Media

A woman retrieves a copy of The New Yorker magazine from her mailbox in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2020.

A 'New Yorker' Editor Dug For Diversity Stats. She Calls The Results 'Passive Racism'

8:16pm September 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Combing through the archives, Erin Overbey found that the print publication resembles "Southern country clubs circa 1950," in which barely any writers and editors of color or women are represented.

Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder argues with a TV reporter in an interview Monday after visiting Philippe the Original deli during the campaign for the California gubernatorial recall election in Los Angeles.

Politics & Government

A Right-Wing Media Outfit Powers Larry Elder's Bid For California Governor

5:50pm September 14, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Conservative talk show host Larry Elder's long-shot bid to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom relies on the support of Salem Media Group, the right-wing network that employs him.

Fox Buys TMZ From AT&T's WarnerMedia For Roughly $50 Million

6:33am September 14, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter, who was the first to report that Fox was buying TMZ in a deal worth a little under $50 million.

For years, Robert Shireman, shown here at his home in Berkeley, Calif., has been accused of corruptly sharing insider information with investors while serving as a federal official. Those claims aren't true. But they live on.

For 8 Years, A 'Wall Street Journal' Story Haunted His Career. Now He Wants It Fixed

4:31pm September 08, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Former U.S. Education Department official Robert Shireman is asking The Wall Street Journal to correct a story from 2013 that continues to fuel false accusations. The paper has declined his request.

Journalist and activist Gildo Garza, right, reads the names of murdered journalists at a demonstration outside the federal attorney general's office in Mexico City.

World News

Mexico's Journalists Speak Truth To Power, And Lose Their Lives For It

11:02am September 04, 2021

by James Fredrick

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

U.S.-Funded Journalists In Afghanistan Fear For Their Lives

7:14am September 03, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

Among the Afghans left behind after America's withdrawal are journalists working for U.S. government-funded media. About 600 of them, including family members, are worried about Taliban reprisals.

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Books
Arts

'Image Control' Is A Plea For Artistic Ethics In What Author Calls 'Fascist Times'

2:40am August 30, 2021

by Lily Meyer

In order to track Patrick Nathan's ideas, one must to get on board with his habit of invoking fascism broadly, emphasizing its aesthetic and imaginative tendencies over its concrete manifestations.