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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · 3d

Talked to reporters about what it was like covering the mayoralty of Eric Adams, from stakeouts to indictments to fish

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Why Reporters May Miss Eric Adams

“He’s one of the oddest people in politics that I’ve ever covered.”

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · 12d

I wrote about the unlikely rise of Cultured magazine: nymag.com/intelligence...

An Art Magazine? In This Economy?

The sudden, unlikely rise of Cultured.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · 21d

Wrote about this seismic moment in the media biz and beyond

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Je Suis Jimmy

In media, even at the highest of perches, there’s a new sense of vulnerability.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wrote about the state of cultural criticism, and the difficult decisions media outlets have been forced to make around it:

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Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?

The grim calculations involved in publishing traditional written reviews.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Aug 9

A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram!

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The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything

Shannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jul 23

More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house

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Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington Post

A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jul 16

Revisiting the Grill Room to talk Condé past and present

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The Once and Future Condé Nast

A new book about the magazine conglomerate’s glorious past puts its current predicaments in a fresh light.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jul 7

The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble:

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Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse

The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:

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Are You a $300,000 Writer?

Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · May 16

Nine years ago, when James Bennett took over NYT Opinion, it had around 60 staffers.

Now, under Kathleen Kingsbury, it has almost 200.

Via @charlottetklein.bsky.social

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The Opinion That Ate the Paper

Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · May 16

Under Katie Kingsbury, the New York Times Opinion section has doubled in size — nearly 200 people, bigger than many American newspapers and magazines. What kind of publication is she building? nymag.com/intelligence...

The Opinion That Ate the Paper

Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Apr 28

The Smiths want to unseat Davos and they also want to be a global news organization. A look at Semafor’s newsletter-and-events proposition three years since its founding:

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What Is Semafor?

The Smiths’ newsletter-and-events business is both a modern media mash-up and a throwback to a pre-Trump era.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Apr 3

Radhika Jones leaves Vanity Fair after seven years, as successor speculation swirls

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Amidst Deepening Malaise, Radhika Jones Leaves Vanity Fair

“I have to imagine that there were more than enough financial reasons to warrant her leaving,” one Condé staffer said.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to donate and it’s working…for now.

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The Newspaper Flourishing Without a Paywall

How the Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to cough up a donation.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Mar 20

What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into the go-to, one-stop shop for media start-ups and established stars alike.

This week’s column on Substack:

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The New Substack Universe

What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into an all-purpose go-to platform for media start-ups and established stars alike.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Mar 13

MSNBC is basically building a news operation from scratch. Will it work?

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MSNBC’s Post–Joy Reid, Post-NBC Future Is Kind of Bright?

The liberal network is leaning into its forthcoming split from NBC News, seeking to hire more than 100 journalists.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Mar 12

Full email:

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Mar 12

Kathy Baird, chief communications officer at the Washington Post, is resigning, per email she sent to staff just now

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Mar 6

A fight between the Associated Press and the White House has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists. Checking in with the DC press corps:
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How Trump Is Dividing and Conquering the White House Press Corps

A spat with the Associated Press has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Feb 26

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis publicly supported Bezos's decision to remake the ideology of the opinion section. But privately, he pushed back, warning Bezos it would have consequences for the health of the paper:
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The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants

The venerable paper has officially become the Amazon CEO’s plaything.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Feb 24

Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials:

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The Media Is Now Part of Trump’s War Against the Deep State

Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Feb 14

An invitation to a Lorne Michaels book event turned into an amazing reply-all disaster, featuring boomer journalists, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, and Aaron Sorkin:

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The Lorne Michaels Book Event Thread Is the Reply-All Disaster We Need

Susan Morrison’s invitation quickly went haywire, thanks to some boomer journalists and Tina Fey.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Feb 13

Inside the search for the next co-host of The Daily, one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times:
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Who Wants to Co-Host The Daily?

Inside the auditions for one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Feb 6

The Bulwark is amassing between 700 to 1,000 new paid subscribers about every day or two. A look at the anti-Trump media operation’s expansion and success:

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Resistance Media Lives!

The explosive success of The Bulwark.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jan 30

Can a foreigner be your unofficial guide to official Washington? My column on Politico’s unconventional choice for the new Playbook:

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Can a Brit Become the Face of Politico?

You don’t know Jack Blanchard.

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