Jay Rosen
@jayrosen.bsky.social
Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
"One irony of this situation is that while those on the British left tend to defend the BBC on principle, they are often exasperated by its deference to the right-wing press..."
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
The Plan to Bring Down a Giant: How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
www.cjr.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"One irony of this situation is that while those on the British left tend to defend the BBC on principle, they are often exasperated by its deference to the right-wing press..."
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
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If you have heard me or other observers talking about the "Orbanization of the media system" in the U.S., but you weren't sure who Viktor Orbán is and how he operates, I can recommend this article by a Hungarian journalist, Iván Zsolt Nagy, who has lived throught it all. www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
www.cjr.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you have heard me or other observers talking about the "Orbanization of the media system" in the U.S., but you weren't sure who Viktor Orbán is and how he operates, I can recommend this article by a Hungarian journalist, Iván Zsolt Nagy, who has lived throught it all. www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
If you have heard me or other observers talking about the "Orbanization of the media system" in the U.S., but you weren't sure who Viktor Orbán is and how he operates, I can recommend this article by a Hungarian journalist, Iván Zsolt Nagy, who has lived throught it all. www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
www.cjr.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you have heard me or other observers talking about the "Orbanization of the media system" in the U.S., but you weren't sure who Viktor Orbán is and how he operates, I can recommend this article by a Hungarian journalist, Iván Zsolt Nagy, who has lived throught it all. www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
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This from @status.news is all true. But an even wider campaign is to punish and intimidate those who would theaten his *freedom from fact.*
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This from @status.news is all true. But an even wider campaign is to punish and intimidate those who would theaten his *freedom from fact.*
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
This from @status.news is all true. But an even wider campaign is to punish and intimidate those who would theaten his *freedom from fact.*
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This from @status.news is all true. But an even wider campaign is to punish and intimidate those who would theaten his *freedom from fact.*
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
University of Viginia's ex-President James Ryan explaining his 12-page letter, which documents events that led up to his resignation: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"I didn’t have time to make it as concise as it should be."
Also known as, "If I had more time I would have said less.
"I didn’t have time to make it as concise as it should be."
Also known as, "If I had more time I would have said less.
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
University of Viginia's ex-President James Ryan explaining his 12-page letter, which documents events that led up to his resignation: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"I didn’t have time to make it as concise as it should be."
Also known as, "If I had more time I would have said less.
"I didn’t have time to make it as concise as it should be."
Also known as, "If I had more time I would have said less.
From Brian Morrissey, "Media People" www.therebooting.com/p/media-people
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From Brian Morrissey, "Media People" www.therebooting.com/p/media-people
I hate the new requirement for every podcast to become a video.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I hate the new requirement for every podcast to become a video.
The elimination of the public editor positon was, in my view, a bad decision, poorly reasoned. They should have doubled it, rather than ditching it. Why? The Times was at that moment moving toward a business model where loyal readers and their subscriptions were more important than ever in the mix.
Jay, what are the odds that the Public Editor job was eliminated *because* of this stuff?
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The elimination of the public editor positon was, in my view, a bad decision, poorly reasoned. They should have doubled it, rather than ditching it. Why? The Times was at that moment moving toward a business model where loyal readers and their subscriptions were more important than ever in the mix.
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One reason you need a public editor, representing the readers and their rights.
The question everyone is asking right now is this: NYT had deep access into all of this in real time and reported none of it. Why? In consequence, no NYT reporting on this subject is trustworthy.
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
One reason you need a public editor, representing the readers and their rights.
One reason you need a public editor, representing the readers and their rights.
The question everyone is asking right now is this: NYT had deep access into all of this in real time and reported none of it. Why? In consequence, no NYT reporting on this subject is trustworthy.
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
One reason you need a public editor, representing the readers and their rights.
It feels like the story is coming in for a landing around the question: does the BBC settle with Trump for major cash, like CBS did? www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/m... But here you have to imagine taxpayers money getting handed to Trump. Who in the UK is going to explain and take responsibility for that?
BBC holds surprise board meeting to weigh Trump’s legal threat | CNN Business
The BBC board held an unexpected meeting on Wednesday as the British broadcaster stares down a legal threat from President Trump, a source told CNN.
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It feels like the story is coming in for a landing around the question: does the BBC settle with Trump for major cash, like CBS did? www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/m... But here you have to imagine taxpayers money getting handed to Trump. Who in the UK is going to explain and take responsibility for that?
During these stress tests for impartial, objective, just-the-facts journalism, it's always felt significant for me that no one even mentions how a claim to viewlessness creates a huge attack surface.
But they're living it now in London. via @brianstelter.bsky.social
But they're living it now in London. via @brianstelter.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
During these stress tests for impartial, objective, just-the-facts journalism, it's always felt significant for me that no one even mentions how a claim to viewlessness creates a huge attack surface.
But they're living it now in London. via @brianstelter.bsky.social
But they're living it now in London. via @brianstelter.bsky.social
Between the news media in the UK and the US the biggest difference is the strength of the BBC at the center. Which makes it a target. As @brianstelter.bsky.social writes: "the BBC is positioned as an apolitical brand, yet operates in a politically poisonous atmosphere. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/m...
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Between the news media in the UK and the US the biggest difference is the strength of the BBC at the center. Which makes it a target. As @brianstelter.bsky.social writes: "the BBC is positioned as an apolitical brand, yet operates in a politically poisonous atmosphere. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/m...
Yes, the people on your screen observing on the election should know that there's an alternative model for how to do it. It's called the citizens agenda. I have been writing about it, and advocating for it, since 2010. pressthink.org/2010/08/the-...
Errol Louis was alluding to it last night:
Errol Louis was alluding to it last night:
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yes, the people on your screen observing on the election should know that there's an alternative model for how to do it. It's called the citizens agenda. I have been writing about it, and advocating for it, since 2010. pressthink.org/2010/08/the-...
Errol Louis was alluding to it last night:
Errol Louis was alluding to it last night:
What do you make of it?
"The Free Press election night live stream hosted Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of the socialist magazine Jacobin, last night." — @brianstelter.bsky.social
"The Free Press election night live stream hosted Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of the socialist magazine Jacobin, last night." — @brianstelter.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What do you make of it?
"The Free Press election night live stream hosted Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of the socialist magazine Jacobin, last night." — @brianstelter.bsky.social
"The Free Press election night live stream hosted Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of the socialist magazine Jacobin, last night." — @brianstelter.bsky.social
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New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
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A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
<em>Micropayments</em>. Elon Musk thinks he’s got a “major win-win” for news publishers with…<em>micropayments</em>.
After all, who would news companies rather trust their revenue to than the guy who calls them a "relentless hatestream"?
www.niemanlab.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
@sulliview.bsky.social This will interest you— as an opportunity lost. bsky.app/profile/jayr...
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@sulliview.bsky.social This will interest you— as an opportunity lost. bsky.app/profile/jayr...
If you care about this lost opportunity then share. @froomkin.bsky.social @normornstein.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you care about this lost opportunity then share. @froomkin.bsky.social @normornstein.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
Many of you, I know, receive a lot of national news, but care a lot about local. You also hate paywalls.
If that's you read this detailed story. "The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
If that's you read this detailed story. "The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah
“We believe that the first thing we have to do is build something that people want.”
www.niemanlab.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Many of you, I know, receive a lot of national news, but care a lot about local. You also hate paywalls.
If that's you read this detailed story. "The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
If that's you read this detailed story. "The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
I have a lurid fascination with interviews that become trainwrecks.
One of the best I have read was recently published by the New Yorker.
"Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party."
Karine Jean-Pierre interviewed by Isaac Chotiner www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
One of the best I have read was recently published by the New Yorker.
"Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party."
Karine Jean-Pierre interviewed by Isaac Chotiner www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.
www.newyorker.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I have a lurid fascination with interviews that become trainwrecks.
One of the best I have read was recently published by the New Yorker.
"Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party."
Karine Jean-Pierre interviewed by Isaac Chotiner www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
One of the best I have read was recently published by the New Yorker.
"Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party."
Karine Jean-Pierre interviewed by Isaac Chotiner www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Sarah Longwell, publisher of the (sort of) conservative news and opinion website, The Bulwark, as interviewed by Dylan Byers of @puck.news
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Sarah Longwell, publisher of the (sort of) conservative news and opinion website, The Bulwark, as interviewed by Dylan Byers of @puck.news
Another way to say this. When demand for the story exceeds supply that's not the end of it... is it?
Of course when supply (verifiable happenings) exceeds demand we have a different kind of problem, don't we?
Of course when supply (verifiable happenings) exceeds demand we have a different kind of problem, don't we?
MAGA media is desperate for proof of widespread left-wing violence. But from an GOP bar fracas to a teen who staged his abduction by “four Mexicans,” the stories keep turning out to be hoaxes.
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-media...
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-media...
MAGA Media Keeps Thirsting for Left-Wing Violence
. . . even if that means they have to invent it.
www.thebulwark.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Another way to say this. When demand for the story exceeds supply that's not the end of it... is it?
Of course when supply (verifiable happenings) exceeds demand we have a different kind of problem, don't we?
Of course when supply (verifiable happenings) exceeds demand we have a different kind of problem, don't we?