
Sewell Chan
@sewellchan
Journalist • Find me at @sewell.bsky.social
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15-03-2007 02:38:28
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Sewell Chan reminds us in Columbia Journalism Review that, “The press is the only profession explicitly mentioned in and protected by the Constitution; we will make use of that license, for as long as we can, in service of our democracy.” cjr.org/the_media_toda…


BIG: I exclusively acquired troves of docs between Gov. Shapiro's office and Penn, indicating that the he increasingly stepped into Penn's affairs in the past year — particularly on antisemitism concerns and Penn's encampment. My latest in The Daily Pennsylvanian: thedp.com/article/2024/1…


Every institution has its hazing rituals for newcomers. We made Jonathan Chait actually read his way through three of Pete Hegseth's books: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

We're pleased to announce that Dick Stevenson will be our next Washington bureau chief. nytco.com/press/dick-ste…

NEW in Columbia Journalism Review: The story of the downfall Ozy Media, whose unraveling embodied the (widespread) excesses of the digital media startup era. A three-part podcast from susie and Josh Hersh: cjr.org/kicker/the-unr…


Scoop: new details on Kara Swisher long shot bid axios.com/2024/12/20/sco…

I'm looking to hire an Audience and Collaboration Strategist to join the Texas Tribune audience team. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with our ProPublica partners to amplify the impactful work of our investigative teams. texastribune.org/jobs/audience-…


I’m just in awe of the @LATimes photographers who have been putting themselves in harm’s way all week to capture this harrowing moment in our region’s history. All the photos pictured here are from today’s paper and are by Wally Skalij, Gina Ferazzi Brian van der Brug and Genaro Molina.




I can’t speak to the Columbia Journalism Review accusations. But @SewellChan just spent over an hour speaking to our Baruch College journalism students (mostly Black, brown and low-income.) He was patient, kind, generous, inspiring. Also, best editors I ever had were tough & demanding. Just sayin’ …


I’m honored to join USC Annenberg CCLP as a senior fellow, an affiliation that will allow me to research and write on press freedom issues and to be part of a fantastic community of scholars and journalists. communicationleadership.usc.edu/2025/04/28/sew…