Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Temptations of Narrative
Few writers have seemed as aware of the hazards of professional opinion-mongering as Ta-Nehisi Coates. “Columns are where great journalists go to die,” he once wrote. “Unmoored from the rigors of actually making calls and expending shoe leather,
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the backlash from “The Message”
Acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates has been on an unusual and controversial book tour. He has received significant media backlash for "The Message," a new collection of essays which include his reflections on a trip to the West Bank.
Ta-Nehisi Coates brings his ‘Message’ to the Apollo
You wonder how author Ta-Nehisi Coates felt sitting on the stage of the Apollo Theater fielding questions from journalist Ayman Mohyeldin.
Ta-Nehisi Coates questions whether he would have participated in Oct. 7 attack
Am I also strong enough or even constructed in such a way where I say this is too far? I don't know that I am’
CBS' handling of contentious 'Mornings' segment with Ta-Nehisi Coates raises new questions
Paramount Execs Have Rare Public Clash Over Tony Dokoupil's CBS Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates
In a stark departure from its own corporate precedent and the usual circle-the-wagons approach of news divisions in crisis, top execs at CBS News parent Paramount Global have publicly disagreed this week.
Shari Redstone backs 'CBS Mornings' host over controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview
Paramount Global's non-executive chair Shari Redstone publicly broke with the CBS News management team over its handling of a controversial interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about Israel that has roiled the newsroom.
Shari Redstone says CBS "made a bad mistake" in its handling of testy interview
Axios' Sara Fischer interviews Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone and ATTN: CEO Matthew Segal; Photo credit: Rachel Azulay
George Cheeks Backs CBS News Leaders After Shari Redstone's Criticism Of How Tony Dokoupil Interview Fallout Was Handled
Paramount Global co-CEO George Cheeks released a memo to staffers this afternoon, defending top CBS News executives for calling out the way that CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokuopil handled an interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Shari Redstone Backs Tony Dokoupil Amid Fallout Over CBS' Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview
The media mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount - including CBS - to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
Shari Redstone Says CBS News ‘Made A Mistake By Rebuking Tony Dokoupil Interview
Looks like the boss had your back. Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, in some of her last days in that role, reprimanded executives at CBS News for telling staffers earlier this week that a sharp exchange on “CBS Mornings” between Dokoupil and author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his
In ‘The Message,’ Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about the stories that fuel bigotry
Coates’s latest, a travelogue and a meditation on aesthetics and politics, is not dramatic enough to be as provocative as its ...
'I'm a little stunned': Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to sharp backlash to 'The Message'
Acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates has been on an unusual and controversial book tour. He has received significant media backlash for "The Message," a new collection of essays which include his ...
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‘I Just Don’t Want to Hear’ It: Ta-Nehisi Coates Tells Ezra Klein Why He Didn’t Speak to Mainstream Israelis For Book
Ezra Klein spoke to author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has sparked fierce debate in recent weeks with his new book of essays, “The ...
Review: In 'The Message,' Ta-Nehisi Coates seeks a kind of corrective redemption
The Message” recalls the spirit of Baldwin as Ta-Nehisi Coates places himself in foreign surroundings to gain a better ...
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Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for ‘The Message’
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns with a slim volume of three essays called “The Message.” Based on trips he took to Senegal, South ...
Opinion: Ta-Nehisi Coates CBS interviewer denied him a civil platform to share his view
Columnist Andrea Williams writes for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. She is the curator of the Black Tennessee Voices ...
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Was the viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.
After Tony Dokoupil’s questions on CBS Mornings faced criticism, the network said it fell short of editorial standards ...