Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”
The former BuzzFeed News editor on covering Donald Trump, the lure of social media, and how to restore trust in journalism.
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Harry Lambert
Harry Lambert is a staff writer and editor at the New Statesman and edits the Saturday Read newsletter. He has written cover features on universities, No 10, the BBC and Labour.
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The MSNBC host recalls his time as the magazine’s senior editor (politics), 2009-2012.
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Jeremy Hunt didn’t fix anything
The Budget did nothing to address the UK’s fundamental problems: Brexit and a deeply unequal economy.
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Why Larry Summers is moving left with age
The Clinton-era treasury secretary on why capitalist democracy must change if it is to survive.
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How Bari Weiss broke the media
The culture war at the New York Times crushed Bari Weiss – and made her.
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What does Evgeny Lebedev want?
Buying British newspapers gave the Lebedevs clout in Tory high politics. Over a decade on, it remains unclear what…
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Richard Sharp’s letter to BBC staff leaves the essential questions unanswered
The broadcaster’s chairman offers an inconclusive defence of his role in an £800,000 loan guarantee to Boris Johnson.
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