July/August 2010 Issue

Hitchens in light and shade

The Web allows us to question authority in new ways

Is Obama’s White House tighter than Bush’s?

A new book charts Commentary’s slide into irrelevance

Who’s a journalist? In today’s war zones, the answer matters.

A bogus argument stretches a good law to the breaking point

A libel reform campaign makes great strides in Great Britain

Gannett makes a surprising venture into the online world

Will the Texas Tribune transform Texas journalism?

What happens to the journalists who get pushed out of their newsrooms?

Short reviews of a classic novel about journalism and a biography of a pioneering female reporter

A study in the City of Brotherly Love suggests what’s been lost, and what can be gained

A not-so-awed explorer who was unafraid to say so

How mobile devices can absolve journalism of its original sin: giving away online content

John Conroy spent years exposing police torture in Chicago. Now the alleged leader is on trial, and the reporter is laid off.

Think you know them? Sebastian Junger suggests you have no idea.

A niche model can make a lot of money. What are the costs?

The diamond thief’s tale sounded too good to be true. Turns out it was.