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New York Times

Post Publisher Fred Ryan and owner Jeff Bezos.

The WaPo’s Post-Trump Blues Continue

During the Trump years, the fantastic owner-editor Bezos-Baron package stripped the Post of its Politico-purge complacency and vied to make it the true national paper of record. So what happens now?
Dylan Byers • September 21, 2022
William D. Cohan • August 14, 2022
Barbarians at the Times
A.G. Sulzberger
More notes on ValueAct’s Sulzberger love tap, plus Rivian’s latest correction, and Elon’s Twitter liquidity headfake.
Dylan Byers • August 12, 2022
The ‘Times’ & Its Times
Kopit Levien
A little tickle from an activist investor throws into stark relief the Times Company’s subscriber journey and portfolio growth—especially when juxtaposed with its peer set.
Joe Kahn
Eriq Gardner • June 20, 2022
The Times vs. Twitter, Round Two
Some of America’s most august media companies are struggling to get reporters off social media, where advocacy and backbiting have become a reputational risk. A series of legal tests could make that much harder.
Washington Post
Dylan Byers • April 1, 2022
D.C.’s Post-Trump Media Reality-Check Rumbles On
Is there life after the 45th president? Some companies are articulating a new path; others, not so much.
A.G. Sulzberger
Dylan Byers • March 19, 2022
The Times’ Latest Woke Kerfuffle
How an unsigned editorial upended Twitter, presaged a new Times agenda, and revealed the media company's challenges in the post-Trump era.
Taylor Lorenz
Brian Morrissey • March 9, 2022
Taylor Lorenz and the Race to the Middle
A recent Twitter feud between high-profile journalists evidenced a new shift in digital media. Sure, personal brands matter, and so do institutions, but the future of the industry will be all about repopulating the space between them.
Meredith Kopit Levien
Dylan Byers • February 25, 2022
Succession Watch: NYT and CNN Edition
A coronation appears cemented at The Times. Meanwhile, a new detail emerges in the race to hire Jeff Zucker’s replacement.
CNN
Eriq Gardner • February 21, 2022
Allison Gollust’s New Legal Edge
The potential new law that could help the recently departed CNN C.M.O., plus updates on WarnerMedia’s other legal headache, Bill Cosby’s future, and the MLB’s nightmare spring.
Sarah Palin
Eriq Gardner • February 3, 2022
The Hockey Mom vs. The Gray Lady
It’s a strong possibility that Sarah Palin’s embarrassment makes First Amendment history, but not for the reasons you think.