Remember that time Brooke spoke to Knicks legend, Walt "Clyde" Frazier?

The disaster-conspiracy pipeline; revolving doors between politics and media; and a six-decade career at The New Yorker

Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, comes out on Friday.

A refresher on Trump rhetoric; and Russia's ongoing propaganda campaigns.

The anniversary of Russia's arrest of WSJ reporter, Evan Gershkovich.

Congress against TikTok and the real mission of Moms For Liberty.

Trillin joined The New Yorker in 1963.

Trump and Musk team up; defining "decolonization" in Gaza; and an Oscar-nominated portrait of Ukraine under siege

Tax Time!

Mounting allegations of biased media coverage of Israel and Palestine; former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan on his approach to covering Gaza.

Why are nationalists in the U.S. supporting Putin?

Christian Nationalism in politics; how much literary prizes truly matter; book-to-screen adaptations shine at the Oscars.

In the documentary "Navalny," the Russian opposition leader searches for his would-be killers.

The outsized coverage around Biden's age; Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show; a popstar-turned-politician fights for democracy in Uganda.

The connections between Russian history, propaganda, and empire.

Journalism and AI have officially collided. Now what?

A wide-ranging exploration of doubling in our lives, culture, and politics.

What's happening at the Texas border; the recent history of immigration in America; and refocusing on Trump coverage.

Recommendation algorithms don't know you.

Tracing the rise and fall of Ron DeSantis; Trump campaigning in the courtroom; a laugh at public radio's expense.

The dawn of HIV and AIDS.

The 'private investment era' of journalism; the fate of The Baltimore Sun; the gutting of Pitchfork and the future of music criticism.

The Israeli media bubble. EXTENDED VERSION

What Israeli media doesn't show its viewers; the politicization of plagiarism; how the politics of memory obscures what we see in Israel and Gaza.

Brooke learns all about The Eurovision Song Contest!

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg; the real team behind "The Post"; & reporting on the horror of war.

The government asked Earl Caldwell to become a spy. He took them to the Supreme Court.

Reflecting on our 2023 coverage, in order to forge a path forward.

Examining the consequences of 'White Jesus' in America.

The limits of election polling; a rise in news avoiders; a comedy scandal tugs the strings between truth and comedy.

It turns out, a lot of us.

Grading the progress, and pitfalls, of COP28; what's replaced "denialism" in climate coverage; and the real mission of Moms For Liberty.

The celebrated writer and producer behind shows like The Jeffersons and All in the Family talks to Anna Sale about his childhood and how it shaped the way he's raised his own six kids.

Debunking bad crime data; and reviewing an AI experiment that bungled local sports coverage.

The North Shore Leader, the local newspaper in Long Island exposed George Santos’ lies first...but no one was listening.

Defining the violence in Gaza; OpenAI's frontpage drama; and the new age of "effective altruism"

The rallies and guns aren't "just" theater.

The decline of digital media; The New York Times becomes a tech giant; a new business model in the news industry.

What is fact and fiction in comedy?

The shifting coverage of US-China relations; TikTok in wartime; and the life and times of Jezebel

18 minutes with FTC chair Lina Khan

The press still can't cover Trump; how Apple rules our audio world; and the state of podcasting industry

How our TV culture has handled the movement over the last six years

Navigating narratives of war; a powerful MeToo conversation sparked by television; and when a movement meets the internet

Why beauty brands to universities tell you where they stand.

Navigating social media during the Hamas-Israel conflict; Saudi Arabia strategizes to build power.

It's been weeks since we've had a House Speaker. How did we get here?

Steady descent into the fog of war; the deadly challenges of reporting from Gaza and Israel.

Is the analogy useful to understand what happened, or what comes next?

Leo's vision for American society .... collides with American society.

The initial surge of war misinformation was even worse this time around.

Leo builds pipelines of donor money and legal talent.

This case won't land him in jail, but could strike him where it hurts most — his richman persona.

One man’s crusade to reshape the courts.

How AI put the phrase "close encounters of the athletic kind" in hundreds of articles.

How far is too far to go to slow climate change?

And the long history of food and beverage lobbies attempting to influence our eating habits.

Is there such a thing as “too old” to hold office?

A look at the internet's first viral film and deep distrust in the post-9/11 moment.

The latest legal developments for January 6th rioters, and how the press covered a notorious shooting in the 1980s.

The meteoric rise of Oliver Anthony, and the new anarchy of the Billboard charts, explained.

Understanding the birth, life, and pending death of Big Digital

A growing anti-antitrust movement is emerging in Washington and Khan has become its main target.

Havana syndrome; sound detectives; and disappearing pigeons

The story of the screamiest scream on the silver screen.

Inside the pursuit of a truly complete library; why we love fictional plots in the past; and recovering lost history.

How an ancient library continues to inspire utopian projects.

A right-wing media campaign against women's soccer; the quality of trans coverage today.

It's not about what happens to the men.

New names for military bases; a coup in Niger; and the myths running rampant in Russia.

Trump leads the pack and says he may be a no-show for the first debate next month.

Filming the early days of the war in Ukraine; documenting war crimes; why it's so difficult to hold war criminals accountable.

Investigators unearth direct evidence of Russian war crimes.

The decline of digital media; The New York Times becomes a tech giant; a new business model in the news industry.

A. G. Sulzberger on why—in this age of deep political divides—he’s taking a stand in defense of "traditional journalist values."

"Greedflation"; the free market myth; the lasting influence of the Communist Manifesto.

The pushback to the phasing out of AM radio has been bipartisan.

A renaissance of AI news; teaching machines to think; and computers waging war.

And why it matters.

Russian's short rebellion and the latest Kennedy to run for president.

And what this case says about the United States' overclassification problem.

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg; the real team behind "The Post"; & reporting on the horror of war.

What might be the largest moderator-coordinated social media protest in history.