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  1. artificial intelligence
    Fear Not, Conservatives, the Chatbot Won’t Turn Your Kid WokeThe American right’s problem isn’t that a talking robot is propagating liberal ideology.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. twitter
    Elon Musk Tried to Ban Leaving TwitterFollowing a backlash, Musk canned the new policy, which barred users from mentioning their other accounts at numerous Twitter competitors.
    By Chas Danner
  3. bird brain
    Elon Musk’s Politics Are About As Complicated As Trump’sBoth Musk and Trump sought subsidies from the Democrats, and then adoration from consumers of conservative media.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. the media
    The ‘Twitter Files’ Is What It Claims to ExposeThe purported exposé of Twitter’s political bias is itself an attempt to weaponize control of Twitter for political purposes.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. stop the presses
    The New York Times Newsroom Gets Ready to Walk OutIt’s a frosty winter for the media business.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  6. early and often
    The NYC Media Might Have Cost Democrats the HouseAfter New York outlets hyped rising crime, counties in the NYC media market voted more Republican than their immediate neighbors.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. stop the presses
    Politico’s German Owner Mathias Döpfner Is Part Murdoch and Also Part Musk.Axel Springer’s CEO wants to be an old-school press baron for the digital age.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  8. the media
    New York Post Says It Was Hijacked by Rogue EmployeeCalls for violence against politicians appeared on its home page and Twitter feed. The Post says the employee has been fired.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. early and often
    The Media Did Not Trick Voters Into Disliking InflationIt is possible for a voter to worry more about rising prices than creeping authoritarianism without ever watching CNN.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. kids these days
    The Whiny Grade-Grubbing NYU Students Have a PointIt is too hard to become a doctor in the United States.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. on with kara swisher
    Chris Cuomo Wants to Move Forward. Can He?Kara Swisher has a long, frank talk with the former CNN anchor about the scandals that got him fired, his brother, and if his comeback will pan out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  12. stop the presses
    Would Joan Didion Have Liked her Memorial Service Much?As those who would claim her legacy convene, she’d likely just roll her eyes.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  13. early and often
    Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the Press“I just don’t see the point,” said an adviser to a GOP presidential aspirant.
    By David Freedlander
  14. games
    Enough With the Backlash Over Harmless Broadcaster GaffesThe Jim Kaat outrage cycle was completely unnecessary.
    By Will Leitch
  15. stop the presses
    Why is the Financial Times Trying to Hide the Wealth Porn?How To Spend It, the house organ of the golden calf, has suddenly lost its sybaritic nerve, rebranding itself HTSI.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  16. politics
    Biden Calls Trump a Plague, Celebrates Brandon’s Good Year at WHCDThe White House Correspondents’ Dinner returned, and so did the president to it.
    By Chas Danner
  17. histories
    Quartz Tried Everything in 10 YearsThe media company that tried literally everything.
    By Choire Sicha
  18. the media
    CNN Minus CNN+Nope, you weren’t going to watch it either.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  19. the law
    What Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe Won’t SayHe claims he’s being railroaded over Ashley Biden’s diary, but he could end the speculation by answering a few simple questions.
    By Ankush Khardori
  20. the media
    The Inside ManMeet Joe Kahn, the enigma who will now run the Times.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  21. the media
    Compact Magazine Makes a Strong Case for LiberalismWith enemies like this, liberalism needs no flatterers.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. rip
    American Journalist Brent Renaud Killed in UkraineThe award-winning filmmaker and another journalist came under fire in Irpin, along the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
    By Chas Danner
  23. liberalism
    Ibram X. Kendi Does Not Run the Democratic PartySo why do some centrist pundits pretend otherwise?
    By Eric Levitz
  24. the economy
    5 Reasons Voters Underrate the Biden EconomyBy most objective measures, today’s economy isn’t bad. So why do Americans say the president is messing it up?
    By Eric Levitz
  25. the media
    Veteran Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace Is Leaving the NetworkHe made the surprise announcement on Fox News Sunday, explaining that after 18 years at the network, he wants “to try something new.”
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  26. media
    The Dave Portnoy PlaybookOn the precipice of sports-gambling riches — and facing sexual-misconduct allegations — Barstool Sports’ founder doubles down on the culture war.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  27. polls
    Is the Media to Blame for Biden’s Bad Poll Numbers?Or is it “the economy, stupid”?
    By Eric Levitz
  28. the intelligencer profile
    What Happened to Matt Taibbi?The former darling of the liberal media is now one of its loudest critics. He says he hasn’t changed.
    By Ross Barkan
  29. the media
    Is Ozy Alive or Dead?Embattled CEO Carlos Watson said the shuttered company is having a “Lazarus moment.” Tell that to your employees.
    By Chas Danner
  30. the media
    Look Upon Ozy’s Mess and DespairThe fallout from a report that a company official impersonated a YouTube executive in a fundraising meeting proved fatal.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. the media
    ‘It Was Weird and Culty’: Carlos Watson’s Mismanagement of Ozy“The ritual humiliation began with the lull. When you were comfortable, he came in with a hammer,” says a top staffer. “It was shocking.”
    By Jeff Wise
  32. afghanistan
    Hawks Would Have Afghans Die in War or Starve in PeaceCritics of Biden’s withdrawal style themselves as champions of Afghan rights. If sincere, they will oppose sanctions against a starving nation.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. the media
    Glenn Greenwald Speaks Truth to Reply GuysThe polemicist’s latest screed fails to distinguish between liberals who annoy him on Twitter and the U.S. government.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. the media
    The Media Manufactured Biden’s Political ‘Fiasco’ in AfghanistanThe “straight news” media has chosen sanctimony over circumspection in its coverage of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. the media
    The Media Is Helping Hawks Win the War Over Biden’s Afghanistan WithdrawalThe Taliban’s triumph illustrates how little good our 20-year war did. The media’s coverage of that triumph illustrates how little we’ve learned.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. israel
    U.S. Discourse Is Growing More Pro-Palestinian. U.S. Policy Isn’t.Several factors have led liberals and newsrooms to become more sympathetic to Palestinian misery, creating a dissonance with the official U.S. stance.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. the media
    Substack Is a Scam in the Same Way That All Media IsComplaints about the platform reflect broader discontents with the journalism industry and profession.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. the media
    Fox Business Cancels Lou DobbsThe canning of the longtime host, Trump booster, and stolen-election propagandist prompted a statement of support from the former president.
    By Chas Danner
  39. the media
    James Murdoch Quits News Corp Board, Citing Editorial RiftRupert Murdoch’s youngest son is publicly done with his family’s controversial media empire — but he still stands to profit from it.
    By Chas Danner
  40. the media
    Sinclair Pulls Segment Sharing Anti-Fauci COVID-19 Conspiracy TheoryThe company defended its right to share the baseless conspiracy theory on dozens of local TV stations, but eventually caved amid the blowback.
    By Chas Danner
  41. the media
    Why Did the Washington Post Get This Woman Fired?The respected newspaper outed and shamed a private citizen for past offensive behavior. But did anyone even want this?
    By Josh Barro and Olivia Nuzzi
  42. the media
    Watch: Testy CNBC Anchors Clash Over Coronavirus Death Toll“100,000 people died, Joe, and all you did was try to help your friend, the president.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. the media
    Hearst Loses Big at the National Labor Relations BoardThe media giant waged a hostile anti-union campaign last year.
    By Sarah Jones
  44. the media
    TV Anchors’ Challenges of Broadcasting From Home Keep Piling UpThe latest hurdle — how to stay focused when your dog shuts off the weather forecast.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. the media
    NYT’s Response to Hannity’s Demand for Apology: ‘No’The Fox News host has threatened to sue the Times over several columns about his comments on the coronavirus.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. the media
    The New York Times’ Deficit Coverage Is Fake NewsWhy is the paper of record still presenting deficit-hawk propaganda as objective fact?
    By Eric Levitz
  47. coronavirus
    Chris Cuomo Airs Dramatic Basement Emergence a Week After Leaving BasementCuomo showed his “official reentry from the basement” on his CNN show Monday. He admitted to being outside a week ago.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. bailouts
    The Postal Service Deserves a Permanent BailoutAmerica can afford to cover the losses of an overwhelmingly popular agency that provides a valuable service and good middle-class jobs.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. the media
    Chris Cuomo: I Don’t Like Being on CNN, Want to Fight CriticsA bout with coronavirus has brought on an existential crisis for the CNN host and younger brother of New York’s governor.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  50. the media
    Where the Risk of Coronavirus Comes With Unparalleled AccessThese days, the White House is almost certainly the weirdest beat in American journalism.
    By Ben Jacobs
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