With our regular newsletter author on a much-needed holiday break, today we begin a week-long series highlighting some of our favorite stories of the year. We’ll remind you of exemplary reporting on Covid-19 and racial justice, and reprise some of our own favorite work from CJR. But first up, some exemplary journalism about the Trump era. It’s dizzying to think back on the newscycle of the last four years. The following list, which dates to the 2016 election, is a collection of excellent journalism about an unprecedented presidency, written in an extraordinary time. Trump bought a 6-foot-tall portrait of himself with charity money. We may have found it. By David A. Fahrenthold During the 2016 election, Washington Post reporter David A. Farenthold turned his eyes to Trump’s personal charity and oft-broken promises of charitable donations. Among the many resulting headlines, none was more bizarre or evocative than “Trump bought a 6-foot-tall portrait of himself with charity money. We may have found it.” The story doesn’t disappoint. The search for the painting, a novelty rendered in just a few minutes by a former employee of the prop comic Gallagher, offered a window into just how flagrantly Trump abused his foundation’s checkbook, as well as the depths of his vanity. The painting was neither the only, nor the largest, Trump portrait allegedly purchased with money from his own charity. The Donald J. Trump Foundation was shut down weeks after the story was published, and... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-12-14 13:48:57 UTC ]
Republican insider Robert Zoellick urges a return to principles along with pragmatism. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The former national security adviser indicts Trump’s foreign policy, while painting himself as a hero. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-17 14:07:00 UTC ]
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This year’s BookExpo Children’s Book & Author Dinner took place via Facebook Live, where more than 700 booksellers and others viewed in real time a diverse group of authors, ranging from the iconic Judy Blume to younger voices such as Kwame Mbalia and Raj Haldar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Bergen’s tale of the generals who served in Trump’s White House raises critical questions about civil-military relations. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-10 22:32:38 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_162357" align="alignright" width="150"] Catherine Levene[/caption] On Monday, Meredith Corp. announced a series of expanded leadership roles within its national media division. The president of Meredith Digital, Catherine Levene, who succeeded Stan Pavolvsky in that... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-21 17:20:43 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_175123" align="alignright" width="150"] Roula Khalaf[/caption] The Financial Times announced Roula Khalaf as its next editor, making her the first female top editor at the FT in its 131-year history. A 24-year veteran of the FT, Khalaf most recently served as deputy... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-14 20:49:51 UTC ]
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Google is experimenting with contextual ads at "much lower costs" when it comes to marketing its own products—even as it leads the way as one of the most vocal proponents of the power of personal data for targeting ads online. Marvin Chow, Google’s VP of marketing, peeled back the curtain on... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-24 23:11:20 UTC ]
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Thursday night’s NFL Kickoff Game wasn’t exactly one for the ages, but the 17-punt, 13-point defensive struggle between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears still managed to scare up a three-year ratings high for NBC. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the Packers’ 10-3 win over... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-06 21:11:16 UTC ]
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While Boston sports fans robbed of the chance to indulge in their third victory parade in the last 230 days were devastated by the way the 2019 Stanley Cup Final closed out, advertisers who took the plunge in Game 7 couldn’t have been more pleased with Wednesday night’s results. According to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-14 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook, looking to grow its ad business outside its own apps, has struck partnerships that enable it to plug into ad auctions run by ad exchanges like MoPubowned by TwitterFyber and Max. Facebook can now also work directly with publishers like Rovio, Talefun and GameInsight, which manage their... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian Bartlett says the ruling that Uber is a transport company not a digital service could also change the way we view other digital giants; and Derek Wyatt suggests a post-Brexit Britain could create a Global Digital Foundation to address these issuesUber is officially a transport company and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The new releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2016 presidential election has ushered in many "firsts," from the nomination of the first female major party candidate to the first time (at least in memory) that a presidential nominee has been recorded saying that he likes to "grab women by the pussy." In light of these firsts—and many,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN has made a point of being everywhere its users are, pushing hard to be the first publisher on emerging platforms like Snapchat, Facebook Messenger. This month, it's bringing its TV broadcast to Amazon Echo, an emerging platform projected to grow substantially in the coming years. Instead of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal's interactive Textbook uses smart bots to engage with readers in real time. A new tech lit is born. Amy Krouse Rosenthal's interactive Textbook uses smart bots to engage with readers in real time. A new tech lit is born.Do you ever feel like your book... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A food container for Ikea that warns when its contents are about to spoil, an AI voice interface for Amazon designed for seniors and an app that reads books to children via Facebook Messenger were among the winning student work of this year's Future Lions awards at the Cannes Lions International... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the earth shakes in California, the first place you are likely to hear about it is on social media. "Earthquake!" "Did you feel that?" "How big?" are common messages on Twitter and Facebook as Californians try to share information on their mobile phones in real time. Now, UC Berkeley... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump has something new to brag about. The leading Republican presidential contender and self-acknowledged nonexpert on foreign policy has a new book in the pipeline that might shed some... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The New Releases here ran on TV for the first time over the weekend. The Most Engaging ads are showing... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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