Executive Editor, Washington Post. Former Editor in Chief, Wall Street Journal. Author, The Father and the Son: My Father's Journey into the Monastic Life.
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investigation: More than 130 federal judges broke the law, hearing hundreds of cases involving companies in which they had financial interests. Many could now be reopened. via
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Incredibly proud of this well-deserved recognition for our talented colleague Chao Deng, who ran toward Wuhan as Covid-19 broke out last year and chronicled what was happening on the ground
Terry Teachout, our drama critic and cultural columnist for nearly 20 years, died at age 65. His cheerful, civilized and civilizing voice will be missed. via
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Terry was a lovely man, a great writer and an infectious and informed enthusiast of the arts, whose work was filled with joy over the process of creating. I learned something from every piece he wrote. A true loss on many fronts.
A very thought-provoking piece: Knowing what your own retirement experience will be like is next to impossible. Just ask the professor who studied the subject for 44 years. via
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Kate did so much for so long to keep
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running at strength, taking on the vital but often thankless tasks a newsroom needs with creativity and drive. Among many, we transitioned into the challenges of the pandemic period seamlessly because of the work she did.
This is a direct result of
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journalism: The U.S. government reached a $14.5 million settlement agreement with eight men who said in civil suits that they were sexually assaulted by an Indian Health Service pediatrician when they were young via
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I'm so glad to see this come to fruition. One of the big projects launched while I was at
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. Business journalism at its best and most compelling.
The Fugitive Nissan CEO Smuggled Out of Japan in a Music Box via
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The US says the airport is secure and has reopened. The story on the ground is few can get in because of Taliban checkpoints. The Taliban are beating people, and some flights are nearly empty: via
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Proud of our
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China team—the best in the business—and happy to see them recognized with this well-deserved honor from IRE: Don Bolles Medal awarded for courageous China reporting - Investigative Reporters & Editors
Putin and Xi envision a world where the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. Its triumph isn’t inevitable, writes Richard Fontaine. via
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One of the greats: Scott McCartney has done it all in his 20 years writing the Middle Seat travel column. As he signs off, he shares some of his favorite memories. via
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Mark Zuckerberg said a heralded change to Facebook’s algorithm would improve users’ well-being. Company documents show it backfired and made the platform angrier. The CEO resisted proposals to fix it. via
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A tour de force after a harrowing week of brilliant
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journalism. The kicker is a gut-punch. ‘The Taliban Are Here’: The Final Days Before Kabul’s Collapse - WSJ
Really struck by the wide range of people weighing in on Terry, from all backgrounds, identities, political sympathies, professions, geographies—clearly his humanity, his talent and love of art and example of how it can enrich our lives resonates.
Terry was a lovely man, a great writer and an infectious and informed enthusiast of the arts, whose work was filled with joy over the process of creating. I learned something from every piece he wrote. A true loss on many fronts.
Gripping piece on one of the biggest corporate sagas of recent years and a perpetual challenge for boards and CEOs with big egos: Succession. Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
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An American Dad had seats for his family on one of the last flights out of Kabul. His 8-year-old son got lost in the mob at the airport gate and was left behind. via
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Editors like me come and go, newsrooms face drama and tumult and restructurings and so on. Rock-solid, smart editors like Wade keep institutions going and undergird the very best parts of the business. You likely haven’t heard of him. But the best parts of
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bear his imprint.
This is an amazing story: “It was simply a lucky bet,” media mogul Barry Diller said of a $108 million options trade he and two others made days before Microsoft said it would buy Activision Blizzard. The options are valued at $60 million more now.
We are thrilled to announce
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has been elected president of the
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board of directors. He brings a passion for journalism and extensive experience building innovative approaches toward educating the next generation of journalists.
Many gems here: In a rare interview, Bob Dylan shares candid thoughts on streaming music (”too smooth and painless”), social media (”a wonderful thing”) and his scattered creative process. via
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The captain died at sea. For months, the ship was denied permission by port after port to put his body ashore. Instead, he remained in the ship’s walk-in freezer, by the vegetables. via
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Big story: Hackers are targeting hospitals, putting patients in danger. Inside the case of ransomware’s first alleged death, involving a baby in Alabama. via
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It’s great to see her, and truly moving to see two different artists who were dragged into stupid culture wars, from different generations and backgrounds and genres, come together to sing this sad and wistful song about desperate hopes and broken dreams.
“The Queen would never embarrass us on the world stage, but would always perform her duties with the utmost professionalism and unflappable calm. She was the soft-power equivalent of an aircraft carrier,” writes historian Andrew Roberts. via
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Humbled to receive Knight-Bagehot’s WERT award for my work on Amazon. Thanks to everyone at WSJ for continued support and to all of my sources for trusting me with sensitive information
Breaking: Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month via
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Whether we’re posting on social media or applying for a job, the pressure to be passionate encourages us to flaunt and exaggerate, to make grandiose claims—to remain, in other words, a hyperbolic adolescent, writes novelist Caitlin Macy.
Becky was truly a reporter’s reporter. She knew her beat like very few reporters I’ve ever worked with. And embodied high standards and integrity. Rebecca Smith, Reporter Who Exposed Corruption at Enron, Dies at 68
EXCLUSIVE: Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine media business is selling itself to a firm backed by Blackstone, part of a plan to build an independent entertainment company for Hollywood’s streaming era via
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Before his arrest, a biotech wizard collected millions in drug-development deals. Authorities allege he was a fraud who directed a murder to hide his past.
Investigations by federal officials on phone-hack and extortion claims haven’t led to public action in the affair saga between Jeff Bezos and the National Enquirer via
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We’re visitors at Bitters and Bones in Saranac Lake. But it’s so lovely, on their third night since they reopened, to see the joy people are feeling at reconnecting and catching up. They are all so happy to be here on a summer night.
The bold prediction of the book “Dow 36,000” has been fulfilled. But the authors got one thing wrong—they were two decades early. Here’s what they have to say now. via
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Thinking of my former colleague Evan, a superb journalist, and my former colleagues and friends
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.
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calls the entire process “baseless.” This is by far the most important story involving the press right now; all of us should be paying attention.
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This is spot on. If people are going to subscribe, you need to give them something unique and smart worth paying for. A race to a mass-quantity/lower-quality bottom is pointless. Soon enough AI will be able to generate a fair amount of that stuff anyway.
President Biden plans to nominate Fed Chairman Jerome Powell for a second term, opting for policy continuity despite resistance from some progressives. via
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“We created the machine and we can’t control the machine.” How Facebook turned into a tool for Covid-19 vaccine opponents, dashing Mark Zuckerberg’s ambition to support the rollout. via
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Vince McMahon, WWE’s longtime leader, agreed to pay more than $12 million to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity involving four women.
In an attempt to counter China, lawmakers have proposed a plan to screen U.S. investment in that country. “Unprecedented in 250 years of American history,” says one business group