Jim Bettinger
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A lot of people criticizing Trump for not lowering grocery prices when what he's doing now is precisely what he said he would do on the issue while he was campaigning. To jog your memory: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | Here’s how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices
During Donald Trump’s town hall in Pennsylvania, an attendee asked about grocery bills and inflation. Here is Trump’s response in its entirety.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A lot of people criticizing Trump for not lowering grocery prices when what he's doing now is precisely what he said he would do on the issue while he was campaigning. To jog your memory: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
All The Air In The Room: all four stories above the fold have his name in the main hed or subdeck.
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
All The Air In The Room: all four stories above the fold have his name in the main hed or subdeck.
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
Ditto reaction when I saw this. Why is this a story, let alone Page one above the fold?
Shocked, just shocked, by this important scoop on front page of today's NYT. /s/
Based on report that came out ... nine months ago
And behavior long predating that
("Skip a class? Perish the thought!!" Says anyone who ever worked on a college newspaper, which covers a lot of people in the media.)
Based on report that came out ... nine months ago
And behavior long predating that
("Skip a class? Perish the thought!!" Says anyone who ever worked on a college newspaper, which covers a lot of people in the media.)
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Ditto reaction when I saw this. Why is this a story, let alone Page one above the fold?
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"Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital."
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital
Is a newspaper a financial asset or a community trust? This particular standoff ended with an increasingly uncommon answer.
www.niemanlab.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital."
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
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What to do with a bookshelf when you're not up to books, White House version. (No good answer to whether Macron or Zelenskyy was more full of scorn and loathing.)
August 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What to do with a bookshelf when you're not up to books, White House version. (No good answer to whether Macron or Zelenskyy was more full of scorn and loathing.)
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MSNBC announces rebranding as Internet Explorer.
August 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
MSNBC announces rebranding as Internet Explorer.
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A passage from my book, "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press) where I try to explain what "multiple perspectives" means in a way that anyone can grasp.
July 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A passage from my book, "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press) where I try to explain what "multiple perspectives" means in a way that anyone can grasp.
Looks like a superb cohort! I can’t wait to see what they do in the year ahead. Congrats to all, the new fellows, of course, and the many folks who participated in their selection. The beat goes on!
Good news: Announcing the 2025-26 JSK Journalism Fellows! They will spend next year at Stanford, pursuing individual projects + exploring opportunities for collective action that responds to accelerating threats to freedom of news and information. Bravo!
jsk.stanford.edu/news/jsk-nam...
jsk.stanford.edu/news/jsk-nam...
JSK names 16 journalism fellows for 2025-26
Journalism leaders and innovators will pursue individual projects as well as opportunities for collective action that responds to accelerating threats to independent media.
jsk.stanford.edu
May 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Looks like a superb cohort! I can’t wait to see what they do in the year ahead. Congrats to all, the new fellows, of course, and the many folks who participated in their selection. The beat goes on!