PinnedOur 9/11 Year, in Four EmailsOur family lived in Battery Park City, a few blocks from the World Trade Center, on 9/11, and my wife and I worked in the neighborhood. …9 11 Attacks31 min read9 11 Attacks31 min read
Sep 5, 2021Reflecting on WSJ.com’s year, on 9/11/2002My remarks to WSJ.com staff on September 11, 2002 (one year after the attacks) I’m sure you’ve been thinking today about where you were, and what you were doing, the morning of September 11, 2001. Now I’d like you to take a moment and think about where you were on…Wall Street Journal3 min readWall Street Journal3 min read
Published inThe Startup·Apr 12, 2020One Pandemic. Thousands of Ledes.I asked Twitter how the great COVID-19 novel would begin. Thousands of you replied. Here are some of the funniest, scariest, most eloquent, most heartbreaking responses. — By Bill Grueskin Sometimes, a news story strikes so deeply into our lives that nonfiction cannot do it justice. This coronavirus epidemic is one of those stories. Yes, we owe it to ourselves to keep informed of school closings, market crashes, mask shortages, unattended deaths, and even those endless effusions from White House…Fiction10 min readFiction10 min read
Published inTrust, Media and Democracy·Jan 21, 2019Toward a symphony model for local newsWe need non-profit, community-based model to rescue existing journalism outlets — This piece first appeared on NiemanLab. It’s been a cruel decade for local news in the U.S., particularly for newspapers. But in a few communities, there has been a bright spot, as financial saviors have rescued newsrooms beset by cascading rounds of newsroom layoffs and coverage cutbacks. John Henry, owner…Knight Local3 min readKnight Local3 min read