THE CITY is now The City Reporter

With this new name, we’re proudly investing in our identity as reporters, people who investigate stories and verify facts. In an era of robots and algorithmic news, we affirm the indispensable value of the professional skills of reporters. 

A chatbot doesn’t know how to conduct an interview that is both compassionate and skeptical. It can’t stand outside the immigration courts at 26 Federal Plaza, talking with people as they’re whisked away by federal agents. Sure, a reporter might use artificial intelligence to sift through thousands of pages of public records. But only the reporter herself can go down to the courthouse and wrest those documents from the office clerk. 

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