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A Requiem for the Culture of The Wall Street Journal
Mourning the brutality of the current purge
Feb 22, 2024 • 
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What’s the Matter with the Knight Foundation?
Looking at front-loading, an unannounced strategic review, and a hold on "prioritizing" new grants
Oct 17, 2024 • 
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What Now for the Press?
We must again be at work, but also preparing for war if Trump chooses that.
Nov 7, 2024 • 
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What Went Wrong at the Center for Public Integrity?
Reflections after talking with former leaders
Mar 21, 2024 • 
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Some Good News for a Change: Better Libel Insurance Now Available for Smaller Newsrooms
Crafted with support from a leading philanthropy
Jul 1 • 
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Some Good News for a Change: Better Libel Insurance Now Available for Smaller Newsrooms
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A Plea for Urgency from Newsrooms and Their Allies
Four big things we need to do now.
Feb 13 • 
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Looking Into Press Forward’s Mass Grant Process
Concerns about a lack of reporters in St. Louis and others’ presence in the Philippines
Oct 31, 2024 • 
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The Opinions of Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post
Making sense of the latest surprise
Mar 6 • 
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What to Do About the Looming End of U.S. Public Broadcasting
Thinking about the once unthinkable
Mar 27 • 
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How Newsrooms Can Take Creators More Seriously
Including the need to listen to customers and adopt more flexible practices
May 8 • 
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Thinking About Collective Action As Threats Mount
What more can we, each and all, do to protect a free press?
Feb 27 • 
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Thinking About The People Formerly Known as the Press
No, journalism isn’t over, but it is changing in fundamental ways
Dec 5, 2024 • 
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