We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
Substack / Adam Johnson
/ Feb 22“The ‘News Analysis’ vertical is one of the more fourth-wall-breaking concoctions in recent years, whereby Times editors allow their ostensibly straight reporters to veer into outright opinion writing under the guise of ‘analysis.’ It’s a funny ideological dance where alleged impartiality is maintained through a strange ‘analysis’ tone, but it’s clear the journalist in question is making a political point: in this case, very clearly, opposition to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan—a current of activism consistent with Baker.” —
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New York Times,
Peter Baker,
transgender,
transgender issues,
transgender reporting
