Margaret Sullivan
@sulliview.bsky.social
Columnist at GuardianUS. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack: https://substack.com/@sulliview?r=1yc91&utm_medium=ios)
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"powerful people (like Elmo) and big corporations (Skydance) don’t have much trouble getting their message out or addressing wrongs visited upon them. but vulnerable persons, by contrast, often have no voice" @sulliview.bsky.social
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Yes, Elon, seeking truth IS the most important goal of journalism
And giving a voice to vulnerable people matters, too
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December 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"powerful people (like Elmo) and big corporations (Skydance) don’t have much trouble getting their message out or addressing wrongs visited upon them. but vulnerable persons, by contrast, often have no voice" @sulliview.bsky.social
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Here's how @sulliview.bsky.social of @columjournreview.bsky.social wishes "happy new year to all:"
December 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Here's how @sulliview.bsky.social of @columjournreview.bsky.social wishes "happy new year to all:"
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‘That old expression about comforting the afflicted is supposed to remind us that a part of the journalistic mission is to give a voice to the voiceless and to hold powerful people and institutions accountable.’
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Yes, Elon, seeking truth IS the most important goal of journalism
And giving a voice to vulnerable people matters, too
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December 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
‘That old expression about comforting the afflicted is supposed to remind us that a part of the journalistic mission is to give a voice to the voiceless and to hold powerful people and institutions accountable.’
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After 30 years, today is the last day to buy a MetroCard. @matteowong.bsky.social mourns an underrated technological marvel.
A Symbol of New York Is Gone
The MetroCard never got its due.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After 30 years, today is the last day to buy a MetroCard. @matteowong.bsky.social mourns an underrated technological marvel.
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Sending prayers to her family. She was an extraordinary young woman.
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sending prayers to her family. She was an extraordinary young woman.
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Media commentator Margaret Sullivan (@sulliview.bsky.social) on Bari Weiss of CBS News, who "isn't really a news person:"
"The fact that she’s the top editor at one of the most storied newsrooms in the U.S. says a lot about media in this moment."
"The fact that she’s the top editor at one of the most storied newsrooms in the U.S. says a lot about media in this moment."
Yes, Elon, seeking truth IS the most important goal of journalism
And giving a voice to vulnerable people matters, too
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December 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Media commentator Margaret Sullivan (@sulliview.bsky.social) on Bari Weiss of CBS News, who "isn't really a news person:"
"The fact that she’s the top editor at one of the most storied newsrooms in the U.S. says a lot about media in this moment."
"The fact that she’s the top editor at one of the most storied newsrooms in the U.S. says a lot about media in this moment."
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December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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"the vulnerable person, by contrast, often has no voice. That certainly includes the migrant who’s being treated as the worst kind of criminal — as an animal — and thrown in a mega-max prison with no recourse and no help."
Provocative from @sulliview.bsky.social
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Provocative from @sulliview.bsky.social
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Yes, Elon, seeking truth IS the most important goal of journalism
And giving a voice to vulnerable people matters, too
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December 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"the vulnerable person, by contrast, often has no voice. That certainly includes the migrant who’s being treated as the worst kind of criminal — as an animal — and thrown in a mega-max prison with no recourse and no help."
Provocative from @sulliview.bsky.social
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Provocative from @sulliview.bsky.social
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My new column here. Please consider subscribing to my newsletter, American Crisis, which you can do for free.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My new column here. Please consider subscribing to my newsletter, American Crisis, which you can do for free.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Any left-leaning by front-line journalists is outweighed by owners and top execs of news outlets who lean right. You see this in their investment in business news vs. coverage of the environment and poverty, and in many other ways. It adds up to an over-all media picture that is NOT LIBERAL. 7/10 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Any left-leaning by front-line journalists is outweighed by owners and top execs of news outlets who lean right. You see this in their investment in business news vs. coverage of the environment and poverty, and in many other ways. It adds up to an over-all media picture that is NOT LIBERAL. 7/10 🧵
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@sulliview.bsky.social on @60minutes.bsky.social, @cbsnews.com: "Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@sulliview.bsky.social on @60minutes.bsky.social, @cbsnews.com: "Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There are a lot of hot takes out there about BW/ CBS including
credulous pieces that maybe just maybe censoring news was a good idea. What?!
But this from @sulliview.bsky.social is spot on. If she says you screwed up, you screwed up. Bari, take note.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
credulous pieces that maybe just maybe censoring news was a good idea. What?!
But this from @sulliview.bsky.social is spot on. If she says you screwed up, you screwed up. Bari, take note.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There are a lot of hot takes out there about BW/ CBS including
credulous pieces that maybe just maybe censoring news was a good idea. What?!
But this from @sulliview.bsky.social is spot on. If she says you screwed up, you screwed up. Bari, take note.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
credulous pieces that maybe just maybe censoring news was a good idea. What?!
But this from @sulliview.bsky.social is spot on. If she says you screwed up, you screwed up. Bari, take note.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Journalism is supposed to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” but Bari Weiss has it backwards. My new column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Journalism is supposed to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” but Bari Weiss has it backwards. My new column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Journalism is supposed to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” but Bari Weiss has it backwards. My new column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Journalism is supposed to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” but Bari Weiss has it backwards. My new column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-episode-censorship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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@sulliview.bsky.social insightful as usual
This isn’t a business story!
“Policies that strengthen independent news organizations…local journalism…public media & prohibit the concentration of media power are…necessary for a functioning democracy”
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This isn’t a business story!
“Policies that strengthen independent news organizations…local journalism…public media & prohibit the concentration of media power are…necessary for a functioning democracy”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The network’s fate has become a battle of corporate ownership, not a question of what benefits Americans
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December 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
@sulliview.bsky.social insightful as usual
This isn’t a business story!
“Policies that strengthen independent news organizations…local journalism…public media & prohibit the concentration of media power are…necessary for a functioning democracy”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This isn’t a business story!
“Policies that strengthen independent news organizations…local journalism…public media & prohibit the concentration of media power are…necessary for a functioning democracy”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Policies that strengthen independent news organizations, bolster local journalism, fund public media, and prohibit the concentration of media power in too few hands are not only possible – they are necessary for a functioning democracy."
@sulliview.bsky.social on US media has universal relevance.
@sulliview.bsky.social on US media has universal relevance.
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The network’s fate has become a battle of corporate ownership, not a question of what benefits Americans
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Policies that strengthen independent news organizations, bolster local journalism, fund public media, and prohibit the concentration of media power in too few hands are not only possible – they are necessary for a functioning democracy."
@sulliview.bsky.social on US media has universal relevance.
@sulliview.bsky.social on US media has universal relevance.
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Excellent piece by @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. Grateful that she references our recent @rooseveltinstitute.org report on the media crises facing US democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The network’s fate has become a battle of corporate ownership, not a question of what benefits Americans
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Excellent piece by @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. Grateful that she references our recent @rooseveltinstitute.org report on the media crises facing US democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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"While the biggest and most influential [U.S.] news orgs are doing great reporting ... their politics and gov't coverage often feels like biz as usual.
"Journalism should be communicating the still-raging five-alarm fire that’s burning up our nation’s purpose and history."
-- @sulliview.bsky.social
"Journalism should be communicating the still-raging five-alarm fire that’s burning up our nation’s purpose and history."
-- @sulliview.bsky.social
America has tragically changed, but journalism is still stuck in old ways
The swift slide into authoritarianism should have been a five-alarm fire for the media
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December 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"While the biggest and most influential [U.S.] news orgs are doing great reporting ... their politics and gov't coverage often feels like biz as usual.
"Journalism should be communicating the still-raging five-alarm fire that’s burning up our nation’s purpose and history."
-- @sulliview.bsky.social
"Journalism should be communicating the still-raging five-alarm fire that’s burning up our nation’s purpose and history."
-- @sulliview.bsky.social
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@sulliview.bsky.social highlights a report in Foreign Affairs titled “The Price of American Authoritarianism.” Then shows how traditional news orgs have failed to meet the moment.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
@sulliview.bsky.social highlights a report in Foreign Affairs titled “The Price of American Authoritarianism.” Then shows how traditional news orgs have failed to meet the moment.
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'Trump is covered... like all those other presidents — the ones who, despite their flaws, were not busy dismantling our democracy. Trump is covered with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value.'
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America has tragically changed, but journalism is still stuck in old ways
The swift slide into authoritarianism should have been a five-alarm fire for the media
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December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
'Trump is covered... like all those other presidents — the ones who, despite their flaws, were not busy dismantling our democracy. Trump is covered with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value.'
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"Amid America's fallk, the news media has largely failed to meet the moment," posts @sulliview.bsky.social of
@columbiajournalism.bsky.social.
"Trump is covered, for the most part, like all those other presidents . . . with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value."
@columbiajournalism.bsky.social.
"Trump is covered, for the most part, like all those other presidents . . . with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value."
America has tragically changed, but journalism is still stuck in old ways
The swift slide into authoritarianism should have been a five-alarm fire for the media
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December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Amid America's fallk, the news media has largely failed to meet the moment," posts @sulliview.bsky.social of
@columbiajournalism.bsky.social.
"Trump is covered, for the most part, like all those other presidents . . . with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value."
@columbiajournalism.bsky.social.
"Trump is covered, for the most part, like all those other presidents . . . with deference; with headlines and stories that often take him at face value."
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This. What journalism SHOULD be doing to respond to this moment of democratic crisis (from the always brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social):
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This. What journalism SHOULD be doing to respond to this moment of democratic crisis (from the always brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social):