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Elizabeth Holmes Quote Drama Original
Welcome to The Backstory, a new weekly newsletter that takes you behind the scenes of Times journalism. Today, Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses why she wrote about her schooling choices for her daughter, an essay that drew some heated responses. Our National editor explains how we’re covering battleground states in the election.
Sound Off: A Double Standard for ‘Conservative’ and ‘Liberal’ Labels?
Sound Off: A Double Standard for ‘Conservative’ and ‘Liberal’ Labels? - The New York Times
What It Took for Nikole Hannah-Jones to Write About Her Daughter’s Distress
What It Took for Nikole Hannah-Jones to Write About Her Daughter’s Distress - The New York Times
How We Reported on the Cornell Case
Welcome to The Backstory, a new weekly newsletter that takes you behind the scenes of New York Times journalism. I want this to be the start of a running conversation about the news and our judgment calls on how to cover it. Today, journalists who witnessed Christa Pike’s botched execution in Tennessee share what they saw.
Demolition Proposed for Portions of the Business Block Ruins
After months of an uneasy status quo with the stark remains of the historic but devastated Business Block building, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park’s office is attempting to move forward with a plan to demolish and clear half the still-standing walls, while preserving the remaining portions to be incorporated in the site’s eventual redevelopment.
Palisades Fun Fact: Strolling Historic Temescal Canyon
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. It took only a brief detour while walking through Pacific Palisades to be reminded of that truth. It was time to rediscover one of the special places that the wildfire took from us—but fortunately in this case, not permanently. Many have enjoyed visiting Temescal Gateway Park since portions of it reopened earlier this summer.
The Trust Team at The New York Times welcomes two editors
Posted Thursday, August 27, 2026 10:43 am It is an important moment for trust in what we do. Confidence in the news media has been declining for years. We are awash in A.I. slop, partisan news and the rise of influencers. Many people trust The Times, but we’ve found that they also say they want to understand us better. Others remain skeptical of us and unclear about the work we put in to ensure fairness and accuracy.
Palisades Fun Fact: Back to School at Pali High … Way Back!
As the Palisades High community prepares to begin a new school year on campus—although still making do with bungalows—it’s timely that the Pacific Palisades Historical Society received the donation of a care package of a graduate’s mementos from her time at Pali back in its early years.
Engineering Analysis Finds Portions of Business Block Ruins Are Safe to Be Preserved
At least a portion of the standing ruins of the historic Business Block building is safe to be preserved, and consequently needs not be demolished, according to the results of a structural engineering analysis commissioned by the office of Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park. The report found that approximately half of what remains of the Business Block can be saved.
How The Times Reported the Graham Platner Story
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. How The Times Reported the Graham Platner Story Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed.
How The Times Reported the Graham Platner Story
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How The Times Reported the Graham Platner Story Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed.
How Our Reporters Got at the Truth of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
How Our Reporters Got at the Truth of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Four Times journalists talk about their investigation into Epstein’s final weeks in jail and the unanswered questions that their reporting tackles. An evidence photo of Epstein’s cell after he died shows heaps of sheets he was not supposed to have and multiple nooses and strips of fabric.Credit...EFTA Files, Department of Justice June 16, 2026, 8:55 a.m. ET Did Jeffrey Epstein kill himself in jail or was he murdered?
Palisades Fun Fact: A New Series from the Pacific Palisades Historical Society
Hello Pacific Palisades! We’re 54 years old and we’ve spent our whole life in this community. But this is a new opportunity for us to connect with you on a regular basis in the Palisadian-Post. So in this, our first Palisadian-Post Palisades Fun Fact column, we’d like to introduce ourselves and share some goals.
The Palisades’ First Publisher: Telford Work
Telford Work was tireless at informing, promoting and, well, Work-ing for his community’s betterment. On May 4, 1928, he launched the Palisadian newspaper, and 98 years later, as we celebrate its rebirth, his achievements are well worth remembering. Work held an unshakable conviction that Pacific Palisades had special qualities and merited a strong identity. Starting the newspaper was part of that.
How We Chose What to Ask and When to Challenge Tucker Carlson
How We Chose What to Ask and When to Challenge Tucker Carlson “The Interview” host Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about her preparation to interview Mr. Carlson and some judgment calls she had to make in real time. Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke twice with Tucker Carlson for “The Interview,” a New York Times show.Credit...The New York Times Patrick Healy is the assistant managing editor for standards and trust at The Times. May 2, 2026, 5:15 a.m. ET If you could interview Tucker Carlson, what would you ask?
How We Chose What to Ask and When to Challenge Tucker Carlson
(Times Insider) If you could interview Tucker Carlson, what would you ask? That's no simple question. A successful interview is revealing, engaging, memorable. Carlson, one of America's best-known conservative commentators, has answered a gazillion questions over the decades, and he's skilled at not being pinned down when he doesn't want to be. So how do you draw out illuminating and unexpected answers from a very public figure?
How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files
It is one of the largest and most complex reporting projects in recent New York Times history: searching for facts, revelations and answers in the Jeffrey Epstein files. About two dozen journalists are working through the three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos contained in the trove of files released about two weeks ago — and so far they’ve seen only 2 to 3 percent of the material.
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. For decades The New York Times assigned one reporter to cover the Supreme Court, focusing chiefly on legal arguments and decisions. Now The Times has expanded that aperture to look further at the incredible power of the nine justices and how the least transparent branch of government operates.
A new role for Megan DiTrolio at The New York Times - Editor and Publisher
Posted Monday, January 19, 2026 8:30 pm With a magazine editor’s touch, strong news instincts and an easy storyside manner, Megan has become a valuable part of several newsroom teams. Now we’re pleased to announce the next step in her Times career, as a senior editor on the Trust team. As the A2-A3 editor on the Print Hub, Megan led a reimagining of those pages and raised the quality and engagement of Times Insider coverage for both print and digital audiences.
Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Your Questions, Complaints and Feedback for Our Editor, Joe Kahn We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing. Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Patrick Healy is the assistant managing editor for standards and trust at The Times.
How Two New York Times Reporters Cover Christianity in Trump’s Polarized America
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How Two Times Reporters Cover Christianity in a Polarized America We asked our journalists who write about religion nationwide about how they navigate debates about what Christianity is and isn’t.
How Two Times Editors Work on Getting Election Results Right Original
Patrick Healy: Happy Election Day, folks. On Tuesday evening The Times will publish what we call our “results pages” for today’s elections — charts, maps and analysis showing up-to-the-minute data on voting in New York City, Virginia, New Jersey, California and other states with big races.
How Two Times Editors Work on Getting Election Results Right
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What Questions Do You Have for The Times’s Top Editor, Joe Kahn?
Our executive editor will be answering your questions as part of a conversation about Times coverage and decision-making. Let us know what you’re curious about. Oct. 21, 2025, 9:28 p.m. ET I’m going to sit down soon with Joe Kahn, the executive editor of The Times, for a conversation about his work, our newsroom coverage and some of his observations from a recent trip to China, where he met with our journalists and others there.
How to fight genetically inherited high cholesterol
Many adults don’t worry about cholesterol until they are about age 55. But for some people, a genetic mutation called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can put them at risk of dying from a heart attack even younger than that. It is crucial for individuals with a family history of high cholesterol to be aware of their risk.
Why Travel Puts You at Risk for Blood Clots
Oct 02 – Oct 15, 2025 Health Traveling to a new destination can be incredibly thrilling. However, lengthy road trips and flights come with the risk of developing blood clots if you don’t take proper precautions. So, why do blood clots form in the first place? Blood clots are a natural way to stop bleeding. Your bone marrow uses stem cells to create red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. When a blood vessel is damaged, platelets, also called thrombocytes, are activated.
Intermunicipal cooperation in the United States of America
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Intermunicipal cooperation in the United States of America Autores: Patrick Healy Localización: Ciencia urbana, ISSN 2386-7817, Nº. 0, 1968 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Nueva Orleans: 250 aniversario), págs. 55-58 Idioma: inglés Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...)
Inside The Times’s Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. We gathered some of the journalists closely involved to discuss how we approached coverage and to answer readers’ questions about it. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept.
[Webinar] Risk-Bearing and VBC Partnerships: What Provider Groups Need to Know - September 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT | JD Supra
September 11, 2025 September 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Brad Dennis, Patrick Healy, Matthew Perreault McDermott Will & Schulte + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: September 25th, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT The rapid adoption of value-based care (VBC) is accelerating the pressure on provider groups to take on downside risk—yet the right path forward is far from one-size-fits-all.
How Three Journalists Tracked the Deadly Aid Crisis in Gaza
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. How do journalists cover a conflict they can’t witness firsthand? That’s one of the hardest parts of reporting on the Israel-Hamas war: Israel restricts outside journalists from entering Gaza on their own, though a few have entered with the Israeli military; they can’t interview people or walk with them to document the dangers of getting food.
How Three Journalists Tracked the Deadly Aid Crisis in Gaza
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How Three Journalists Tracked the Deadly Aid Crisis in Gaza Interviews, data, witness footage, satellite imagery, photography and more helped the reporters capture a deteriorating situation.
[2508.04234] A machine learning approach for image classification in synthetic aperture RADAR
arXiv:2508.04234 (cs) View PDF HTML (experimental) Comments: Subjects: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Numerical Analysis (math.NA) Cite as: arXiv:2508.04234 [cs.CV] (or arXiv:2508.04234v1 [cs.CV] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.04234 Submission history From: Shraddha Naidu [ view email] [v1] Wed, 6 Aug 2025 09:16:19 UTC (679 KB) Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer () Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is...
Tom Friedman: Will Israel's War Ever End? Original
After his latest trip to Israel, the columnist shares how it has changed in the past six months. The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has spent decades covering Israel and the Middle East. For this episode of "The Opinions," the deputy editor of Opinion, Patrick Healy, speaks to Friedman about his latest trip to the region, what he envisions for the future of Israel and how the ongoing conflict in Gaza is going to affect the country. Tom Friedman: Will Israel's War Ever End?
'Donald Trump Will Not Be President Four Years Hence' Original
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At least one Opinion columnist is confident about that. In a live event recorded at the Brooklyn Public Library on Tuesday, Opinion's deputy editor, Patrick Healy, was joined by the columnists Michelle Goldberg, M. Gessen and Bret Stephens to discuss how President Trump's second term has reshaped America in just 100 days. 'Donald Trump Will Not Be President, Four Years Hence' At least one Opinion columnist is confident about that.
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Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada on 100 Days of Trump's 'Fake Reality' Original
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In this episode of "The Opinions," the deputy Opinion editor Patrick Healy is joined by the columnists Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada to dissect the first 100 days of President Trump's second term and prepare for what's to come. Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada on 100 Days of Trump's 'Fake Reality' "Nothing like this has ever happened in Washington." Below is a transcript of an episode of "The Opinions." We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.
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Lydia Polgreen on What's Missing in Our Conversation About Immigration Original
And what happens when your country becomes a place people no longer want to come to. In this episode of "The Opinions," the deputy Opinion editor Patrick Healy talks to the columnist Lydia Polgreen about the global panic around migration, and what President Trump's efforts to curb it mean for the United States and its position in the world. Lydia Polgreen on What's Missing in Our Conversation About Immigration And what happens when your country becomes a place people no longer want to come to.
Larry David Imagines a Private Dinner With Hitler Original
Last Wednesday night I received an email out of the blue from Larry David, the comedian and creator of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," saying that he had a guest essay submission. I opened the document and read the first line: "Imagine my surprise when in the spring of 1939 a letter arrived at my house inviting me to dinner at the Old Chancellery with the world's most reviled man, Adolf Hitler." "OK," I thought.
Bret Stephens on What Trump Gets Right, Wrong and Really, Really Wrong
Share On this First 100 Days episode of “The Opinions,” the deputy Opinion editor, Patrick Healy, and the columnist Bret Stephens discuss the nuance of being a conservative critical of President Trump.Below is a transcript of an episode of “The Opinions.” We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.
Bret Stephens on Being a Trump Critic Who Resists the Resistance
Bret is a conservative who occupies this really interesting position: He's a Trump critic who thinks the administration is succeeding on some fronts, and he's an American who wants strong leadership in his country, but finds both political parties really lacking. So what's it like to agree with Trump on a bunch of issues, but also kind of hate him? I'm curious how Bret wrestles with that dichotomy and how he thinks Americans should see the next four years. Bret, thanks for joining me.
Steve Rattner on Just How Bad Things Will Get Under Trump's Tariffs
Audio clip of Donald Trump: This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history. It's our declaration of economic independence. Trump's trillion-dollar hike on imports has sent shock waves across the globe. As one professor of trade policy told The Times, "Trump has chosen to blow up the system governing international trade." Today, I'm joined by Steve Rattner, a contributing writer for Times Opinion.
David Leonhardt on How Universities Can Stop Trump's 'Destroying Agenda' Original
And what will be lost if higher education fails to fight back. On this episode of "The Opinions," Patrick Healy and David Leonhardt discuss President Trump's attempts to remake higher education and argue that higher education should reform itself first. How Universities Can Push Back Against Trump And what will be lost if higher education fails to fight back. Below is a transcript of an episode of "The Opinions." We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.
What to Expect in Securitization in 2025 | JD Supra
Please join Mayer Brown partners Frank Doorley, Patrick Healy, Janice Kong, and Tameem Zainulbhai for a discussion on What to Expect in 2025 in the fields of structured finance and securitization. They will examine some key challenges and opportunities this new year will bring to market participants, and discuss trending issues and topics affecting the structured finance and securitization markets.
Opinion | Tom Friedman: Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’
And Bessent to me is Exhibit A of the fundamental truth — and we’ve talked about this before — of the Trump 2 administration. Trump 1 was surrounded by buffers, and Trump 2 is surrounded by amplifiers. There is simply no buffer anymore between what Trump hears at the Mar-a-Lago bar and what becomes Treasury policy days later, or foreign policy days later.
Three Opinion Writers Assess the Damage of Trump's First 50 Days Original
Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg and contributing Opinion writer Frank Bruni join Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, at the halfway mark of President Trump's first 100 days in office, to reflect on how he is changing the country. Three Opinion Writers on Trump's First 50 Days Michelle Goldberg and Frank Bruni join Patrick Healy to discuss the issues that have defined Trump's presidency thus far.
David Brooks on Trump's Dominance Over the Democrats Original
The columnist David Brooks joins Times Opinion's deputy editor, Patrick Healy, to take stock of President Trump's fifth address to Congress, to analyze the Democrats' response and to discuss where Americans who care about moral leadership should put their energy today. David Brooks's Advice for Democrats The columnist shares his thoughts on Donald Trump's second term. Below is a transcript of an episode of "The Opinions." We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.
Trump's Basest Impulse: A Dominating Kind of Masculinity Original
President Trump's outsize performance of masculinity has won him attention, elections and the support of manosphere influencers from Andrew Tate to Joe Rogan. In this episode of "The Opinions," the deputy editor of Times Opinion, Patrick Healy, speaks with columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom about what Trump's focus on gender means for men, women, minorities and American politics.
'King' Trump Makes the Founding Fathers Roll Over Original
Like last Saturday, Times Opinion is using today's newsletter to stay on top of President Trump's moves, putting a spotlight on where Americans can't afford to turn away from. Worth reading: My colleagues Bret Stephens and M. Gessen went deep on Ukraine, Putin, Trump and Europe in this round table, and the Times Opinion editorial board weighed in today on Ukraine.
Opinion | How Far Will Trump Go? Tom Friedman Is Banking on the Law of Gravity.
Friedman: You know, what concerns me about Trump, Patrick, is that he’s got a real upside. The upside is that he is ready to shake up the game board. And the game board sometimes really does need to be shaken up. Why are we still talking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Why are there still Palestinian refugees 75 years after the birth of Israel? Why is this Ukraine war just dragging on as a war of attrition?
Tom Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World
President Trump appears ready to cut a deal that could end Russia's war in Ukraine without ever consulting Ukraine. In this episode, the deputy Opinion editor Patrick Healy talks to the Opinion columnist Tom Friedman about Trump's unpredictable approach to foreign policy. Thomas Friedman Has Given Up on Politics - but Not on Gravity The president wants to create a revolution abroad. This Opinion columnist would love to see a plan.
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