So the world is basically bad. We’re living a daily national crisis. When our president isn’t tweeting deranged nonsense about hurricanes he’s inviting the Taliban to Camp David on 9/11. No, really. Plus,...

In the era of clickbait and a president who calls the press the “enemy of the people,” it’s more important than ever to understand how and why journalists do the work they do. In this weekly column...

A previous version of this article stated that we’re living in an era of clickbait, and that journalists have been called the enemy of the people. That is completely correct and, moreover, this column...

In the era of clickbait and a president who calls the press the “enemy of the people,” it’s more important than ever to understand how and why journalists do the work they do. In this weekly column...

“But Gage, aren’t you a journalist yourself?” Yes, I am. So, why wouldn’t I defend the integrity of myself, my colleagues and the profession I hope to work in? Because I do not think one should...