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Technology
Why the best referees for Twitter and Facebook may be the people who work thereWhy the best referees for Twitter and Facebook may be the people who work there
Podcast
Technology

The big platforms finally policed Donald Trump. But there’s no one — really — to police the platforms except their owners and employees.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Fox News wants its viewers angry enough to watch but not angry enough to riotFox News wants its viewers angry enough to watch but not angry enough to riot
Technology

Guess what happens when you tell people, over and over, that they’re being robbed? They may believe you.

By Peter Kafka
Explainers
Fox News’s post-Trump identity crisis, explained by an expertFox News’s post-Trump identity crisis, explained by an expert
Explainers

We talked to Matt Gertz of Media Matters about Trump’s one-sided feud with Fox, the rise of OAN and Newsmax, and where right-wing cable news is headed.

By Aaron Rupar
Culture
The best Christmas movies aren’t about ChristmasThe best Christmas movies aren’t about Christmas
Culture

Sometimes they’re just Christmas-adjacent.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Why we’re posting about misinformation more than everWhy we’re posting about misinformation more than ever
Technology

Neither the media nor fact-checkers controlled the online conversation surrounding “misinformation” this year.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Politics
America’s growing fake news problem, in one chartAmerica’s growing fake news problem, in one chart
Politics

Americans consumed twice as much dubious news in 2020 as they did in 2019.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Disney thinks you’ll be ready to see Black Widow in theaters by MayDisney thinks you’ll be ready to see Black Widow in theaters by May
Technology

Even after the pandemic upended the movie business, Disney is sticking to the status quo.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Disney+ is planning more reboots, Star Wars, and Marvel galoreDisney+ is planning more reboots, Star Wars, and Marvel galore
Culture

What to expect from Disney’s streaming service in 2021 and beyond.

By Allegra Frank
The class of 2020 was full of hope. Then the pandemic hit.
Money

Young adults are failing to launch their careers during a pandemic. That could have a lasting generational impact.

By Terry Nguyen
Media
Fox News is using the coronavirus as just another cudgel to attack the libsFox News is using the coronavirus as just another cudgel to attack the libs
Media

They’d have you believe the ongoing humanitarian disaster is primarily an economic problem hurting business owners.

By Aaron Rupar
Explainers
The $124 billion Supreme Court case that could throw the housing market into turmoil, explainedThe $124 billion Supreme Court case that could throw the housing market into turmoil, explained
Explainers

How much chaos will the Supreme Court’s new majority impose on the government?

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
WarnerMedia’s CEO explains why he’s blowing up the movie businessWarnerMedia’s CEO explains why he’s blowing up the movie business
Technology

You can see all of Warner Bros.’ movies on HBO Max next year — on the same day they come to theaters. Here’s a Q&A with Jason Kilar about the logic behind the move.

By Peter Kafka
The challenge of combating fake news in Asian American communities
Politics

Language diversity within the AAPI community means misinformation is difficult to track.

By Terry Nguyen
Technology
Why streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballsWhy streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballs
Technology

Streaming TV should be easy, but fights among Roku, Amazon, HBO, and NBC are making it hard.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
How TV paved America’s road to TrumpHow TV paved America’s road to Trump
Politics

“A brand mascot that jumped off the cereal box”: TV critic James Poniewozik explains the multimedia character Trump created.

By Sean Illing
Technology
BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”
Podcast
Technology

The Times’s subscription business is booming. But the BuzzFeed CEO has a critique.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
It took a pandemic to change the movie businessIt took a pandemic to change the movie business
Technology

Why you can see Wonder Woman 1984 at home on Christmas Day.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Why Trump and McConnell are trying — and failing — to push through Fed pick Judy SheltonWhy Trump and McConnell are trying — and failing — to push through Fed pick Judy Shelton
Politics

Fed nominee Judy Shelton was blocked by the Senate — but she might be back.

By Emily Stewart
Explainers
Trump’s turn against Fox News, explainedTrump’s turn against Fox News, explained
Explainers

The network sometimes engages with the reality that Biden won. For Trump, that’s an unforgivable sin.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Trump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing mediaTrump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing media
Politics

CNN’s Brian Stelter on the conservative backlash against Fox News, the rise of Newsmax, and the bottomless appetite for right-wing propaganda.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Fox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yetFox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet
Technology

Rupert Murdoch doesn’t believe Trump was cheated. But he’s letting Fox personalities spin tales that could permanently harm America.

By Peter Kafka
Trump spent years worrying about the stock market only to discover Wall Street doesn’t care if he loses
2020 Presidential Election

Wall Street was fine with a Donald Trump presidency. Turns out it’s good with a Joe Biden presidency, too.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Anderson Cooper described Trump as “an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun”Anderson Cooper described Trump as “an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun”
Politics

Cooper used to be a conventional TV reporter. Then Trump became president.

By Laura McGann
Technology
The New York Times is thriving in chaosThe New York Times is thriving in chaos
Technology

People spent the summer freaking out and subscribing to the paper of record.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Why the Trump campaign is going all-in on YouTubeWhy the Trump campaign is going all-in on YouTube
Technology

YouTube memes are a big part of the president’s Election Day push.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.
Technology

What happens to the likes of Sarah Cooper, Crooked Media, and the Lincoln Project in a Trumpless world?

By Peter Kafka
Culture
You don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The MandalorianYou don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The Mandalorian
Culture

Here’s a few things to know about Disney+’s Star Wars TV show if you’re not a Star Wars fan.

By Allegra Frank
Explainers
Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer financial system — public bankingExclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer financial system — public banking
Explainers

Rashida Tlaib and AOC are rolling out a plan to help create public banks across the country.

By Emily Stewart
Money
This entrepreneur is competing with DoorDash — by delivering only from Black-owned restaurantsThis entrepreneur is competing with DoorDash — by delivering only from Black-owned restaurants
Money

2020 has been one heck of a year to be a young, Black-owned small business.

By Queen Muse
Politics
The remote learning center trend, explainedThe remote learning center trend, explained
Politics

For parents who can’t afford “pods,” some small businesses and nonprofits are filling the void.

By Anna North
Politics
How the last Trump-Biden debate played on Fox NewsHow the last Trump-Biden debate played on Fox News
Politics

Chris Wallace, who moderated the first debate, was “jealous.”

By Alex Ward
Technology
In defense of QuibiIn defense of Quibi
Technology

It was no Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Which isn’t a terrible thing.

By Peter Kafka
Climate
How the 137 million Americans who own stock can force climate actionHow the 137 million Americans who own stock can force climate action
Climate

The two best ways to hold companies to their climate commitments.

By Michael O'Leary and Warren Valdmanis
Technology
Morning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business InsiderMorning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business Insider
Technology

A deal could value the five-year-old publishing company at more than $75 million.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.
Technology

California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November.

By Jason Kint
Technology
Who will tell us the truth about Trump’s health?Who will tell us the truth about Trump’s health?
Technology

We know it won’t be Trump.

By Peter Kafka
Money
The false hope of reopening is killing small businessesThe false hope of reopening is killing small businesses
Money

“People are not comfortable going to public places yet.”

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Amazon employees fear HR is targeting minority and activism groups in email monitoring programAmazon employees fear HR is targeting minority and activism groups in email monitoring program
Technology

Some workers are raising concerns in light of larger tensions over labor organizing.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
Politics
The election result the stock market is really afraid ofThe election result the stock market is really afraid of
Politics

“Markets don’t give a shit about who’s president”: Wall Street’s biggest 2020 fear is a contested result.

By Emily Stewart
How do you cover a presidential campaign during a pandemic?
The future of the vote

What happens when the campaign trail is an ethernet cable?

By Peter Kafka