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Brenna Greer talked about her book, Represented: The Black Imagemakers Who Reimagined African American Citizenship, which focuses on print media portrayals of middle-class black Americans…

Louis Rossetto, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of WIRED Magazine, talked about founding the publication. Topics included the impact Wired as had, the early days of the internet, and his firing…

Terry McDonell talked about his book, The Accidental Life: An Editor’s Notes on Writing and Writers. He spoke at the 10th annual Savannah Book Festival.

John Summers talked about the state of literary magazines and their cultural significance which is disproportionate to their small circulation. Mr. Summers talked about the history and evolution of The…

To mark the 150th anniversary of The Nation, one of the oldest magazines in America, Timothy Naftali, director of the Tamiment Library at New York University, interviewed former editor…

Priscilla Buckley talked about her book Living It Up with National Review: A Memoir, published by Spence Publishing Company. She described her forty-three years of working as an editor at…

David Brooks talked about his yearly “Sidney” awards, which recognize his favorite magazine articles and essays over the course of the year. The awards are named after Sidney Hook, an…

Contributors to The Nation spoke about the history and impact of the magazine. The Nation celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2015. Panelists included Lee Fang, author of The Machine: A Field Guide to…

Franklin Foer talked about Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America. The book was published for New Republic magazine’s centennial celebration and was edited by Mr.…

LIFE magazine editor Richard Stolley talked about the magazine’s book, Life in Camelot: The Kennedy Years, and gave his account of arriving in Dallas as President Kennedy’s body was being flown…

David Corn talked about the founding and mission of Mother Jones magazine, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He also discussed some of the current stories in his publication and in…

Annalee Newitz talked about her Discover Magazine article on “death-proofing” a city, converting urban spaces into biological organisms to prevent starvation and environmental destruction due to global climate change. She also…

Newspaper and magazine executives talked about the challenges facing print journalism in light of new technologies, online platforms, and lower circulation. They also focused on models to increase paid…

Laurent Belsie talked about his Christian Science Monitor cover story, "Where Are the Jobs?". He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. This program was part of a…

Andy Kroll talked about his recent Mother Jones piece, “Revealed: The Massive New Liberal Plan to Remake American Politics,” about a secret meeting that took place a month after President Obama’s election with…

Lynn Povich talked about her book, The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace. She was interviewed while at the annual book publishing…

Sallie Krawcheck talked about her Harvard Business Review story on the U.S. banking sector, “Four Ways to Fix Banks,” and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included…

Alan Brinkley talked about his book, The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century. Then he was joined in a discussion on journalism and history moderated by Professor Kaplan. The panelists…

The editors of The Atlantic's Special Commemorative Issue, “The Civil War,” were interviewed. They talked about the history of the magazine and how the special issue, released December 6,…

Mr. Brinkley explores the life and career of Henry Luce, who was credited with reinventing the magazine industry within a decade. The co-creator of Time magazine and creator of Life magazine…