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The US Has a Journalism Crisis: Here’s Why Writers Are Leaving the Profession in Droves

The US Has a Journalism Crisis: Here’s Why Writers Are Leaving the Profession in Droves

Brittany K. Allen on the Dire State of American Media

By Brittany Allen | March 4, 2025

Why are we so obsessed with political cartoons?

Why are we so obsessed with political cartoons?

A brief literary history from Ben Franklin to Ann Telnaes.

By Brittany Allen | January 29, 2025

A brief literary history of the newspaper endorsement.

A brief literary history of the newspaper endorsement.

By Brittany Allen | October 30, 2024

Good news for books: <em>The Washington Post’s</em> book section is back!

Good news for books: The Washington Post’s book section is back!

By Emily Firetog | August 26, 2022

In the Big Arena, Searching for the Heart of College Basketball

In the Big Arena, Searching for the Heart of College Basketball

Has March Madness Lost Something Essential About the Sport?

By John Feinstein | March 4, 2020

Lucy Ellmann says if you can't handle her 1,034-page book, you're probably a baby.

Lucy Ellmann says if you can't handle her 1,034-page book, you're probably a baby.

By Corinne Segal | September 18, 2019

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