How ’90s webzines heralded the best — and worst — of today’s online media landscape.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Media, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Underground Magazine That Helped Shape Portland, Oregon
Before Portland was a known entity, a group of volunteers and one charismatic editor published an indie arts magazine called Snipehunt. This is its story.
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No, I Will Not Debate You
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
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A Cover That Could Launch a Million Retweets
What does a magazine cover mean in the digital age?
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Media, Story, Uncategorized
Inauthentic Behavior
Facebook’s botched war against propaganda campaigns.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Media
One Dollar a Word? That’ll Be $28,000
Fresh off Watergate, Carl Bernstein next turned to expose the connection between the CIA and newspapers. For his efforts, he was paid $28,000. Inside one of publishing’s biggest boondoggles.
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Media, Story
The Contradictions of Twitter’s ‘We Care’ Campaign
With bots, fake news, and an angry right-wing flank, Twitter is crashing against the limits of ideological neutrality.
Posted inCommentary, Media, Profiles & Interviews
If Tim Russert Could Interview Trump Today
On the tenth anniversary of Tim Russert’s death, one question rings out over the last decade in American politics: What Would Tim Ask?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Media
The Escapism of Bruce Springsteen
The appeal of Springsteen’s “Baby, we were born to run!”
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Media, Unapologetic Women
End the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
It’s an embarrassment to journalism.