The Kicker

Magazines Are Back, and They’re Newsletters

Journalists increasingly view independent newsletters as a viable career path amidst industry instability, yet the transition from established newsrooms to solo entrepreneurship requires significant logistical and strategic support. Preeya Goenka, Chief Customer Officer at Beehiiv, details how the platform’s "Media Col...

California’s Big Bet on Government-Funded News

A Victim of the ‘Elon Musk Playbook’

Ruth Ann Harnisch on life as the fairy godmother of newsletters, podcasts, and blogs.

So Are Nonfiction Books Dead or Not?

The nonfiction publishing industry is currently experiencing a market contraction following the pandemic's sales surge, though it remains the largest sector in book publishing. Despite widespread narratives regarding the "death" of specific genres like "dad books," a lack of granular consumer data suggests these trends...

Kenya Hunter took a terrifying leap out of journalism. She couldn’t be happier.

Twenty Years of Food Blogs: Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman has never needed AI to develop a recipe.

What Went Wrong: A first-time editor in chief reflects on a startup that didn’t work

Welcome to Hell: A site with personality big enough for the city it covers.

Why Do You Have to Run from Us? Local reporters are struggling to get answers from the politicians they cover.

No Fanboys Need Apply: Wired bares real teeth.

Sports Illustrated’s Emma Baccellieri on covering the changing world of women’s basketball.

How Documented is reinventing immigration coverage.

Documented serves New York City’s immigrant population by prioritizing community-driven journalism that meets readers on platforms they already frequent, such as WhatsApp, WeChat, and Nextdoor. Editor-in-chief Ethar El-Katatney explains how the newsroom moves beyond traditional reporting to offer service-oriented resou...

The Old Playbook of Power and Influence Is Different Now

The rise of the libertarian right in America stems from a century-long, strategic effort to dismantle New Deal policies through intellectual infrastructure and think tanks like the Mont Pelerin Society. This movement successfully normalized anti-egalitarian ideas by shaping the terms of public debate, a process that hi...

The Globe’s Emily Sweeney breaks out of Boston.

How Elon Musk is colonizing the future.

"Muskism" defines a contemporary political-economic order where private infrastructure providers, exemplified by Elon Musk, achieve power through state symbiosis rather than traditional neoliberal market competition. This system replaces democratic consensus with a "code-first" logic, treating society as a software bas...

Taking Back Saturday: “We’re sports people. We like to score.”

Student, Teacher: Eric Gustafson on fighting for journalistic integrity at every level.

The Inside Look: Chatting with the New York Times’ “trust editor.”

Lessons from an Early-Career Journalist

The podcast explores the career trajectory of journalist Sofia Barnett, from her early aspirations and experiences to her current role at the Minnesota Star Tribune. Barnett discusses her initial attraction to prestigious publications and international reporting, which shifted towards recognizing the value of local jou...