Two episodes in one week! After a couple month hiatus. Surprise! Anyway, here’s the blurb:

Mark Jacob is the former metro editor at the Chicago Tribune, and former Sunday editor at the Chicago Sun-Times. He’s the co-author of 11 books, mostly on history.

In this episode, the first of two with Mark, he and John Cole talk about the history of the New York Times and why it has consistently missed the moment, going back to the turn of the last century.  

If you’re interested in this topic, Mark has a piece on it at his Substack, called “The New York Times is on the wrong side of history”:  https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-new-york-times-is-on-the-wrong

Mark’s Substack Stop the Presses: https://www.stopthepresses.news/

Courier is a journalism initiative that supports Mark’s Substack and other journalism:  https://couriernewsroom.com/

Mark’s recommended links:

Jennifer Schulze’s Substack Indistinct Chatter: https://jenniferschulze.substack.com/

Greg Sargent at The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/authors/greg-sargent

Pro Publica: https://www.propublica.org/