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  1. PhotoKatie Glueck in the audience covering Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president in Wilmington, Del., in August. This year, she has reported on the New York City Democratic primary for mayor.
    CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times

    Times Insider

    For One Reporter, the Campaign Trail Kept Going

    The Times political correspondent Katie Glueck discusses covering two intense races: the presidency and the New York City Democratic primary for mayor.

    By Sarah Bahr

  2. PhotoAn employee sorting items at JFK8, Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse, which is the company’s only fulfillment center in New York City. 
    CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times

    Times Insider

    Investigating Amazon, the Employer

    A recent Times project that examined how the tech giant manages its workers took months of reporting and hundreds of interviews.

    By Maria Cramer

    1. Photo The photographer Adam Ferguson taking a self-portrait at a migrant shelter in Juarez, Mexico, with Jinsy del Arca Melendez, age 3, who was traveling with her grandmother, Eda Cristelia Melendez, age 70, from Honduras.
      CreditAdam Ferguson for The New York Times

      Times Insider

      Showing Migrants Through a New Lens: Their Own

      As many waited on the U.S.-Mexican border, hoping to enter the United States despite the government’s message to stay away, a photographer let them be seen on their own terms.

      By Sarah Bahr

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      CreditAmrita Marino

      We Want to Hear From You

      Do you have a story idea, a question for our newsroom or feedback on our coverage? Let us know.

Times Insider

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  1. PhotoA frozen Subway tuna sandwich. A reporter’s assignment became about more than a mystery.
    CreditJason Nocito for The New York Times

    Inside Our Subway Tuna Sandwich Test

    Sending samples to a lab was just the beginning. The reporter behind the recent investigation talks about getting deep into the science of seafood.

    By Sarah Bahr

  2. PhotoA portion of Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square as seen in a panoramic collage.
    CreditJonno Rattman for The New York Times

    A Long Look at One Downtown

    In a report on local businesses trying to weather the pandemic, Times readers can scan entire blocks of a small Pennsylvania city.

    By Terence McGinley

  4. PhotoFrom left, Celia Dugger, the Health and Science editor; Dean Baquet, executive editor; Joseph Kahn, managing editor; and Carolyn Ryan, deputy managing editor, at a recent Pulitzer celebration in the Times newsroom. 
    CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times

    Behind One Pulitzer, Hundreds of Hands

    When The New York Times was honored with the prestigious prize in the category of public service for its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, it reflected the contributions of the entire newsroom.

    By Katie Van Syckle

Your Lead

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  5. PhotoThe San Francisco skyline is obscured by smoke from wildfires. Covid-19 and smoke is a dangerous combination, as both affect the respiratory system, making those exposed to the virus more vulnerable.
    CreditEric Risberg/Associated Press

    Can Wildfire Smoke Worsen Covid-19 Symptoms?

    People with respiratory illnesses may be more vulnerable right now. Also: Are N95 masks recommended for wildfires?

    By Marie Tae McDermott

Bulletin Board

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  3. PhotoUnited States Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
    CreditPhotograph by Doug Mills/The New York Times; illustration by The New York Times

    Answers to Reader Questions on Our Brett Kavanaugh Essay

    The Times’s deputy editorial page editor, James Dao, answers questions about how we handled an essay on the Supreme Court justice and a third accusation of sexual misconduct.

    By The New York Times

Understanding The Times

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  2. PhotoMourners at a memorial in Boulder, Colo., for the victims of the mass shooting there.
    CreditEliza Earle for The New York Times

    How The Times Covers Mass Shootings

    Marc Lacey, an editor who manages live news coverage, shares the organization’s approach in handling extremely sensitive information.

    By Sarah Bahr

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    CreditJake Terrell

    How Times Reporters Handle Scientific Studies

    When is research considered reliable? The answer isn’t always fully known. Here’s the approach our journalists take in evaluating studies and their results.

    By Emily Palmer

  4. Photo
    CreditTyler Comrie

    What Is an Editorial Board?

    At The New York Times, it’s an institutional voice, but not the voice of the institution as a whole.

    By James Bennet

Behind the Byline

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    Making the Science of Covid Clearer

    Behind some of The Times’s vital journalism on the coronavirus is a reporter who speaks seven languages, holds a master’s degree in biochemistry and, OK, has a weakness for “Bridgerton.”

    By Katie Van Syckle

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    Making Politics Coverage More Personal

    The reporter Astead W. Herndon on focusing on what matters to readers, the challenge of caring for plants and why Guy Fieri might want to worry.

    By Katie Van Syckle

  1. A Spelling Quiz, From the Pages of The Times

    We collected 15 challenging words that appeared in The Times. Let’s see how many you can spell correctly.

  2. Times Insider

    A Dad and an Audience of One

    I had to share my father with millions of readers, but they never got to hear the back stories over a Wendy’s hamburger coming home from Shea Stadium in the middle of the night.

    By David Vecsey

  3. Times Insider

    An Updated Tool for Tracking the Detainees of Guantánamo Bay

    A Times team has revamped an online database that makes it easier to learn about the roughly 780 prisoners who were taken there, including the 40 who remain.

    By Carol Rosenberg

  4. Times Insider

    Why I Wrote an Article About Shopping Carts

    The idea came from a sliver of news about a New Jersey bill. It grew into a feature about art, human behavior and how common objects can rule our lives.

    By Christine Hauser

  5. Times Insider

    Thinking Often of the Pentagon Papers

    This weekend, a special section in The Times commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers. Here, contributors to the project reflect on how the secret study’s publication influenced their careers.

    By Terence McGinley

  6. Times Insider

    A Recharged New York, Through Young Eyes

    For a special project of The Times Magazine, 15 photographers ages 25 and under captured an electric, joyous, anxious city slowly becoming itself again.

    By Sarah Bahr

  7. Times Insider

    I Reported on a Community Dispute. The Dispute Got Worse.

    Journalists aim to shed light on an issue. But an assignment in Wisconsin about diversity stirred long-simmering tensions.

    By Reid J. Epstein

  8. Times Insider

    The City Awaits You. We’ve Got a Few Tips.

    The Summer in the City newsletter has returned to guide you on making the most of New York again, whether you’re looking to get out in a crowd or escape from one.

    By Sarah Bahr

  9. Times Insider

    Lights, Camera, Run! Behind the Close-ups of Mayoral Candidates.

    What did it take to record videos of eight Democrats who are vying to lead New York City? Collaboration, hustle and a willingness to talk to ambulance drivers, for starters.

    By Sarah Kerr

  10. Times Insider

    ‘Those We’ve Lost,’ a Chronicle of Covid Death, Comes to a Halt

    A Times obituary series that made the pandemic’s toll personal is ending.

    By Daniel J. Wakin