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 ]
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Images are the perfect lexicon for Trump to articulate a fantastical revision of his four chaotic years in office. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-11 20:56:44 UTC ]
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Let's take a peek at a handful of YA book covers with different, compelling, and interesting designs outside of the US. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-02-06 11:32:00 UTC ]
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The former defense secretary dropped a lawsuit against the Defense Department after it reversed decisions on what parts of his memoir were to be redacted, his lawyer said. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-02-05 17:11:36 UTC ]
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News Corp says it was the target of a cyberattack that impacted The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Dow Jones, its UK news operations and other publications and business units. The company says hackers accessed the emails and documents of some employees, including journalists. A... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-02-04 15:41:39 UTC ]
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While 2022 may have started with a whimper when it comes to the things that really matter—voting rights, filibuster reform, vaccines for children under 5, a robust and timely government pandemic response—it also started with some pretty nice-looking books. This month, my favorite book covers are... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 09:51:39 UTC ]
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Virago has appointed Clare Gordon from Head of Zeus as senior editor to cover publisher Sarah Savitt’s maternity leave. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-25 19:04:23 UTC ]
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The longtime journalist recounts the oddball characters and vibrant newsroom of the Washington Star. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-14 13:00:26 UTC ]
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On January 14, 1963, poet Sylvia Plath published her first novel in England under the pseudonym “Victoria Lucas.” The book had a positive but relatively quiet reception; only a few weeks after its publication, on February 11, Plath would die by suicide. It wasn’t published in the US until 1971,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-14 09:50:32 UTC ]
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If you got a new Kindle for the holidays, keep it protected and looking great with these handmade or custom options from Etsy.- Matt Grant Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-12 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Storytel reports good momentum for its audiobook and ebook streaming services in Poland, Russia, and Turkey—and less so in the Netherlands. The post Sweden’s Storytel Cites a 20-Percent Gain in 2021 over 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-10 12:45:40 UTC ]
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Oneworld editor and former Guardian journalist Richard Lea is heading a new web-based short fiction journal, Fictionable, which is aiming to raise £15,000 in the next month on Kickstarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 17:09:42 UTC ]
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The bestselling author spots a big flaw in a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2022-01-05 09:01:46 UTC ]
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On Tuesday, Nielsen was excitedly looking ahead to its future, touting next month's rollout of Nielsen One Alpha, the first version of its cross-platform tool that will enable publishers and marketers to transact on a single metric across linear and digital platforms. With Disney and Magna among... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-12-23 13:56:54 UTC ]
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Faber has appointed Canongate’s Hannah Knowles as editorial director to cover Alexa von Hirschberg’s maternity leave. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 18:09:37 UTC ]
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In addition to being a prolific novelist, Toni Morrison was a prolific editor. She was committed to championing Black writers, both through her role as senior editor at Random House and her work with writing collectives like The Sisterhood (which included literary giants like June Jordan, Alice... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-10 18:40:25 UTC ]
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Last week, the Electric Lit team stayed glued to our phone screens as we tasked our social media followers with anointing the best book cover of 2021. The tournament was full of close calls determined by razor-thin margins (Mona at Sea prevailed over Black Girl Call Home by just five votes in... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-12-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Sarah Thankam Mathews’ debut novel All This Could Be Different, which will be published by Viking—who acquired it in an 8-way auction—in summer 2022. The publisher describes the book as “an electrifying novel of a young immigrant building a life... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-03 15:00:16 UTC ]
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David Cay Johnston’s colorful, thorough book doesn’t grapple with the legacy of Jan. 6. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-03 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Back by popular demand, Electric Literature is hosting our second annual “Best Book Cover of the Year” tournament, where readers determine which cover designs impressed in 2021. Just as the Italian Renaissance was born of the bubonic plague, will covid’s enduring grasp on society inspire... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-11-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In the suit, filed on November 28, attorneys for Esper say that “significant text” is being “improperly withheld from publication…under the guise of classification.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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