Media

Alone, 'Riodoce' Covers the Drug Cartel Beat
Drake Bennett, Michael Riley Businessweek

A profile of the Mexican newsweekly, a lone voice in reporting on the narcos.

Truth or Consequences
Joe Hagan Texas Monthly

The story behind the story that ended Dan Rather’s career.

Mail Supremacy
Lauren Collins New Yorker

On the Daily Mail’s dominance of England.

The Mystery Woman Behind the Murdoch Mess
Suzanna Andrews Vanity Fair

A profile of Rebekah Brooks, who started as a secretary at News of the World and became CEO of News International by 41, developing an incredibly close relationship with Rupert Murdoch along the way.

5.4
Richard Beck N+1

The history of Pitchfork and its prescient take on the relationship between culture and consumption.