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Why a Pillar of Christian Journalism is in Turmoil

Former employees of Christianity Today say new leadership has been pushing back on independent journalism. About half of its staff members have left or been laid off over 14 months.

© Justin Merriman for The New York Times

Bonnie Kristian, Christianity Today’s deputy editor until recently, said the outlet displays “an increasingly muddled sense of its place within American evangelicalism.”
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What It Took for Nikole Hannah-Jones to Write About Her Daughter’s Distress

The Times journalist reflects on her two deeply personal essays about her child and New York City public schools and how she grappled with readers’ responses.
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Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps

President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.

© Andrew Leyden for The New York Times

The White House press corps has worked from the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House since the Nixon administration.
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How We Reported on the Cornell Case

In our first edition of The Backstory, a new newsletter about Times journalism, we’re diving into coverage of a rape allegation and talking to a critic who says we’re not tough enough on Trump.

© Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times

Students walk past the now shuttered Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.
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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West Bank

In the latest surge of violence, settlers targeted Palestinians during the olive harvest, a cultural touchstone and economic lifeline in the Israeli-occupied area.

© Ammar Awad/Reuters

Israeli settlers gathering as Palestinians harvested olives in the West Bank, on Friday.
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Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Ousted After 5 Days

Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Katie Zacharia during her first briefing at the White House on Tuesday. She was ousted on Friday.
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