Media
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World
A Polarized Australia Confronts ‘Trump Style Misinformation’
The reverberations from election conspiracy theories, until recently the domain of political fringes, could be acute, as witnessed by the…
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Economy
Campbell Brown, Who Led Facebook News, Leaves Meta
Ms. Brown’s exit indicates how Meta’s priorities around news and its relationships with media companies have changed.
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Sports
How PinkyDoll Mesmerized the Internet
Her TikTok catchphrase, “Ice cream so good,” has become a meme.
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World
Trump Supporters’ Violent Rhetoric in His Defense Disturbs Experts
The former president’s allies have portrayed the indictment as an act of war and called for retribution, which political violence…
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World
Australia Reckons With TV Host’s Exit Over Racist Abuse
Stan Grant, an Indigenous journalist, was attacked on social media after talking during coronation coverage about the brutality of colonialism.
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World
Without Tucker Carlson, Far Right Loses a Foothold in the Mainstream
For years, Mr. Carlson used his Fox News show to bring right-wing ideas into Americans’ living rooms. Playing the same…
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World
Conservative Media Has an Audience Problem
In last week’s newsletter, I wrote about the divergent intellectual climates in journalism and academia, but mostly left conservative media…
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World
The Panic Over Biden’s Age Is Manufactured
The relationship between political campaigns, the news media and the public isn’t exactly an interplay between independent actors. It’s a…
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World
We’re Watching the End of a Digital Media Age. It All Started With Jezebel.
Ten years ago, a group of digital media companies thought the future belonged to us. New brands like Vice, Gawker,…
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Economy
Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy
The company, which was once valued at $5.7 billion, has been struggling to find a buyer this year.