US press and publishing

Texas Observer journalists raise $270,000 in bid to save publication
Magazine’s editors asked board not to lay off anyone for a month if staff raised $200,000 after Friday’s vote to cease publication
Julia Carrie Wong
29, Mar, 2023 @8:18 PM

‘He was gaslighting everybody’: Mandy Matney on exposing Alex Murdaugh
The podcast co-host calls the verdict ‘a huge wake-up call to people who have been abusing the system’
Andrew Lawrence
04, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

New York Times reporters criticise union for backing trans coverage protest
High-profile reporters say in letter ‘We are journalists, not activists’ after contributors protest coverage of trans issues
Martin Pengelly
22, Feb, 2023 @3:46 PM

US local news outlets need tax breaks to help save democracy, says advocate
Steven Waldman says a new initiative, Rebuild Local News, wants to revitalize hundreds of outlets decimated by the industry
Erum Salam
21, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM

The New York Times’ trans coverage is under fire. The paper needs to listen | Arwa Mahdawi
The newspaper’s haughty response to two open letters forgets that there is no clear line between advocacy and journalism
Arwa Mahdawi
19, Feb, 2023 @9:15 PM

Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward over The Trump Tapes for $50m
Washington Post reporter and publisher Simon & Schuster say lawsuit ‘without merit … we will aggressively defend against it’
Martin Pengelly in New York
31, Jan, 2023 @3:43 PM

Victor Navasky, the New York Times and a key moment in gay history
The great editor, who died this week, prompted one of the most important pieces ever published about homosexuality
Charles Kaiser
26, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Washington Post condemns Pompeo for ‘vile’ Khashoggi ‘falsehoods’
Fred Ryan says former secretary of state ‘outrageously misrepresents’ Post journalist murdered by Saudi Arabian regime
Martin Pengelly in New York
24, Jan, 2023 @7:19 PM

Will the January 6 report bring a second Christmas for US publishers?
Major imprints are racing to sell the committee’s work to the reading public, with help from reporters, panel members, David Remnick and even a former speechwriter to Trump
Charles Kaiser
25, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

US media embraces Harry & Meghan doc as UK right wing rages
Is the couple winning their narrative war against the palace? Depends where you’re watching
Alaina Demopoulos
20, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

Washington Post chief announces job cuts – and refuses to answer questions
Publisher Fred Ryan described as ‘embarrassing’ after walking out of meeting following revelation that up to 250 jobs could be lost
Ed Pilkington in New York
15, Dec, 2022 @2:29 PM

Emma Tucker to become first female editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal
British editor of the UK Sunday Times, which is also owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, will take the position in early 2023
Staff and agencies
12, Dec, 2022 @9:29 PM
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