Author: Jay Rosen

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When in doubt, draw a distinction.

Published 22 Apr 2026 12:20 pm

About Jay Rosen’s 1986 PhD dissertation, ‘The Impossible Press’

It should be obvious here that I am trying to extend my life span, even as I know that the odds favor eclipse.

Published 8 Oct 2025 10:56 am

He used to edit political stories at the Chicago Tribune. Now he says the press is failing our democracy.

"You don’t get a lot of complaints if you just write down what everyone says and leave it at that."

Published 19 Jun 2022 9:42 pm

The savvy turn in political journalism

And why I continue to criticize it.

Published 17 Jan 2022 6:32 pm

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PRESSTHINK is a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. It is written and edited by professor Jay Rosen, who has taught at NYU since 1986. The blog is about the fate of the press in a digital era and the challenges involved in rethinking what journalism is today. It presents essays, press criticism, interviews and speeches. PressThink does not accept advertising.

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