Today, we published the second Alan Elrod article in a week on the toxic politics surrounding the Democratic candidate for Maine's Senate seat, Graham Platner. What's more, yesterday we published Katherine Alejandra Cross in a similar vein. Why the focus on Platner, when so much is at stake
Platner’s campaign trying to navigate exit from consequential Maine race, sources say | CNN Politics
Graham Platner and a small team of strategists behind his candidacy are trying to navigate an exit from the consequential Senate race in Maine without entirely squandering the movement he built, people familiar with the matter said, rather than digging in or trying to find a path forward for his candidacy.
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At The New York Times, an Uprising Over James Bennet’s Incompetence
The paper’s staff is in an incandescent rage over the decision to publish an op-ed calling for the violent disruption of First Amendment rights.
Graham Platner Was the Perfect Twitter Candidate
Social media transformed his campaign into a political mirage.
British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
British Journal of Political Science - Lucas Leemann, Lucy Barnes, Tiffany Barnes, Cristina Bodea, Paul Bou-Habib, Shaun Bowler, Tobias Böhmelt, Ruth Dassonneville, Zeynep Somer-Topcu
2 More LA Times Editorial Writers Quit Over 'Chickens–t' Owner's Block of Kamala Harris Endorsement | Exclusive
Karin Klein and Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Greene follow editorial editor Mariel Garza, who resigned Wednesday
Editors of higher education journal coauthor editorial with fake references
Taylor & Francis is investigating an article in one of its journals after the editors published an editorial about academic freedom that contains multiple fake references and citation errors.&n…
The Graham Platner Allegations Have Leftist Men Telling on Themselves
Beating the drums for independent press, publishers, and writers
Whose news? Whose story? Who gets to tell it?
The Washington Post and LA Times refused to endorse a candidate. Why? | Margaret Sullivan
There’s no way to see this decision other than as an appalling display of cowardice and a dereliction of their public duty
Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows
The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter. An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”
Laura Loomer’s racist attacks on Angie Nixon and other prominent Black women draw backlash
Nixon fired back at the far-right activist as Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly condemned Loomer’s remarks as “nasty” and “hateful.”
US media: The Washington Post
For context, I’m a former NYT and WaPo subscriber who wishes the former would do better and has given up on the latter Search terms: Jeff Bezos
One Year Into Clampdown, WaPo Opinion Cheers for MAGA, Billionaires and AI
Washington Post to cut one-third of all staff
The Washington Post sold Democracy. Now it needs a new line of business.
More than 250,000 subscribers have left 'Washington Post' over withheld endorsement
Washington Post Has Lost 250K Subscribers, LA Times 18,000 Since Owners Axed Kamala Harris Endorsements
The Washington Post has broken my heart | Will Bunch Newsletter
Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing. (image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)
