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A thing that kind of got memoryholed is that about a week before Politico published the draft Dobbs decision, a WSJ editorial seemed to rely on a leak of the eventual Dobbs result
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Letter from AG Sulzberger: Bennet has resigned; JIm Dao stepping off masthead and away from opinion; Katie Kingsbury acting editorial page editor thru election. Letter to staff from AG Sulzberger
China kicks out a reporter who helped world know what was going on in Wuhan -->
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Goodbye China — for now. My time here is ending after 24 years. I am filled with sadness at leaving, and gratitude for family and friends who have made this country my life as well as my work. I look forward to resuming reporting soon, and also to the day when we can return.
Last week, Rich Jackson was in charge of The Bloomington Herald-Times and overseeing several other newspapers in southern Indiana. Now he's living in a Motel 6 and blogging as "The Homeless Editor."
BREAKING: Wordle has a new owner ...... and it's The New York ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Price: "low seven figures"
Back of the envelope: 28,000 news media workers have been laid off, furloughed or had pay cut since the coronavirus crisis began. Our comprehensive look at the casualties:
Internal Los Angeles Times letter sent to 40 employees indicated 16-week furloughs that could convert to layoffs. Due to covid, "The Times has lost more than one-third of its advertising revenue and expects to lose more than half of its advertising revenue in the coming months."
Three Times journalists, who declined to be identified by name, said they had informed their editors that sources told them they would no longer provide them with information because of the Op-Ed. --> sign of unusual internal dissension
a dispatch by @AsteadWesley from MILWAUKEE notes that it is even easier to vote in suburban Waukesha County. The most heavily black and Democratic part of Wisconsin has the greatest obstacles to the ballot.
I wrote about STAT, which has been essential reading for those wanting to know more about the coronavirus (and to know what the rest of us would be covering next)
Brilliant decision to make this all one paragraph. And, having gone through the fact-check rigamarole myself, I'm sure this was labored over. nytimes.com/2022/04/11/mag
Leonard Bernstein's children inform The New Yorker that you-know-who did indeed study with their father
Editorial page editor James Bennet resigns after four years following op-ed blow-up. Our early story, more to come nytimes.com/2020/06/07/bus
The New York Times now estimates that *33,000* media workers will be affected by planned layoffs, furloughs or pay cuts since the crisis began, up from 28,000 last week.
Because it can't be said enough: #FreeEvan
Some news on the home front, next month I am moving to the Culture desk, tackling a beat about how disputes over politics and ideas shape arts and culture, and vice versa. Please send me ideas!
Hours after the publisher and the top section editor defended the op-Ed — and after the editor said he hadn’t read it before publication — the New York Times issued an extraordinary mea culpa. Our early story.
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1997 EW responsible for no small part of my sensibility
A friend who is smart and plugged-in said he assumes there is something the public doesn't know that helps explain the Democrats' voting rights strategy RN, because otherwise it's just *that* inexplicable
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Stacey Abrams and other Georgia voting rights groups are skipping Biden & Harris's voting rights speeches tomorrow in Atlanta.
nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/
I wrote about the media workers who have been least able to phone it in during coronavirus: Photographers.
If ever there were a time for "What would you think if this were happening in another country?" it's the highest-ranking uniformed member of the military inspecting the forces arrayed against the protesters in the capital city
NEWS: Harvard dean has reversed course and extended fellowship offer to Kenneth Roth, whom dean had blocked over past criticism of Israel. From and me.
25 years ago, I interviewed my grandpa, Ellis Robinson, about his experience in WWII, when he was a captain. Amazing how he did not talk down to me (I was 10); the only off-limits topic was Dachau. Grandpa died in 2012 with 2 daughters, 2 grandsons, and a Purple Heart.
Dream assignment: I spent a Phish show behind the lighting console with Chris Kuroda, the lighting designer for nearly the band's entire existence
A weird fact is that people under 5 are not allowed to be vaccinated against Covid
Here's my question, as a 30-something (so decades removed from childhood) non-parent: Why do kids get summers off? It seems immensely unproductive for society -- and probably not even best for them!
I wrote about Jon Else's 1981 documentary "The Day After Trinity," which has found a new audience in light of "Oppenheimer"
There've been several prominent deaths in the past week. Not sure you'll read a better obit than this one
“The president has called the news media ‘the enemy of the people.’ I think all of that has taken a toll.”
An extraordinary development has been the number of journalists who've run afoul of law enforcement during protests. By and me. nytimes.com/2020/06/01/bus
Yesterday, union representing Wall Street Journal staffers sent note complaining about columns and social media posts of Gerard Baker, former editor; today, editorial page editor Paul Gigot announces Baker is moving to opinion section. Story to come.
I wrote about one of the most powerful artists in the world taking a decisive stand on an increasingly important topic
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Other changes, per company spokesoman:
* Execs on business and editorial side taking paycuts;
* Suspending 401(k) matching;
* Meeting with union reps to discuss "expense-saving initiatives"
1. The NYT, including the article's lead author, has tirelessly covered NYC public schools. That's not my opinion; that's a fact.
2. 50,000 is gigantic -- it's the total student body in Washington D.C. public schools. Eminently worthy of coverage.
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There are 1.1 million students in NYC public schools. The public school system there is a disaster; the NYT has supported policies that promote its failures. So the NYT is laser-focused on 50,000 students in private Hasidic boys schools. There's a reason for that.
There's an irony to the Spotify dust-up, in that Rogan has the, uh, contrarian view, yet it's *Neil* who has freed himself from reliance on the giant tech company by selling his music on his own, and *Rogan* who is locked into an exclusive deal with the platform.
I wrote about J.D. Vance's ascent through fields seen as liberal bastions -- publishing, media, Hollywood -- in light of his current positions attacking them and embracing Trump
Why are we always saying goodbye to the Grateful Dead? (You know, the band that's literally called the Dead.) I explored with Bob, Mickey, and John (Mayer), , a grief specialist, and a lot of 'heads. The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean.
Our expanded story on James Bennet is up.
Sulzberger: "Both of us concluded that James would not be able to lead the team through the next leg of change that is required."
Bennet: Declined to comment.
nytimes.com/2020/06/07/bus
Watching the weather forecasts today? You might notice your favorite meteorologist doing something she or he would not have done even ten years ago: Connecting it to man-made climate change.
Here is my tweet about current events: Every time I type "Mr. Bennet" I feel like I'm writing Pride and Prejudice
Steve Kerr's father was shot and killed in 1984 in his office as president of American University of Beirut
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Am realizing how, maybe even more than the (much much $$$ bigger) Athletic purchase, this illustrates very starkly the importance to The Times's business right now of growing that subscriber count
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"During the 2018 election, Democratic candidates won 190,000 more votes for State Assembly seats, but the G.O.P. held a 64-35 advantage in the chamber."
For my entire life, the term "Kremlinology" has been used mainly by way of analogy, really wild to see the real thing
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A sighting of Sergei Shoigu at Putin’s security council.
The PR-mad Russian defense minister hadn’t even been mentioned in state media for nearly 2 weeks.
Peskov says Shoigu “has a lot on, there’s a special military operation and it’s not really the time for media activity.”
Our read on layoffs at The Atlantic, and what it means that this even happened at a news media outlet that would seem to have everything going for it nytimes.com/2020/05/21/bus
In the Lenny Bruce "Jewish and Goyish" sense, Anthony Fauci (who, to be clear, is an Italian Catholic) is incredibly Jewish
The wants us all to return to the office. As someone who enjoys working from 620, I also know that this must be agreed on with . I'm asking mgmt to negotiate in good faith on all the issues, including real-dollar wage increases.
Saw a PSA from NY health commissioner recommending people check Covid rates as they check the weather, and adjust their own behavior accordingly.
Per state data, Covid positive rate 2x as high yesterday as it was on Feb 10, when state lifted vaccine-or-mask mandate.
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Not news these days for some Times op-eds to attract negative attention. Today's was very different. Our story (yes, we cover ourselves sometimes):
I wrote about this phenomenon in today's paper nytimes.com/2020/05/13/bus
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I'll probably never forget what happened today.
I was insulted. I was berated. I was practically chased by people who refused to wear masks in the middle of a pandemic.
All the while, I was there to tell THEIR story. Here's the finished product.
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I suspect the answer, and the undercurrent of 's excellent essay, is: Things are still fundamentally designed under assumption of two-parent, single-breadwinner households. Oh well!
Wrote last year for the On Politics newsletter why there is still bipartisan legislation -- probably more than you think. One hint: Look at which seats are up in the Senate. nytimes.com/2021/07/29/us/
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Between infrastructure, gun safety, CHIPs, and the PACT Act, all passed in less than a year, I can't recall a period of so many big and substantive bipartisan accomplishments for Congress.
With a 50/50 Senate.
Hours later, Greg Pence (pictured) voted to object to certifying Pennsylvania's electors
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A @jonkarl scoop - Pence and his family in hiding on Jan.6 just steps from the Senate floor.
Karen Pence pulling curtains over the windows so rioters outside the Capitol wouldn’t see her family: twitter.com/bensiegel/stat…
The question is no longer why younger people are being radicalized, it's how long it's going to take before that radicalization is going to translate into plurality political power
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New @DataProgress poll:
- 52% of Americans under 45 have lost their job, had hours reduced, or been furloughed
-35% of Americans under 35 now say they don't have health insurance
dataforprogress.org/memos/coronavi
Even as the local newspaper industry, broadly speaking, has declined, there is still a *lot* of money to be made, and for many papers there is even cause for optimism. I took a look in my final article on the media beat, out today.
I covered Ken Starr as Baylor president, including his resignation after BU said it mishandled assault allegations against football players. I sensed he wished to be known for things beyond the 90s. I wrote this before the worst of the assault revelations.
It's not quite "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." but arguably functionally equivalent nytimes.com/2020/03/19/us/
Follows newsroom revolt over representation and coverage of the protests —> inquirer.com/news/stan-wisc
Brought my 2-year-old son's younger brother home this week. Please send tips on positive sibling fraternization!
Alt. headline: Senator who voted for first Biden recon, for infrastructure, for Biden's Supreme Court nominee is popular in one of the most pro-Trump states
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Manchin's popularity is surging with GOPs, and plummeting with Dems in WV. There are more GOPs than Dems, so his overall numbers are improving. He's never been more vulnerable to a primary challenge (net negative with Dems now) and now very capable of winning as a GOP. twitter.com/rmc031/status/…
Inbox: The New York Times Company is offering an additional paid holiday in celebration of Juneteenth, which is next Friday, June 19th.
'Euphoria' fans love the show and its vibrant, diverse characters ... who are largely the creation of one (very talented) 30-something white guy. The result has been fascinating discourse as fans grapple with who is telling those stories.
A chief goal of journalism is getting powerful people on the record and holding them to it. So when 49/50 Senate Democrats go on the record voting to ban partisan gerrymandering and this is just *ignored*, that's kind of dangerous.
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This is why people don't trust politicians. And the Democrats have given up any high ground they had over Republicans on gerrymandering. twitter.com/ZackFinkNews/s…
Dylan line of the moment: "when you ask me how I'm doing, is that some kind of joke?"
I'm in solidarity with staff of Sports, of which I'm incredibly proud to be an alum
That's weird I keep reading that Biden is a weaker candidate than Hillary
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New NBC-WSJ poll says that among those who dislike both candidates, Biden has a huge lead. This is big news, because in '16, Trump won a huge majority of those who disliked both DJT and HRC.
NEW: Note from publisher AG Sulzberger: "I believe in the principle of openness to a range of opinions, even those we may disagree with, and this piece was published in that spirit."
We have this photo of state prisoners because, incredibly, the Salvadoran president's office wants us to see it. More from nytimes.com/2020/05/05/wor
Vox Media is out with coronavirus-related cost-cutting: three-month furloughs for 9% of employees, with emphasis on sales as well as on SB Nation and Curbed; salary reductions for those making $130k+; hours reductions for very few; freezing wages and 401(k) matches
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the amount of money supposedly at stake in the Streaming Wars vs. the crappiness of a lot, actually, of the apps is just astounding to me
The original word in Greek — apokalypsis — means an unveiling, a revelation.
“It’s not just about the end of the world,” said Jacqueline Hidalgo, chair of religion at Williams College. “It helps us see something that is hidden before.”
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I literally said "Wow!" about midway through this. If you follow the NFL/football culture, this is a watershed.
As I did when Levon Helm passed, briefly changing my avatar for the second time ever. RIP Robbie.
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Here is our total, updated rundown. I am *certain* it is incomplete. I am reachable on DM or at [email protected] if you know of other cuts.
Not taking a position on what Facebook and Twitter did, just, this tweet is making the rounds and if you watch the two-minute clip you will see that this group did not straightforwardly summarize what is in the clip
Watching this clip it immediately occurred to me that Andrew Cuomo and Christopher Walken have the exact same accent. Sure enough, Walken's from Astoria.
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This video of brothers Andrew and Chris Cuomo fighting ON AIR about their mom’s favorite child, calling their parents, and breaking curfew growing up is better than anything Shakespeare ever wrote
68 layoffs at The Atlantic, per internal email -- affecting "events, sales, and editorial staffs"
Pretty remarkable document in the larger story of liberal constitutional law experts coming to believe (at various speeds, to varying degrees) that they have devoted a solid chunk of their professional lives to something that doesn't really matter
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"If you are lawyering within a system you believe to be broken, or immoral, or lawless, and you aren’t standing up with meaningful fixes for that system, you are, fundamentally, acceding to that lawlessness." @Dahlialithwick & @mjs_DC
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Not only Graydon Carter but even Robert Gottlieb (ask your parents) still draw Conde Nast checks nytimes.com/2020/04/26/bus
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Some new ones this week:
-Conde Nast
-Vox Media
-The Los Angeles Times
-Advance Local (The Star-Ledger, The Oregonian, MLive, AL.com)
-Fortune
-The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard
-The Hill
-CQ Roll Call
My teacher and encourager. The country will miss him, and so will I. nytimes.com/2022/02/05/us/
Top editor out at Philadelphia Inquirer days after “Buildings Matter, Too” headline nytimes.com/2020/06/06/bus
anyway a crucial historical development that drove this bygone moment was Jerry dying in August '95
