Peter Osnos
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An Egyptian Journalist's Nightmare
The ordeal of Yehia Ghanem, who was convicted in Egypt's notorious NGO trial.
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Optimism Among Book Publishers at BookExpo America
An industry in upheaval steadies itself.
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If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them: Publishing Gets Its Own Hackathon
Translating word-of-mouth book sales to the digital world
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Decades After the Pentagon Papers, the Press Is Still Under Assault
Recent news that the Department of Justice pulled AP phone records makes a new book by former New York Times general counsel James C. Goodale all the more relevant.
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Smartphone Paradise Lost
If you do misplace your smartphone, stay calm.
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The Incomparable Herblock, Up Close
A former colleague reflects on working alongside the cartoonist Herb Block, as well as some of the surprising aspects of Block's private life revealed in the new documentary Herblock.
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With Bookselling in Deep Turmoil, Book Sales Are on the Rise
Bookstores are in crisis. Books aren't.
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Using Moviemaking to Change the World, Both Inside Theaters and Out
These documentaries look to incite action with more than their stories.
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The Enduring Myth of the 'Free' Internet
We somehow have come to believe that information is free, but people with Internet access pay substantial sums to get it -- sums many can't afford.
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Mr. Barofsky Goes to Washington (and Doesn't Like What He Finds)
Why this outsider's insider account of the bailout is the best book about the financial crisis yet
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How Sonia Sotomayor's Memoir Outsold Clarence Thomas's
The charming and intelligent justice has a great story -- one that's been topping bestseller lists for the past month.
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The Endangered Fate of Barnes & Noble
America's last major book store chain is shuttering locations as it tries to evolve for a digital future. Is this simply a tough transition, or the beginning of the end?
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The 'Up' Series: The Original, and Best, Reality Television
The now-56-year-old kids from Michael Apted's documentary series were the first the reality-TV subjects—and they remain some of the most compelling.
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The Tribune Company Gets a New Lease On Life
As it emerges from a hellish bankruptcy, the next phase for the storied news publisher is bound to be better than the last.
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What Andrew Sullivan's Declaration of Independence Means for Publishing
The Dish's decision to break away from legacy media fulfills a long-time dream of prominent writers to control their means of distribution
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The Business Genius of The New York Times
Against all odds, the Gray Lady is still a leader in innovative journalism
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Finally, a Little Good News About Newspapers
They seem to be discovering the keys to survival in an online world.
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What Will Jeff Zucker Do With CNN?
Expect him to devise an around-the-clock equivalent of the Today show, with substantial segments of soft "news you can use" and entertainment blended with the news of the day
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'Isaac's Army': The Polish Jews Who Outsmarted the Nazis
A history within a history of those who were resourceful -- and lucky -- enough to escape.
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In China, 25 Million People Use Only Their Cell Phones to Read Books
Mobile reading may revive entire genres of literature, such as mid-length novels and poems, which have fallen out of favor.