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CNN's Kerry Flynn and Oliver Darcy recap the summer of media news and preview the fall
August 29, 2021: Inside the efforts to get Afghan journalists to safety; critiquing coverage of President Biden; Larry Elder's anti-media campaign
Jean Guerrero on covering Larry Elder, Gavin Newsom, and the California recall
August 22, 2021: Clarissa Ward recounts her journey out of Afghanistan; Matthew Dowd and Amanda Marcotte critique coverage of Biden
Joe Bernstein on 'Big Disinfo' and the power of the disinformation frame
August 15, 2021: Taliban takes control of Kabul; Afghan journalists are 'absolutely petrified;' U.S. Surgeon General critiques Covid-19 media coverage
Megan Stack on the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the perilous situation for journalists on the ground
August 8, 2021: Albany Times Union editor dissects Gov. Cuomo's behavior; behind the scenes of CNN conversations about Chris Cuomo; piecing together evidence of Trump's coup attempt
Kelly McBride on her NPR public editor role and substantial changes to NPR's ethics policy
August 1, 2021: Calling out 'hyperbolic' Covid-19 coverage; how local reporters are addressing vaccine refusal; Rep. Jackie Speier on the 'cult' of Trump
Dr. Nicole Baldwin on how to rebut Covid-19 misinformation and how the media should cover the Delta variant
July 25, 2021: Carl Bernstein on Trump's delusions; Andy Slavitt on Covid surge coverage; Julie K. Brown on the importance of local journalism
How to launch your own news outlet: Phillip Smith on the Google News Initiative digital 'bootcamp,' and why 'journalists can make great entrepreneurs'
July 18, 2021: Former Facebook executive Brian Boland breaks his silence; 'Landslide' author Michael Wolff on Trump, Murdoch and the media; Charlotte Alter on her interview with Tucker Carlson
David Frum says this 'F word' now describes what Trumpism is becoming
Nikki Usher on 'News for the Rich, White, and Blue,' and how place and power distort journalism in America
July 4, 2021: Independence from the virus; partisan media in a Biden-induced slump; is Tucker Carlson the new Alex Jones?
Covering a hometown disaster: Miami Herald executive editor Monica Richardson on the Surfside condo collapse
June 27, 2021: Examining a week of Sean Hannity's language; MAGA media normalizing talk of violence; outgoing editor's message about the Capital Gazette
Patrick Soon-Shiong and Kevin Merida share their vision for the future of the Los Angeles Times
June 20, 2021: Inside CNN's effort to obtain January 6 riot video; the 'why' behind Tucker Carlson's new conspiracy theory
Jay Rosen on right-wing TV drifting 'further from the real,' and how journalists should 'rethink and rebuild' to cover it
June 13, 2021: ProPublica EIC answers questions about stunning tax leak; CNN DC bureau chief previews meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland
Thomas Edsall on the new 'anti-democratic party,' and the challenges for the media
June 6, 2021: One-on-one with press secretary Jen Psaki; rating Trump's relative newsworthiness; should the infrastructure bill include money for local news?
Judd Legum on accountability journalism, Substack and his newsletter's impacts on corporate America
May 30, 2021: American journalist Danny Fenster detained in Myanmar; new signs of democratic erosion; is news coverage behind the Covid-19 curve?
Kyung Lah's dispatch from Maricopa County: 'Democracy will die by a thousand paper cuts, and this is a huge cut at it'
May 23, 2021: How to cover a radicalized Republican party; four stories in the news about CNN; a narrative shift in American politics?
Dr. Joan Donovan on 'media manipulation,' the meme wars, and how disinformation hijacks free expression
May 16, 2021: Israeli military spokesman and AP editor react to airstrike in Gaza; why the American media needs a 'democracy beat'
'Madoff Talks' author Jim Campbell on the 'untold story' of Bernie Madoff's notorious Ponzi scheme
May 9, 2021: How 'Foxitis' is hurting America's pandemic response; Bezos biographer Brad Stone on covering the world's richest man
Rana Ayyub on the tragedy in India: 'This reporting that we do is now at our doorstep'
May 2, 2021: How 'political sectarianism' explains America's divides; the Giuliani scoop that wasn't; Bill Carter on late night changes
A sneak preview of the post-pandemic movie business: 'Hollywood is going to have to change because we've changed'
April 25, 2020: Contrasting media coverage of Derek Chauvin's trial; an exclusive inside look at how far-right media operates from two recent defectors.
National Parks Traveler editor-in-chief Kurt Repanshek shares news from America's treasured places
Malcolm Turnbull, the former Australian prime minister, on the Murdochs and the 'market for crazy'
April 18, 2021: How to break the cycle of gun violence coverage; CNN reporters share first-hand stories about covering unrest in Minnesota
Lisa Napoli on the lessons from her new book 'The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR'
April 11, 2021: Trump's war on truth continues in the Biden era; ADL CEO calls for Tucker Carlson's ouster; how '60 Minutes' story on Ron DeSantis feeds distrust in the media
Claire McNear on the importance of "Jeopardy!" and the future of the franchise
April 4, 2021: Sara Sidner's impressions from inside the Chauvin trial; Jim Acosta on 'post-Trump stress disorder;' is Biden's spending plan getting a fair shake?
Three months in: CNN media team roundtable about 2021's biggest stories so far
March 28, 2021: Dominion lawyer explains lawsuit against Fox; are White House correspondents out of sync with the country?
John Temple on 'the limits of journalism' as news outlets mobilize to cover yet another mass shooting
March 21, 2021: Connie Chung on coverage of anti-Asian hate; Rep. Ilhan Omar on the immigration debate; David French on 'cancel culture' and corporate cowardice
How is climate change coverage changing? A conversation with Emily Atkin, Emily Holden and John Sutter
March 14, 2021: Tucker Carlson is the new Donald Trump; how to improve coverage of voting rights; the British media's belated reckoning with race
Sunshine Week 2021: Meet three journalists who are shining a light on local and federal government
March 7, 2021: All roads lead to the Murdochs; royal correspondent defends negative Meghan Markle coverage; Iowa reporter faces trial after covering BLM protest
The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal on ending the COVID Tracking Project, and what that says about the federal response to the pandemic
February 28, 2020: What CPAC revealed about the state of right-wing media; inside the NYT's diversity report; Stelter says 'don't get distracted'
Marty Baron reflects on his tenure at The Washington Post — and what's next for journalism
February 21, 2021: How fact-checking is changing in a post-Trump world; why hysterical headlines hurt the Covid vaccine rollout; will countries link arms and make Facebook pay for news?
Steven Waldman on Facebook’s fight in Australia, Alden’s takeover of Tribune, and how philanthropy could help fix the local news crisis
February 14, 2021: The future of MAGA media after Trump's acquittal; Rep. Sara Jacobs on extremism, 'conflict entrepreneurs' and the need for a 'truth commission'
Valentine's Day edition: Jamie Stelter turns the mic on Brian
February 7, 2021: One-on-one with White House press secretary Jen Psaki; 'consequence culture' comes for Lou Dobbs; Zeynep Tufekci on why everyone should stop 'doomscrolling'
Jonathan Swan on 'Trump's Last Stand,' the need to 'capture history' and the importance of leaks
January 31, 2021: Nick Kristof on Fox and extremism; left-wing media pressuring Biden to keep his promises; the right and wrong ways to cover Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rick Davis, CNN's retiring head of news standards and practices, reflects on his 40 years with the network
January 24, 2021: Three former press secretaries share insights; Trump's final favor to a Fox News star; is Biden making the news boring again?
Ron Brownstein: 'Demographic eclipse' explains this era's political chaos and undergirds the Fox Business business model of 'victimhood'
January 17, 2021: Maggie Haberman on the final chapter of Trump's presidency; Biden's White House will begin press briefings on Inauguration Day; protecting the press amid unrest in America
Sara Sidner on covering the Covid-19 'war zone' in California, and the moment her rage turned to tears on live TV
January 10, 2021: The lies that led up to the riot; a 'mass delusion event;' hear the moment the mob turned on a CNN crew
Elle Reeve recounts the Capitol riot and her interviews with Trump supporters who were radicalized on the internet
January 3, 2020: How to cover a coup attempt; apocalyptic rhetoric in the Senate runoff ad war; Dan Abrams on possible defamation suits against right-wing media
December 27, 2020: Four CNN reporters reflect on Trump White House coverage; Jake Tapper and Daniel Dale's evaluation; will the media tune out Trump when Biden takes office?
The media in 2021: CNN media reporters look ahead to the biggest stories of next year
December 20, 2020: The radicalizing power of right-wing media networks; Washington Post editor shares growth plans and post-Trump vision
The media in 2020: How a stay-at-home year changed the news and entertainment landscape
December 13, 2020: How Biden deniers are being misled by right-wing media; member of Biden legal team reacts to Trump's election lies
A 'split-screen' pandemic: Juliette Kayyem on covering Covid-19's dire death toll alongside vaccine distribution
December 6, 2020: What Biden reads and watches; how Trump's junk-food media diet hurt his White House; why the BBC is investigating its infamous 1995 interview of Princess Diana
Professor Kate Starbird on the dangers of 'participatory disinformation' and the roots of election denialism
November 29, 2020: Trump’s delusional TV interview; Jonathan Rauch on the ‘firehose of falsehood;’ how Politico is preparing to cover the Biden administration
Cognitive psychologist Briony Swire-Thompson on the science of lies, misinformation and fact-checking
November 22, 2020: Kaitlan Collins on the White House's refusal to answer questions; Jim VandeHei warns of a 'decoupling' in America; three heartland reporters share stories about Covid-19's surge
Patrice Peck on the 'Substackerati,' her Coronavirus News for Black Folks newsletter, media disruption, and more
November 15, 2020: Supply and demand problem; former Fox contributor likens pro-Trump shows to 'crack;' doctor says 'false news' hastens the spread of Covid-19
Trump podcasters Virginia Heffernan, Dan Pfeiffer and Andrea Bernstein are adapting to the end of the Trump presidency
November 8, 2020: Biden aide says the president-elect welcomes the media’s accountability role; Stelter tells Newsmax CEO to ‘stop airing this bogus voter fraud stuff'
November 1, 2020: Stelter on the coming 'test of American democracy'; CNN DC bureau chief on election night possibilities
Craig Silverman on 'fake news,' four years of President Trump, and the toxic information environment of 2020
October 25, 2020: Stelter says Trump isn't fighting the media, he's resisting reality; Sally Buzbee says election calls are not magic, they're math
TV critic James Poniewozik on Trump's season finale and the media's 'burnout' from four years of reality show governance
October 18, 2020: Trump, Biden and the attention economy; anatomy of the NY Post's Hunter Biden story; interview with Andrew Sullivan
CNN's director of polling and election analytics Jennifer Agiesta on election preparations, polling standards, and more
October 11, 2020: Stelter says Trump's erratic behavior is stoking new concerns; Twitter exec says the site will take action on election disinformation
What book critic Carlos Lozada learned by reading 150 plus books about the Trump era
October 4, 2020: Reporters are relying on leaks about Trump's health; lack of White House credibility is compounding confusion
Dr. Anthony Fauci on his media relationships, the dangers posed by pandemic misinformation, and the threats he faces
September 27, 2020: How TV networks will make election projections in 2020; why the debates won't be fact-checked in real time; Brian Stelter on the consequences of Trump's daily lies
CNN's media reporters discuss 2020's changes and challenges to their beats, from digital disinformation to entertainment
September 20, 2020: Foreign reporters warn about American authoritarianism; Nikole Hannah-Jones on Trump's attacks
Megan Garber on the Fox News language, a 'celebration of incuriosity,' and the rhetoric of warfare
September 13, 2020: Mary Trump on the wave of tell-all Trump books; Sam Donaldson on the revelations from Bob Woodward's reporting