PinnedEdward WassermanConflict of interest and the lamentable affair of David BrooksConflict of interest among journalists is an exasperating subject, especially now when shrunken budgets and the transformation of jobs…Mar 29, 20211Mar 29, 20211
PinnedEdward WassermanMedia need a recovery plan to help foster the nation’s convalescencePublished in the San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2021Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
PinnedEdward WassermanHow the New York Times deceived Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel EllsbergWhat standards of fairness and honesty should media organizations follow in dealing with their own sources?Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
PinnedEdward WassermanNews media’s growing Facebook co-dependency challenges journalism’s limits on acquiring…Editor’s Note: In light of today’s conflict between the news media and Facebook, Google et al. over their plunder of original content…Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
PinnedEdward WassermanA rebirth of media heroismA celebration of the great journalism at the end of the Trump administration—almost enough to restore your faith in an independent press.Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Edward WassermanNews media must guide reporters on using social media without bloodying their careers — or…This column first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 13, 2021.Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
Edward WassermanThe media’s peace deal with Biden leaves whistleblowers out to dryThis column was published in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 17, 2021.Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021
Edward WassermanDoes it matter that Jeff Bezos won’t move to D.C.?When one of the richest people in the world bought one of the world’s most powerful news organizations, it was worth asking why.Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
Edward WassermanWill the Sixties survive all the media commemoratives that are coming?It was worth considering how journalism differs from history and how poorly news judgment guides the historical perspective.Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
Edward WassermanJulian Assange and the woeful state of whistle-blowersAs the media’s indispensable helpmates, don’t they deserve constitutional protection too?Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021