Our February Roundtable looks at “Law creates barriers to getting care for mentally ill,” by Meg Kissinger. In her narrative, Kissinger touches on violence, mental health and 40 years of debates over patients’ rights. The story of Martha Wilson, who feared the violence her son might commit, is paired with that of Alberta Lessard, whose [...]
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February Editors’ Roundtable: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on patients’ rights
February 7, 2012 – 1:40 pm
January Editors’ Roundtable: The Roanoke Times on PTSD and hard questions
January 26, 2012 – 12:49 pm
Our January Roundtable looks at “After the battle, Mike Sword’s war within,” by Beth Macy. In her story, Macy explores the death of a combat veteran in southern Virginia, tracing the effects of the loss on his family and asking what role PTSD might have played in how his life ended. The story, part of [...]
December Editors’ Roundtable: Vanity Fair on U.S. money trouble
December 16, 2011 – 12:26 pm
Our last Roundtable of 2011 considers “California and Bust,” in which superstar business reporter Michael Lewis turns his keen eye away from analyzing European financial problems, looking instead toward the mountain of debt in his home country. The story ran in the November issue of Vanity Fair.
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Sunday and enterprise editor, The Dallas Morning News
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November Editors’ Roundtable: GQ’s close-up on the people who bring you breakfast (and lunch, and dinner)
November 17, 2011 – 2:21 pm
Our November Roundtable looks at “Hecho en América,” by Jeanne Marie Laskas. Laskas immerses herself in the world of migrant workers picking blueberries in Washington County, Maine, and illuminates the distance between the worlds of those who pick the berries and those who eat them. The story ran in the September issue of GQ magazine.
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October Editors’ Roundtable No. 2: New York magazine updates an archetype
October 27, 2011 – 2:24 pm
Our second October Rountable looks at “A Holly Golightly for the Stripper-Embezzlement Age,” by Jessica Pressler. Pressler introduces readers to former stripper Diane Passage, and a world in which a beautiful woman with enough ambition can get what she wants – at least for a while. The story ran last month in New York magazine [...]
October Editors’ Roundtable No. 1: The New York Times on autism and adulthood
October 14, 2011 – 4:31 pm
Our first October Rountable looks at “Autistic and Seeking a Place in an Adult World,” by Amy Harmon. Harmon tells the story of Justin Canha, a 21-year-old illustrator hoping to live on his own but facing challenges both predictable and surprising in that quest. The story ran on September 18 on page 1 of the [...]
September Editors’ Roundtable No. 2: The New York Times on facing death
September 29, 2011 – 6:59 pm
Our second Roundtable of September examines “The Good Short Life,” by Dudley Clendinen. Diagnosed with ALS, Clendinen reflects on the past suffering of those closest to him and decides that he would prefer to approach death on his own terms, ending his life at a moment of his choosing. His essay ran July 9 in the New [...]
September Editors’ Roundtable No. 1: The Virginian-Pilot on saving soldiers in Afghanistan
September 15, 2011 – 7:07 pm
Our first Roundtable of September examines “A Chance in Hell,” by Corinne Reilly. Visiting a combat hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Reilly shows the endless challenges of trauma medicine just a helicopter flight away from the front lines. The project, which includes photos and video by Ross Taylor, ran last month in The Virginian-Pilot.
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August Editors’ Roundtable No. 1: GQ ponders truth, lies and mystery
August 4, 2011 – 9:38 am
Our first Roundtable of August considers “Blindsided: The Jerry Joseph Basketball Scandal,” by Michael Mooney. The story spotlights a high school basketball player who stirred up questions about truth and identity that the town of Odessa, Texas, is still struggling to answer. “Blindsided” ran in the July issue of GQ and was edited by Michael Benoist.
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