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…5 min read·Mar 29, 2021--1--1
PinnedEdward WassermanMedia need a recovery plan to help foster the nation’s convalescencePublished in the San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 20214 min read·Feb 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?9 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Feb 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.4 min read·Feb 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, 2021.7 min read·Jul 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, 2021.4 min read·Jun 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.4 min read·Feb 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.4 min read·Feb 25, 2021----
Edward WassermanJulian Assange and the woeful state of whistle-blowersAs the media’s indispensable helpmates, don’t they deserve constitutional protection too?6 min read·Feb 23, 2021----