Margaret Sullivan

Washington Post

Margaret Sullivan appears in the following:

What Journalists Need to Remember on Election Day(/Night/Week) 2020

Tuesday, November 03, 2020

Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post has some urgent advice for her fellow journalists today, and some pointers for everyone following election results, too.

Local News and Democracy

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Local news outlets have been decimated over the last few years, Margaret Sullivan surveys the damage, and sounds the alarm to protect democracy.

Will the Mueller Report Shift Public Trust in American Institutions?

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Following the release of a summary of the Mueller Report, what has the investigation meant for Americans’ trust in our institutions, from the Department of Justice to the media?

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Journalists Should be 'Proud' of Russia Reporting

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Not bullied.

Clarence Thomas Questions Landmark Libel Case, Raising Concerns About Press Freedoms

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Thomas took issue with the landmark Times v Sullivan case from 1964, which provides a broad framework for press freedoms enjoyed today.

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The State of Trust in the News Media

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Margaret Sullivan discusses President Trump's "Fake News Awards" and Senator Jeff Flake's speech in which he criticized the president's reference "alternative facts."

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In Praise of Radically Transparent Journalism

Friday, December 01, 2017

Is radical transparency the antidote to poisonous misinformation?

The Future of the Free Press Under a Trump Administration

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump continues to scorn the media with glee. Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post, examines the future of the free press under Trump.

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Margaret Sullivan: Get Out of Your News Comfort Zone

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Former New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan reflects on partisanship in the media, and how consumers choose news sources that echo their own political views.

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CNN's Hiring of Corey Lewandowski: An Insult to Women and Journalists

Thursday, June 30, 2016

The Washington Post's Margaret Sullivan says CNN's hiring of Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is symptomatic of a larger problem in the press.

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The Public Editor Says Goodbye

Friday, May 13, 2016

Margaret Sullivan has just wrapped up four years as the public editor for The New York Times. Was she able to change practices at the paper of record?