Media - The Signal (Page 2)

07

Jul

Junkies

What’s next for U.S. media that learned to thrive from Trump addiction? Ben Dreyfuss on the business of “getting people hooked on politics.”

07 Jul 2021

14 min read

01

Jun

‘Twitter is the consensus’

How does the popular social-media platform shape American journalism? Yair Rosenberg on gatekeeping and groupthink in the news business.

01 Jun 2021

12 min read

18

May

The reading atmosphere

Can art endure today’s hyper-political culture? Becca Rothfeld on what makes a work of fiction “ethically bad.”

18 May 2021

10 min read

27

Apr

I’ll be the judge of that

How is the new moralism in American media affecting public trust? Conor Friedersdorf on U.S. journalists’ shifting conception of their role in society and diminishing connection with its broader priorities.

27 Apr 2021

11 min read