Archive - The Save Journalism Committee

Lucy Letby's Verdict and the Internet's Missing Piece

A review of The New Yorker’s recent reevaluation of an infamous UK murder trial, plus a vision for a new approach to presenting evidence to readers.

May 22 •

April 2024

Why to write about unpopular things

A short(ish) essay on the pros and cons of dying on unfashionable hills.

Apr 16 •

The Real Thai Cave Rescue, Pt 1: Elon Musk’s Submarine

The first chapter from a 5+ year investigation into what really happened, how and why the media misreported it, and why the truth still matters—even if…

Apr 11 •

Paid Subscriptions Note

Restarting paid subs in advance of this week's monster Thai cave rescue piece.

Apr 11 •

March 2024

Roku didn't ban mass arbitration. They use the same legal playbook as the NYT itself.

The Daily Error: The NYT misread a Roku legal update, connected it to a data breach Roku had nothing to do with, and failed to mention their own nearly…

Mar 25 •

Terror in the skies? Let’s talk about Boeing.

If you're flying United to Cabo on a Boeing jet, how worried should you be? And how well are journalists answering that question?

Mar 21 •

The Daily Error: A Californian Conspiracy

A new challenge to find a New York Times error within one hour and explain it within 500 words.

Mar 20 •

NYT vs. The Musk Foundation: A Masterclass in Slant

Journalists sometimes claim that "hit pieces" don't exist, and that some concerns are just newsworthy. But how much slant is consistent with really…

Mar 15 •

January 2024

Business Insider & Plagiarism: A Case Study in Unseriousness

Or why more publications should direct some of their passion about plagiarism and insufficient editorial care to their own content.

Jan 6 •

December 2023

A window into daily life for the internal refugees within Israel, and a profile of one of the many volunteers supporting them.

Dec 1, 2023 •

November 2023

A Month in Israel: Six Reflections

A primer on slow judgment, and on how to think about intractable conflicts.

Nov 28, 2023 •

October 2023

Israel-Palestine, Community Notes, Oil

On how moral clarity depends on informational clarity, on how X can provide more of it, and on why I may be headed to Israel. Plus a sidebar on…

Oct 18, 2023 •

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