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11 answers from a year of deep questions about journalism
Depth Perception’s first year was full of insight. Here are our favorite bits of knowledge from respondents to our newsletter's recurring questionnaire.
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Through family road trips, Sarah Kendzior discovered America’s fate isn’t sealed just yet
In her new memoir, the journalist and academic used the United States’ open roads to show her children what’s worth preserving.
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Sophie Gilbert’s steamy-smart summer reading list: Books and essays about sex and desire in culture
Required reading from The Atlantic staffer and author of 'Girl on Girl,' who explores how 21st century pop-culture convinced young women that sex…
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“I have a duty to share what I saw.” Jacob Soboroff on his role in Trump immigration documentary 'Separated'
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Linda Tirado, “a one-woman hurricane of making the world a better place”
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Sari Botton on aging, eloping, and pissing off Hollywood royalty
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How Mehdi Hasan's "big mouth" launched his career
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Meet the inmate who went viral for “Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison”
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“Just the tip of the iceberg”: The New York Times’ Zach Seward on embracing AI
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The web's "original sin": Garrett Graff on tech's deadly embrace of the algorithm
For 25 years, America's adversaries have used online lies, hackers, and trolls to weaponize the web against the democracy, says the historian…
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How journalist Judd Legum’s 'Popular Information' grew into a corporate accountability powerhouse
Legum shares his methodical approach to reporting, the power of free access to information, and why he's expanding his coverage to monitor the…
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“It's very insidious.” Melanie Haiken on reporting out the schemes insurance companies use to limit eating disorder treatment
The longtime freelance journalist talks about her process of writing a devastating four-part series.
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How spite drove legendary sportswriter Jeff Pearlman to become a TikTok and YouTube all-star
The former 'Sports illustrated' scribe discusses the enduring impact of his John Rocker profile, and how social video propelled his career.
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Climate disaster journalist Colleen Hagerty on what matters most after the world stops watching
A leading voice in disaster journalism talks about what's left behind: the quiet recoveries, compounding traumas, and how trust and communication shapes…
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Kelly Kimball
Kim Cross had no plans to write about true crime. One major case refused to be ignored.
The Polly Klaas case was well known, but a personal connection allowed the journalist and historian to reveal so much more.
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"Project 2025 has every element that [MLMs] would ever want." Bridget Read on the political impact of pyramid schemes
Read's new book, Little Bosses Everywhere, uncovers the parallels between Trump's America and the multi-level marketing industry.
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