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G/O Media’s Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They’re Incorrect
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Samer Kalaf
July 6, 2023
Capital
The Last Page Of The Internet
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Alex Pareene
June 11, 2023
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Journalismism
The Messenger Hasn’t Yet Disrupted Anything But Its Own Newsroom
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Patrick Redford
May 25, 2023
Policing
Journalist Ben Camacho On Facing Petty LAPD-Driven Lawsuit: “It’s The Biggest Gaslight Of My Life”
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Laura Wagner
April 10, 2023
Politics
It Only Seems Unprecedented
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David Roth
April 7, 2023
Journalismism
A Roundtable On The Free Speech Implications Of The New York Times Trans Letter Debate
317
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Laura Wagner
February 24, 2023
Journalismism
How To Have More Sex
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Laura Wagner
February 14, 2023
Soccer
Qatar Is Already Hassling Journalists At The World Cup
204
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Laura Wagner
November 16, 2022
Journalismism
CNN’s Newest Star Is Proudly “Nonpolitical”
306
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Laura Wagner
November 1, 2022
Journalismism
If The Washington Post Is Giving Sports Betting Advice, Anyone Will
134
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Laura Wagner
September 1, 2022
Journalismism
Cops Are Still Fainting When They Touch Fentanyl
243
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Dan McQuade
July 5, 2022
Journalismism
Under NYT Ownership, The Athletic Lays Down “No Politics” Rule For Staff
476
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Laura Wagner
June 16, 2022
Journalismism
Defector’s Valuation Is $333 Million, According To Very Real Business Math
371
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Laura Wagner
May 26, 2022
Journalismism
Axios To Staff: Our Values Are Cynically Engineered And Incoherent
224
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Laura Wagner
May 11, 2022
Golf
Tiger Woods, But Not Me, 25 Years Later
117
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Charles P. Pierce
April 8, 2022
Elder Wisdom
The Little Font That Could
108
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Dave McKenna
April 5, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Quiz! Which New Media Company With An Innovative Solution For Fixing The News Industry Said This?
187
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Laura Wagner
January 14, 2022
Journalismism
“No One Knows Anything”: Staffers At The Athletic Wait In The Dark Following NYT Deal
201
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Laura Wagner
January 7, 2022
Media Meltdowns
The Media Smiths Have A Bold New Idea
251
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Albert Burneko
January 4, 2022
Politics
The Supreme Court Is Working As Designed
691
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Laura Wagner
December 2, 2021
Journalismism
This Is Just The Same Old Shit
134
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Laura Wagner
November 3, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Ozy Media Is A Monumental Bummer
291
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Dan McQuade
October 4, 2021
Zillowing Out
A $300,000 New Hampshire Tunnel Home Full Of Dead Ends
226
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Kelsey McKinney
September 11, 2021
Tennis
Naomi Osaka’s Agent Isn’t Helping
66
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Laura Wagner
August 17, 2021
Media Meltdowns
The Myth Of Cops Overdosing From Touching Fentanyl Persists For A Reason
208
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Dan McQuade
August 12, 2021
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