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The Wayward Press

The Magazine for Mercenaries Enters Polite Society

Susan Katz Keating, the editor and publisher of Soldier of Fortune, discusses how she’s changing the publication and assesses the threat of political violence.

A Coup at the WestView News

A succession battle involving a fight for the patronage of Sarah Jessica Parker threatens to stop the presses at a Greenwich Village newspaper.

A Media Mogul Pivots to Paper

The Whitney Museum once accidentally threw out a newspaper box that Mitch Anzuoni had stocked with books, zines, and erotica. Now he has a citywide network of them.

Florida Woman Bites Camel

Some thoughts on the art of the newspaper lede.

The Times’ Dean Baquet Gets His Closeup in “The Fourth Estate”

At the première of the Showtime documentary, Robert De Niro makes the paper’s executive editor squirm.

The Onion Struggles to Lampoon Trump

At a headline pitch meeting, the writers of the satirical newspaper try to stay away from low-hanging fruit.

Inside Trump’s Surreal Press Conference

The President debased reporters, while relying on them to air it on TV—the media equivalent of the why-are-you-hitting-yourself bullying tactic.

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The Bad-Boy Brand