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“I think it’s always important to talk head-to-head, face-to-face, with the major players,” Dan Rather tells Joel Simon. Read the @joelsimonsays.bsky.social piece from the new CJR access issue on dictator interviews www.cjr.org/feature/shou...
Lauren Chen, a right-wing influencer, ran an alleged Russian-backed media company called Tenet until the DOJ shut it down. Now she’s back in the United States with a new podcast. www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
Kristen Welker and Lawfare press for answers to lingering questions about the Jan 6 rioters. Plus: Spencer Pratt and accountability in Arizona. Read the Laurels + Darts from Susie Banikarim. @banikarim.bsky.social www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
A lot of Washington journalists are “not necessarily accessible to people who are watching them,” TMZ's Harvey Levin tells @banikarim.bsky.social. Read her piece on the TMZ DC bureau. www.cjr.org/feature/tmz-...
This essay by @joelsimonsays.bsky.social about interviewing authoritarians is a good read and helps put that Welker/Trump interview in broader context. via @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/shou...
The Trump administration has repeatedly sought to muzzle national security reporting. It isn’t working. Read this week's Laurels and Darts by Ivan Nagy. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
As Nick Bilton arrives at CBS News to revolutionize 60 Minutes, one question remains unanswered: Why? Read Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
“We’ve been strung along for a while, and then eventually we’ve written stories and sent detailed questions—no response.” Kyle Paoletta reports on a nationwide shift away from access to public officials: www.cjr.org/feature/go-p...
On a special Kicker, Sports Illustrated's @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on what was it really like for women inside the 2021 NCAA bubble, with host @greenwell.bsky.social. youtu.be/b-r1x5AyVpQ
“There’s no investigative reporting needed to understand what’s going on,” Lowell Bergman tells CJR of the drama at CBS 60 Minutes. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
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Kristen Welker and Lawfare press for answers to lingering questions about the January 6 rioters. Plus: No, Spencer Pratt was never for real; accountability in Arizona.