Best of 2012: Media
Alone, 'Riodoce' Covers the Drug Cartel Beat
A profile of the Mexican newsweekly, a lone voice in reporting on the narcos.
Truth or Consequences
The story behind the story that ended Dan Rather’s career.
Joe Hagan Texas Monthly 40min
Mail Supremacy
On the Daily Mail’s dominance of England.
Lauren Collins New Yorker 35min
The Mystery Woman Behind the Murdoch Mess
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.
Suzanna Andrews Vanity Fair 30min
5.4
The history of Pitchfork and its prescient take on the relationship between culture and consumption.
