Jay Rosen
@jayrosen.bsky.social
Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
I had seen the Post's Two Hundred Million subscribers "goal," and probably noted to myself, "Jeez, that's a lot."
But it wasn't just a lot, it was a tell. Top management at the Post wasn't serious. That's a number that you put out there because you don't know what to do.
Read Parker's piece. 2/2
But it wasn't just a lot, it was a tell. Top management at the Post wasn't serious. That's a number that you put out there because you don't know what to do.
Read Parker's piece. 2/2
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I had seen the Post's Two Hundred Million subscribers "goal," and probably noted to myself, "Jeez, that's a lot."
But it wasn't just a lot, it was a tell. Top management at the Post wasn't serious. That's a number that you put out there because you don't know what to do.
Read Parker's piece. 2/2
But it wasn't just a lot, it was a tell. Top management at the Post wasn't serious. That's a number that you put out there because you don't know what to do.
Read Parker's piece. 2/2
"The Post, the Times, Axios, and Politico combined don’t reach 100 million monthly viewers, and that includes people who aren’t paying. Two hundred million was delusional."
This post by @parkermolloy.com is loaded. Read it.
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www.readtpa.com/p/jeff-bezos...
This post by @parkermolloy.com is loaded. Read it.
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www.readtpa.com/p/jeff-bezos...
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
"The Post, the Times, Axios, and Politico combined don’t reach 100 million monthly viewers, and that includes people who aren’t paying. Two hundred million was delusional."
This post by @parkermolloy.com is loaded. Read it.
1 of 2
www.readtpa.com/p/jeff-bezos...
This post by @parkermolloy.com is loaded. Read it.
1 of 2
www.readtpa.com/p/jeff-bezos...
"When in doubt, draw a distinction."
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Thanks, I will give it a try.
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Thanks, I will give it a try.
I discovered this last week with my thread of 28 posts. Threads is broken, as you say.
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I discovered this last week with my thread of 28 posts. Threads is broken, as you say.
BlueSky finally adds drafts. techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/b...
I wonder what this means, if anything, for making threads.
I wonder what this means, if anything, for making threads.
Bluesky finally adds drafts | TechCrunch
The move comes as Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported drafts.
techcrunch.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
BlueSky finally adds drafts. techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/b...
I wonder what this means, if anything, for making threads.
I wonder what this means, if anything, for making threads.
"People have been trained by social media to read everything in bad faith..." ( @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app ) is something I struggle with in my space (press criticism and media trends.)
Talking to the 99% of the users who lurk by responding to the 1% that speaks up can be difficult and weird.
Talking to the 99% of the users who lurk by responding to the 1% that speaks up can be difficult and weird.
February 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"People have been trained by social media to read everything in bad faith..." ( @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app ) is something I struggle with in my space (press criticism and media trends.)
Talking to the 99% of the users who lurk by responding to the 1% that speaks up can be difficult and weird.
Talking to the 99% of the users who lurk by responding to the 1% that speaks up can be difficult and weird.
Email would be great, thanks.
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Email would be great, thanks.
Yes. I would think so.
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Yes. I would think so.
We haven't heard anything about that.
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We haven't heard anything about that.
Hi, Rodney. I heard about that, but need to study it more.
Any other account of it in English? I don't subscribe to that one.
Any other account of it in English? I don't subscribe to that one.
February 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Hi, Rodney. I heard about that, but need to study it more.
Any other account of it in English? I don't subscribe to that one.
Any other account of it in English? I don't subscribe to that one.
Yesterday the Washington Post rid itself of Publisher and Chief Executive Will Lewis. If you're interested in those events and their tumultuous background, I would recommend this detailed account from NPR's @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
No paywall. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
No paywall. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
'Washington Post' CEO departs after going AWOL during massive job cuts
Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has departed just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Yesterday the Washington Post rid itself of Publisher and Chief Executive Will Lewis. If you're interested in those events and their tumultuous background, I would recommend this detailed account from NPR's @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
No paywall. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
No paywall. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
I really don't know. Nobody knows. When you subtract 300 from 800 you have a different company.
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I really don't know. Nobody knows. When you subtract 300 from 800 you have a different company.
Reposted by Jay Rosen
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
Why didh't he start the killing right away? There was a stretch during Trump's first presidency where the Post almost out-performed the Times. All part of the plan?
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Why didh't he start the killing right away? There was a stretch during Trump's first presidency where the Post almost out-performed the Times. All part of the plan?
Reposted by Jay Rosen
FT also suggested that he was forced out
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
FT also suggested that he was forced out
Thanks, Greg. Lots of people have had that idea.
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Thanks, Greg. Lots of people have had that idea.
I will start thinking about that when it happens.
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I will start thinking about that when it happens.
Kara Swisher at www.threads.com says Will Lewis was fired.
Below that is his letter to the Post staff.
Below that is his letter to the Post staff.
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Kara Swisher at www.threads.com says Will Lewis was fired.
Below that is his letter to the Post staff.
Below that is his letter to the Post staff.
My own view is that it has to be both. Rich understanding of the users and what they expect, and great journalism that informs people of what they didn't know.
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
My own view is that it has to be both. Rich understanding of the users and what they expect, and great journalism that informs people of what they didn't know.
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I've seen all kinds of edits after publishing.
February 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I've seen all kinds of edits after publishing.