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David Cay Johnston

(He/Him)
  • Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, DCReport
Rochester
As seen in: DCReport, MSN, The New York Times, Forbes, Reuters, New York Daily News, Newsweek, Investopedia, The Daily Beast, Salon, HuffPost UK and
Covers:  Investigations and commentary on taxes; Presidential and Congressional actions not just words; regulatory issues; inequality; economic issues.
Doesn't Cover: Religion, music, petty crime...
RIT Professor of law, journalism, & public policy; 2001 Pulitzer; 4 bestsellers; DCReport co-founder; 8 grown kids, aka Mr. Jennifer Leonard for 42 yrs.

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David Cay Johnston is an investigative reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize while at The New York Times. He is a former president of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE).

Johnston taught the business, tax, and property law of the ancient world at the Syracuse University College of Law for eight years and since then has taught legal principles and theory to prelaw students. However, he is not a lawyer.

Johnston has lectured in every continent except Antarctica about journalism ethics and techniq…

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The Debased Condition Of 'Conservative' Commentary Is Everybody's Problem

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By David Cay Johnston
| The National Memo Verified
Reprinted with permission from DCReport Readers of The New York Times who expect high-quality diversity on the opinion pages got Ross Douthat’s often lightweight, predictable, and at times logic- and fact-challenged essays. Now he’s leaving for CBS 60 Minutes. I hope Douthat’s replacement is a first-rate conservative thinker and encourage you to embrace that view.
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What it Means for You that Ross Douthat Leaves The NYTimes for 60 Minutes

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By David Cay Johnston
| DCReport Verified
Faux conservatism is helping destroy our liberties Readers of The New York Times expect high-quality diversity on the opinion pages. got  Ross Douthat’s often lightweight, predictable, and at times logic- and fact-challenged essays. Now he’s leaving for CBS 60 Minutes. I hope Douthat’s replacement is a first-rate conservative thinker and encourage you to embrace that view.
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Trump Pardons, War Powers & Why The NY Times Still Matters

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By David Cay Johnston
| DCReport Verified
Cynicism About News Helps Our Dictator DCReport Readers, I want to strongly encourage you to look at the front page of The New York Times for Sunday, March 8, 2026. There are six stories, any one of which I would have been proud to author, and all of which upend any claim that The Times is no longer worth your time. The great Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charlie Savage leads the page with a news analysis headlined “Trump Tramples a Line, Worn Faint, on War.
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