Josh Hersh

On the Kicker, @franciagarciah.bsky.social and @slulay2.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social on ICE’s Chicago surge and the attacks on journalists. Listen in with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Chicago’s Block Club Is Ready for ICE The independent digital startup has been on the ground covering ICE’s surge and the attacks on journalists.

I spoke to Block Club Chicago's @slulay2.bsky.social and @franciagarciah.bsky.social about the paper's lawsuit against ICE, and what it's been like covering a city under siege. www.cjr.org/kicker/block...

Chicago’s @blockclubchi.bsky.social Is Ready for ICE: The independent digital startup has been on the ground covering ICE’s surge and the attacks on journalists. Listen in with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Chicago’s Block Club Is Ready for ICE The independent digital startup has been on the ground covering ICE’s surge and the attacks on journalists.

I spoke to Block Club Chicago's @slulay2.bsky.social and @franciagarciah.bsky.social about the paper's lawsuit against ICE, and what it's been like covering a city under siege. www.cjr.org/kicker/block...

In light of yet another shooter seemingly enveloped by his own very-online brand of irony, give a listen to the conversation Elle and I had last week inspired by her post below. www.cjr.org/kicker/elle-...

ICE might be breaking the law to stonewall reporters. Nearly two dozen reporters and other Freedom of Information Act requesters say they are getting the brush-off.

Great piece by @davelevinthal.com on how ICE and CBP is stonewalling journalists on FOIA requests -- and more. www.cjr.org/analysis/ice...

On a new Kicker, @ellereeve.bsky.social on the Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect’s Inscrutable Memes. The CNN correspondent, who specializes in fringe and internet subcultures, on how to make sense of the killing. With host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Nobody wants to hear this, but liberals wondering where the "left's Joe Rogan" is, the answer might be he or she only emerges when the hulking totems of (network) liberal media establishment are torn down.

Elle Reeve on the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s inscrutable memes. The CNN correspondent, who specializes in fringe and internet subcultures, on how to make sense of the killing.

When you talk about motive and ideology for people in fringe or extreme movements, you have to start by recognizing how murky it can get. I spoke to @ellereeve.bsky.social about Kirk, the man who shot him, and covering dark corners of the internet for The Kicker www.cjr.org/kicker/elle-...

A Warning from a Hungarian Journalist: ‘Brace Yourself for the Worst’ András Pethő has watched American media head down a familiar path.

A good moment to revisit my conversation with the journalist Andras Petho about, among other things, how corporate media owners in Hungary caved to Orban, and what came next. www.cjr.org/kicker/hunga...

Inside Trump's influencer media tour. Alex Bruesewitz was already immersed in the online world of politically disengaged young men. He saw the untapped potential.

For those still trying to make sense of the media world of Charlie Kirk, I've been re-reading this great @jakelahut.writes.news piece from the spring about what Trump found in the right-wing influencer-sphere www.cjr.org/feature/alex...

The last reporter to profile Charlie Kirk. Millions of young conservatives got their news, and political inspiration, from Kirk’s media operation.

Read my interview with the last reporter to profile Charlie Kirk, a thoughtful conversation on the legacy Kirk aspired to have, and the more complicated nature of his actual approach. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

The last reporter to profile Charlie Kirk. Millions of young conservatives got their news, and political inspiration, from Kirk’s media operation.

Millions of young conservatives got their news, and political inspiration, from Charlie Kirk’s media operation. Brigham Tomco spoke with @joshuahersh.bsky.social about the profile of Kirk he wrote this summer and published Wednesday morning. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

The Memory Keepers A frontline Ukrainian newspaper draws from its own history.

Lovely piece by Sophie Watson about a frontline newspaper in Ukraine, trying to preserve the memories, and spirit, of its community. www.cjr.org/analysis/izi...

Joseph McCarthy’s War on Voice of America A largely forgotten campaign of harassment and persecution from the 1950s that still echoes today.

A campaign of harassment and delegitimization against Voice of America—from seventy years ago. Dan Golden digs up Joseph McCarthy's other, forgotten crusade for @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/jos...

Inside the Radio Stations Devastated by Public Funding Cuts “If we have to make cuts, there’s no easy choice,” one station manager said.

For @columjournreview.bsky.social, Andrew Mercein spoke to numerous public radio station managers about their despair, and scrambles to plot out a bleak future www.cjr.org/news/public-...

Alan Rusbridger Wants the BBC to Find Its Nerve The former Guardian editor has been keeping tabs on the challenges at the venerable broadcaster.

Alan Rusbridger Wants the BBC to Find its Nerve, by @joshuahersh.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

What’s the Matter with the BBC? Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger on the challenges facing the venerable British institution, with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Times Mamdani Article Using Hacked Documents from White Supremacist Draws Outcry “What matters most here is whether the information was true and factual,” the Times’ Patrick Healy told CJR.

In case you're wondering, no, the Times is not backing down because of the online outrage over its Mamdani article.
‪@liamjscott.bsky.social‬ breaks it all down for @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/news/times-m...

On The Kicker Live: Arwa Damon on Leaving CNN and Telling Stories from Gaza, with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social
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What’s the Point of Investigating Trump? The Times’ David Fahrenthold on the value of investigations in a time of shamelessness.

On this week's Kicker, I got to ask @fahrenthold.bsky.social a question that's been bugging me for a while: Why bother investigating Trump anymore? (He has a good answer!) www.cjr.org/kicker/inves...

‘The Threat Is Very Real’: NPR’s Katherine Maher on the Fight to Save Public Media Podcast Episode · The Kicker · 05/09/2025 · 32m

"The threat is very real." Thanks to Katherine Maher for joining @CJR's The Kicker this week to talk about NPR, funding for public media, and the challenge of neutral journalism in a time that's anything but. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Such a great conversation with @joshuahersh.bsky.social! I had not previously discovered the Kicker, but it is so thoughtful! Highly recommend!

‘I Try to Find the Question That People Cannot Squirm Out Of’ Nashville’s Phil Williams on local investigative reporting.

Local journalists are uniquely positioned to cover hate and extremism. I think the world of @philinvestigates.com and love that CJR’s @joshuahersh.bsky.social zeroes in on Williams’ approach to asking white supremacists: Why are you here in MY city? www.cjr.org/kicker/nashv...

Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.

These stories are about the victims not the reporters, but I spent months watching Betsy Morais report this, and I can only marvel at how many obstacles she had to overcome, how much trauma she absorbed, and how unwavering she remained in telling this the right way. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

‘The Threat Is Very Real’ NPR’s Katherine Maher on the fight to save public media.

‘The Threat Is Very Real.’ NPR’s Katherine Maher on the fight to save public media, on The Kicker with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/kicker/npr-p...

‘The Threat Is Very Real’: NPR’s Katherine Maher on the Fight to Save Public Media Podcast Episode · The Kicker · 05/09/2025 · 32m

"The threat is very real." Thanks to Katherine Maher for joining @CJR's The Kicker this week to talk about NPR, funding for public media, and the challenge of neutral journalism in a time that's anything but. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On The Kicker, Inside El Salvador's Dystopian Prison Network. Neil Brandvold, a reporter and filmmaker who covered the gang crackdown in El Salvador, tells host @joshuahersh.bsky.social why budding authoritarians like what they see.
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