Thursday, January 10

Our most popular stories this week, along with editors' picks:

Here are the highlights:

1. Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com reveal their words of the year 
   The words that defined 2018.
    
2. The ABCs of Jacobin 
   The unlikely success of a socialist print magazine.
    
3. How a Grindr lawsuit could affect Facebook
   Someone is suing the app over a concern Facebook users also raise.
    
4. Do this, not that: 8 tips for covering the 2020 presidential race 
   Don’t interview anybody whose kid goes to your kids’ school.
    
5. Magazine’s star reporter caught making up sources
   "Your first reaction when receiving stories like this is to be pleased, not suspicious."
    
6. The newspaper that #MeToo missed
   Our investigation involved more than 15 other current and former employees, conducted over 14 months.