Carlos Watson Goes Free: A Surprising Coda to the CJR Podcast
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Carlos Watson Goes Free: A Surprising Coda to the CJR Podcast

Prosecutors weren’t notified in advance, witnesses are in shock—and Watson’s family celebrates his freedom. On the day that Carlos Watson, the founder of the digital media company Ozy Media, was due to turn himself in to prison last week, to begin serving a nearly ten-year sentence for fraud and identity theft, he and his family received some unexpected good news: President Donald Trump was commuting his sentence. Susie Banikarim, who attended nearly every day of the trial last year, and coho...

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CJR’s Jon Allsop on the Return of the Trump Whirlwind

CJR’s Jon Allsop on the Return of the Trump Whirlwind

Jon Allsop writes and edits The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. There, he’s closely watched as the American press has struggled to respond to, and cover, the barrage of news that pours out of Don...

31 Tammi 202532min

Coda’s Natalia Antelava on Meta, Trump, and How Journalism Can Survive 2025

Coda’s Natalia Antelava on Meta, Trump, and How Journalism Can Survive 2025

Natalia Antelava spent many years as a correspondent for the BBC, before starting her own media company, Coda Story, in 2016. She’s covered wars in the Middle East and the rise of authoritarianism acr...

14 Tammi 202530min

The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 3: The Verdict and the Pain

The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 3: The Verdict and the Pain

In the finale, Carlos Watson takes the stand—and the jury reaches a verdict.“The Unraveling of Ozy Media” is a special three-part series of The Kicker, on the trial of Carlos Watson and the excesses o...

12 Joulu 20241h 3min

The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 2: Built on a Bluff

The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 2: Built on a Bluff

How inflating traffic data went mainstream in digital media—and a key witness takes the stand. “The Unraveling of Ozy Media” is a special three-part series of The Kicker, on the trial of Carlos Watso...

10 Joulu 202453min

The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 1: Truth and Mythmaking

The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 1: Truth and Mythmaking

Carlos Watson’s media startup arrives on the scene—and insiders reveal a dark reality under its glossy veneer.“The Unraveling of Ozy Media” is a special three-part series of The Kicker, on the trial o...

9 Joulu 202442min

Coming Soon: The Unraveling of Ozy Media

Coming Soon: The Unraveling of Ozy Media

Starting on December 9, the Columbia Journalism Review presents a special three-part series of The Kicker: “The Unraveling of Ozy Media,” on the dramatic rise and fall of Carlos Watson, the cofounder ...

5 Joulu 20242min

How Trump Won the Latino Vote: A Deep Dive with CJR Contributor Jack Herrera

How Trump Won the Latino Vote: A Deep Dive with CJR Contributor Jack Herrera

Nearly half of all Latino voters put their support behind former president Donald Trump this week, according to exit polls—a 14 percent increase from 2020. Those results surprised many, but not Jack H...

8 Marras 202428min

Martin Baron on Jeff Bezos, the Post, and the role of presidential endorsements

Martin Baron on Jeff Bezos, the Post, and the role of presidential endorsements

Martin Baron was the executive editor of the Washington Post from 2013 until his retirement, in 2021—which meant he was there for the arrival of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as owner and publisher of the...

31 Loka 202424min

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