Richard J. Tofel

Richard J. Tofel writes the Second Rough Draft newsletter on Substack and is the principal of Gallatin Advisory, a media consultancy. He formerly was president of ProPublica and the assistant publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

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  1. Modern Media Weaken the Presidency

    Structural forces in the news industry have made the effective exercise of presidential power more difficult.

    A collage of media equipment around a black-and-white graphic of the White House over a red background
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Bet_Noire / Getty; Oliver Contreras / AFP / Getty; SolidMaks / Getty.