Politico | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles tagged Politico (85)

Joshua BentonMay 7, 2024

This year’s Pulitzer Prizes were a coming-out party for online media — and a marker of local newspapers’ decline

For the first time ever, more online news sites produced Pulitzer finalists than newspapers did.

Hanaa' TameezMay 3, 2023

A new fellowship, backed by Robert Allbritton, aims to shake up the Capitol Hill reporting pipeline

“All the editors I know wish they had more time to mentor their reporters, but they’re under so much pressure to produce that they just can’t do it.”

A former Protocol editor buys part of the company’s email list to launch something new

Joshua BentonAugust 26, 2021

Politico is being sold for more than $1 billion; here are some of the smart moves it made to get there

Love ’em or hate ’em, Politico has redefined political journalism on the Internet and built a robust business. Here are some of the things they’ve done right.

Joshua BentonApril 6, 2021

Why does so much news about the European Union still come out of London, even post-Brexit?

Even without the U.K., English is still the most widely spoken language in the EU, and that’s led to some awkward arrangements.

Sarah ScireMarch 3, 2021

With The Recast, Politico looks to redefine who counts as a ‘politico’

The new race and identity newsletter will land in inboxes on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 30, 2020

Two new studies show, again, that Facebook doesn’t censor conservatives

Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Mike Lee says fact-checking is a form of censorship, and Wikipedia explains how it plans to fight Election Day misinformation.

Hanaa' TameezMay 1, 2020

Here’s how 4 news organizations are building new ways to inform (and comfort) kids about coronavirus

“Grownups, we have our various coping mechanisms and ways of processing this strange new reality. We have our Zoom calls and our alcohol and our memes. The kids don’t have those tools.”

Sarah Scire and Joshua BentonFebruary 5, 2020

Protocol — think Politico, but for tech — launches into a crowded space

“Technology is no longer just a sector of the economy or an industry — it’s a global power center akin to any nation’s capital. And it’s time for a publication to cover it like one.”

Christine SchmidtJune 28, 2018

More than a magic electoral map: How Politico plans its (open source) Slack chats during the midterms

It’s like the readers going to a watch party or trivia event, but with less effort — perhaps literally by staying at home.

Older articles