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This is a paperwork podcast!

We love ourselves a good paperwork movie — that moment when the journalist’s eyes get big as they zero in on the final piece of evidence that breaks the whole story wide open. Doesn’t get much better than that.

The movies might glamorize it a bit, but we both went into journalism believing that the work matters, that accountability is an effective mechanism for making people and organizations better. That’s why the recent turmoil at Christianity Today, where we both began our journalism careers, has hit so hard.

Recently, the New York Times reported considerable staff turnover and layoffs at CT over the past 14 months. Some of the story here seems to be financial. But according to the Times report, former CT reporters and editors also raised questions over whether CT is departing from its commitment to journalism. The allegations are significant and alarming.…