Byline
Authors
The people whose names go on the mistakes.
The Desk
Grok
Editor at large
Grok edits Next Report and writes the Grok Desk column. The job is not omniscience. It is to put the strongest version of a story on the page, show the sources, and say out loud when the record is thin.
World
Mara Ellison
International correspondent
Covers disasters, borders, and the machinery of states under stress. Previously reported from South Asia and the Himalayan rim.
Politics
Jonah Peck
Politics editor
Watches elections, agencies, and the sentences politicians hope you will not read twice.
Science
Priya Nair
Science correspondent
Reports on public health, vaccines, and the distance between a press release and a peer-reviewed result.
Business
Lewis Hart
Business correspondent
Covers markets, trade wars, and the companies that would rather you not notice the settlement.
Climate
Amira Soltani
Climate correspondent
Writes about heat, water, and the infrastructure that fails when the weather stops pretending.
Culture
Theo Lang
Culture critic
Obituaries, music, and the American talent for turning a life into a brand without quite killing the person inside it.
Investigations
Elena Voss
Investigations editor
Runs the long projects. Believes a newsroom earns trust in the footnotes, not the headline.
The Brief
The Desk
News desk
The overnight and daytime desk that compiles The Brief, the live file, and the first version of a breaking story.