Archive - American Crisis

Understanding the numbers behind Biden's likely change of heart

My mind-changing interview with polling expert Dave Wasserman

Jul 20 •

Margaret Sullivan

A misleading headline, an outrageous lie, and a surprising aftermath

Following up on how two major news stories developed after they broke

Jul 13 •

Margaret Sullivan

Is Kamala Harris 'electable'?

But first, tonight's high-stakes interview of President Biden by ABC's George Stephanopoulus

Jul 5 •

Margaret Sullivan

June 2024

Watch? Cringe? Abstain? All about tonight's high-stakes debate

A look ahead, plus an objectionable New York Times story about Biden

Jun 27 •

Margaret Sullivan

Frightening evidence of the election's sky-high stakes

Plus, spreading the word to 4,000 media executives on the need for pro-democracy coverage

Jun 24 •

Margaret Sullivan

Two wrecking balls hit public trust in local journalism

A slanted story about Biden's age gets blasted out to local TV audiences, and "pink slime" sites keep growing

Jun 14 •

Margaret Sullivan

Lies, false equivalence and other media failures in the aftermath of Trump's trial

The felon now claims he never said "lock her up" — and other pieces of post-verdict nonsense

Jun 4 •

Margaret Sullivan

May 2024

The odds, the stakes and the scariest media news I saw all week

On the great divide in how Americans get their news and how it affects their political views

May 24 •

Margaret Sullivan

I'm refocusing this newsletter on media that supports — or threatens — American democracy

The 2024 election looms, and I want to do my part

May 18 •

Margaret Sullivan

Some unsolicited advice for Joe Kahn of The New York Times and other editors

As November's hugely consequential election looms, I propose a mindset adjustment

May 10 •

Margaret Sullivan

April 2024

Podcast: The Gaza-Israel protests on American campuses could become a global movement

But police or military response, I argue, should be a last resort

Apr 27 •

Margaret Sullivan

Some thoughts about the Columbia University protests

As the head of a journalism ethics center there, I've seen what's happening from the inside

Apr 25 •

Margaret Sullivan

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