After making a fortune on Wall Street, he bought The Nation magazine and founded The New York Observer, which one writer called a “maypole of Manhattan gossip and intrigue.”
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Elizabeth Pochoda, Journalist Who Traversed the New York Media World, Dies at 83
She was a writer and a top editor at publications as diverse as The Nation, Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. She also helped found Grand Street and reboot Vanity Fair.
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How Trump’s Win Is Explained by Right and Left Media Outlets
Media outlets on the right said Mr. Trump won because of the left’s embrace of what they called extreme political views. Left-leaning outlets offered a broader variety of explanations.
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Noel Parmentel Jr., Essayist, Polemicist and Apostate, Dies at 98
A self-described “reactionary individualist,” he mentored Joan Didion and was credited with famously comparing Nixon to a used-car salesman.
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How Partisan Media Outlets Covered Biden’s Withdrawal
Progressive publications said President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 election was heroic. Conservative commentators suggested that if he is unable to campaign, he should step down from the presidency, too.
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Conservative Media Blasts Trump Verdict as a Sham as Liberal Media Celebrates, Mostly
Conservative outlets blasted former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal conviction as a sham, while liberal outlets divided on the import.
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The Nation Magazine to Become Monthly
The progressive publication will move to the new schedule in January, and each issue will be 84 pages instead of 48.
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Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Business:Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.