From The New Yorker, Lauren Collins on how the Daily Mail conquered England. The world’s most popular online newspaper: How the Daily Mail took the title from The New York Times. From NYRB, Geoffrey Wheatcroft on the truth about Murdoch. From Vanity Fair, Suzanna Andrews uncovers Rebekah Brooks, the woman wrapped in the enigma, the keys to her meteoric rise, and the latest object of her incandescent ambition; after writing two of the most interesting movies of the past several years, Aaron Sorkin has returned to television via HBO, which is premiering his dramatic series The Newsroom next month; and has The Washington Post lost its way? Tenacious: Dana Priest wants to show you how the world works. Inch by Inch: Mort Persky on the art of the newspaper column. Newsrooms may look different today, but their need for speed never wavers. From Neiman Reports, looking back what would they do differently? Six editors take a hard look at newspapers and what it will take for them to stay alive. Are online newspapers the modern day equivalent of 19th century bourgeois cafes for democratic discussions? From The Globe and Mail, where’s Robert Redford when we need him? The newspaper biz used to be so cool.
