When journalists step over the line: the Julia Ioffe incident
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When journalists step over the line: the Julia Ioffe incident

ByJosh Bernoff

The Trump era is a rough time for journalists. No matter how much they’re provoked, if they show too much bias and disrespect, they could lose their jobs, even for a single tweet. That’s what happened to Julia Ioffe at Politico, and it’s a revealing case study. I’ll get to what Ioffe did in a moment….

Nordstrom: “We sell what sells, including Ivanka Trump”
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Nordstrom: “We sell what sells, including Ivanka Trump”

ByJosh Bernoff

Should Nordstrom continue to carry Ivanka Trump merchandise? It sells. So Nordstrom will keep selling it. In its rambling email to employees, it wraps that fact in tissue paper and packing peanuts. Why not have the courage to tell the truth? A friend of mine recently emailed Nordstrom to protest its decision to continue to…