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How Not to Do Unemployment Journalism 101
Felix Salmon's 'deep dive' into unemployment fraud is astonishingly lazy and credulous.
Please Save the ‘View’ Ladies From Meghan McCain
An EGOT winner is being held hostage by John McCain's daughter!
Nothing Is Stupider Than This
Biden and Putin are meeting, so you know what that means: BODY LANGUAGE ANALYSIS.
BuzzFeed’s ‘Community’ Scam Is a Nightmare Come True
For every prize-winning post, countless other writers will work for free and never get a cent.
It’s Good to Know Where Your Boss Lives
Anna Wintour won't come to the bargaining table. So her workers went to her house.
Introducing the Discontents Discord!
Starting today, we're joining forces with our partners in the Discontents media collective to bring you a much bigger, much better Discord experience.
‘What Will People Do When Palestine Isn’t Trending Anymore?’
Today in What Now: talking about Palestine and solidarity with writer and podcaster Nashwa Khan.
We Have Found the Worst Blog Job in America
Blogging your boss's Fox News appearances is about as low as you can get.
The New York Times Can’t Stop Giving Us Weird, Cruel Advice About Our Friends
Being fat is bad, and so is being friends with fat people, because you might also get fat because of them — everyone knows this.
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Talia Lavin on Fighting Nazis and Collecting Swords
Today in our What Now newsletter.
The AP’s Shameful Firing of Emily Wilder
The ouster of a young reporter for having been pro-Palestinian in college is craven, hypocritical, and outrageous.
Please, Fuck Off: Chris Cuomo
The fact that he's not being fired for his latest unethical behavior says so much about the world of cable news.
How COVID Affected the Disability Rights Movement
A chat with journalist Sara Luterman for our What Now newsletter.
Here Are the NYT CEO’s Latest Excuses for Union Busting
In a meeting with staffers, Meredith Levien had several reasons for why she's fighting her paper's newest organizing effort.
Ellen, Boss of ‘Ellen,’ Concludes That Ellen Is a Great Boss of ‘Ellen’
Ellen DeGeneres' un-apology tour begins.
Bari Weiss Mask Off
Weiss wrote that Israel's killing of children is an 'unavoidable burden.' Words fail.
We’re Experiencing Issues With Our Paywall!
We are taking down the paywall until we can resolve this problem.
Delia Cai on Substack, Sidechannel, and the Media Revolution
All that and more in our What Now newsletter.
