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Technology
Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country.Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country.
Technology

Maria Ressa, the journalist who co-founded Rappler in the Philippines, warns that her country is a “cautionary tale” for the United States.

By Eric Johnson
Culture
Roger Ailes was “not rational”: Alexis Bloom on her new film about the Fox News founderRoger Ailes was “not rational”: Alexis Bloom on her new film about the Fox News founder
Culture

“His first loyalty was to the audience, to manufacturing outrage, to weaponizing division.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
Full Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and FacebookFull Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and Facebook
Technology

Should Mark Zuckerberg fire himself? And other tough questions.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Full Q&A: NBC journalists Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and Hallie Jackson on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: NBC journalists Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and Hallie Jackson on Recode Decode
Technology

They talk about social media’s impact on democracy, how the media has changed under President Trump and who’s running in 2020.

By Eric Johnson
World Politics
Trump nominates Heather Nauert to be next UN ambassadorTrump nominates Heather Nauert to be next UN ambassador
World Politics

The State Department spokesperson and Fox News anchor will replace Nikki Haley.

By Jen Kirby
Donald Trump
CNN receives bomb threat on same night as Trump’s latest attack on media as “the enemy of the people”CNN receives bomb threat on same night as Trump’s latest attack on media as “the enemy of the people”
Donald Trump

Trump attacked the “FAKE NEWS.” That same night, the NYPD was on its way to CNN’s studio.

By Aaron Rupar
Technology
Axios’ Jonathan Swan explains what the press gets wrong about the Trump administrationAxios’ Jonathan Swan explains what the press gets wrong about the Trump administration
Technology

People in Trump’s West Wing are not always “running around with their hair on fire,” Swan says in this conversation with the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.
Technology

That’s a lotta podcast!

By Eric Johnson
Mischiefs of Faction
Death of a statesman: George H.W. Bush’s legacyDeath of a statesman: George H.W. Bush’s legacy
Mischiefs of Faction

What Bush’s legacy tells us about the modern presidency.

By Julia Azari
Business & Finance
5 takeaways from the UK’s Facebook document dump5 takeaways from the UK’s Facebook document dump
Business & Finance

One item: It looks like Facebook discussed ways to use user data access as leverage with other companies.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Here’s what happens when the big media companies take their content off NetflixHere’s what happens when the big media companies take their content off Netflix
Technology

The streaming media pioneer could lose about a fifth of its content hours.

By Rani Molla
Media
The Weekly Standard’s demise is a reminder that there are some ideas worse than TrumpismThe Weekly Standard’s demise is a reminder that there are some ideas worse than Trumpism
Media

The most principled resistance to Trump comes from conservatism’s most dangerous faction.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explainedRudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explained
Politics

Trump’s lawyer and former cybersecurity adviser seems confused about how hyperlinks work.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Milo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can workMilo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can work
Politics

The former conservative media star is broke, saddled with as much as $4 million in debt. There’s a reason for that.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
The story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ dealThe story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ deal
Technology

Netflix wanted it. So did Hulu. And WarnerMedia wants it back, soon. Probably. Here’s what that means.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down
Politics

“This is not about dwindling subscribers. This is about strip-mining TWS for its assets.”

By Jane Coaston
World Politics
An assault on a Hungarian university shows authoritarianism in actionAn assault on a Hungarian university shows authoritarianism in action
World Politics

Hungary forcing out a university founded by George Soros reveals the authoritarian rot inside the modern West.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
Why Amazon is a ‘bully’ and Facebook and Google are ‘the enemies of independent thought’Why Amazon is a ‘bully’ and Facebook and Google are ‘the enemies of independent thought’
Technology

The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer, author of “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech,” critiques the tech giants on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
How to make a big company more innovativeHow to make a big company more innovative
Technology

Former GE and NBCUniversal executive Beth Comstock talks about her new book “Imagine It Forward” with Recode’s Kara Swisher.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?
Technology

NYU’s Scott Galloway makes the case for Satya Nadella as “CEO of the year” on the latest episode of Pivot.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Mic has laid off the majority of its staffMic has laid off the majority of its staff
Technology

The publisher is trying to sell the remainder of the company to Bustle Digital Group.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Mic.com is in talks to sell to BustleMic.com is in talks to sell to Bustle
Technology

Sale talks started after Facebook ended a video deal with Mic.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
The Ivanka Trump email controversy, explainedThe Ivanka Trump email controversy, explained
Politics

If Hillary Clinton’s emails mattered so much, why shouldn’t Ivanka’s?

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Nancy Pelosi is going to be speaker again. What Democrats need now is a TV talking head.Nancy Pelosi is going to be speaker again. What Democrats need now is a TV talking head.
Politics

The House Democratic leadership team could use a stronger communicator.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective bought Pop-Up Magazine ProductionsLaurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective bought Pop-Up Magazine Productions
Technology

The social impact firm makes another media acquisition, this time of the publisher of California Sunday Magazine and Pop-Up Magazine events.

By Kara Swisher
Video
Fox News keeps breaking its own rulesFox News keeps breaking its own rules
Play
Video

Sean Hannity is helping turn Fox News into a GOP campaign operation.

By Carlos Maza
Politics
Fox News’s bizarre history of describing pepper spray as foodFox News’s bizarre history of describing pepper spray as food
Politics

“You could actually put it on your nachos and eat it.”

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Fox News wants you to be very afraid of what’s happening at the borderFox News wants you to be very afraid of what’s happening at the border
Politics

Fear-mongering about the migrant caravan is back after clashes over the weekend.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Full Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode Decode
Technology

When he was 16, Vargas found out that he is an undocumented immigrant — and after years of secrecy, he decided to “come out.”

By Eric Johnson
Culture
Perfect TV shows to stream in your food comaPerfect TV shows to stream in your food coma
Culture

Thanksgiving was made for streaming great television with your pants unbuttoned, occasionally groaning about how full you are.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 4 more
Technology
How Twitch CEO Emmett Shear thinks about tech addictionHow Twitch CEO Emmett Shear thinks about tech addiction
Technology

To Shear, watching something for two hours is different from repeatedly opening an app over two hours.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Recent East Coast hurricanes have gotten more media coverage than California wildfiresRecent East Coast hurricanes have gotten more media coverage than California wildfires
Technology

It’s not your imagination: Fires get written about less.

By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
Jim Acosta vs. the Trump White House, explainedJim Acosta vs. the Trump White House, explained
Politics

A feud, a lawsuit, and a mutually beneficial relationship.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Should the First Amendment apply to Facebook? It’s complicated.Should the First Amendment apply to Facebook? It’s complicated.
Technology

The executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, Jameel Jaffer, unpacks the answer on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The case for slowing everything down a bitThe case for slowing everything down a bit
Technology

A top tech exec thinks we need to slow down the internet a bit. He’s right.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump’s latest interview with Fox News should make us glad he’s mostly too lazy to governTrump’s latest interview with Fox News should make us glad he’s mostly too lazy to govern
Politics

When he tries to do things, it only gets worse.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are in crisis mode again following a New York Times exposeFacebook and Mark Zuckerberg are in crisis mode again following a New York Times expose
Technology

COO Sheryl Sandberg is also feeling the heat.

By Vox Staff
Technology
From Mark Zuckerberg to George Soros, here’s everything you need to know about Facebook’s latest crisisFrom Mark Zuckerberg to George Soros, here’s everything you need to know about Facebook’s latest crisis
Technology

What’s going on? We’ve got you covered.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
Trump’s latest interview shows a president who’s in way over his headTrump’s latest interview shows a president who’s in way over his head
Politics

He has no idea what he’s doing, but what else is new?

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Netflix will get ads, predicts The Trade Desk CEO Jeff GreenNetflix will get ads, predicts The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green
Technology

Reed Hastings wants to compete with YouTube overseas, and the only way it can do that is by offering a free-with-ads option, Green says on Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson