James Pogue Explained

James Pogue
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation:Journalist

James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist.[1] He is a contributing editor at Harper's magazine, and his pieces have appeared on the cover.[2] [3] He is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West, a first-person account of conflict over public lands in the American west.

Journalism

Pogue has written for publications including Vanity Fair, Harper's, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books.[2]

Pogue grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has written frequently about midwestern politics.[4] [5] His essay about the city's political history was collected in City by City, published by FSG.[6]

His 2019 Harper's article on farm murders in South Africa has been frequently cited in academic literature.[7] [8] He has written about dissident Irish Republican Army groups in Northern Ireland[9] and frequently about militia groups in the rural American west.[10] [11]

His work on armed politics frequently intersects with reporting on environmental issues. Pogue has contributed reporting and opinion pieces to the Los Angeles Times on environmental policy,[12] [13] and has written frequently about forestry and fire in California.[14] [15]

Books

Pogue is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. The book was called a "fascinating debut" by NPR,[16] and praised in the New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books and other publications.[17] [18] It was criticized by some publications for its personal narrative and essayistic digressions. Kirkus called the book "courageous," but cited "some excess and irrelevance."[19]

Achievements and honors

Pogue's work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center and an Alicia Patterson Fellowship,[20] and his 2019 essay about forestry in California was a "notable" selection in the 2020 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing.[21] He has appeared on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes, and NPR's Today Explained.[22] [23] [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Snyder . Liz . Kenosha the Subject of Harper's Magazine Cover Story . 5 December 2021 . 4 August 2020 . The Kenosha News.
  2. Web site: James Pogue . Grantee Bio . Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting . 4 December 2021.
  3. News: Pogue . James . Good Guys With Guns . 4 December 2021 . April, 2020 . Harper's Magazine.
  4. News: Pogue . James . Going Back to Cincinnati . 4 December 2021 . The American Conservative.
  5. News: Snyder . Liz . Snyder : the Focus of Harper's magazine Cover Story . 5 December 2021 . The Kenosha News. subscription . 8 August 2020.
  6. Book: City By City . Gessen . Keith . Squibb . Stephen . May 12, 2015 . . 4 December 2021 . 978-0-37-471340-9 .
  7. Book: Hinton . Alexander Laban . It Can Happen Here . 2021 . 9781479808021 .
  8. Book: Gordon . Lewis R. . Freedom, Justice, And Decolonization . 2021 . Routledge . 9781000244731 . 4 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Pogue . James . Republicans . Granta . 3 May 2016 . Granta . 4 December 2021.
  10. News: Pogue . James . Miner Threat . 4 December 2021 . September, 2015 . Vice.
  11. News: Pogue . James . In Oregon, This is Less the End Than The Beginning . 4 December 2021 . The New York Times Magazine.
  12. News: Pogue . James . Op-Ed: Salmon is an indicator species for California's water crisis. It's not looking good . 4 December 2021 . June 27, 2021.
  13. News: Pogue . James . Op-Ed: Trump is making a last-minute push to turn a sacred Arizona oasis into a copper pit . 4 December 2021 . The Los Angeles Times . December 13, 2020.
  14. News: Pogue . James . Send In The Clones . 4 December 2021 . 124 . The Believer . April 2019.
  15. News: Pogue . James . Soul on Fire . Vice . November 13, 2013.
  16. News: Schaub . Michael . Long-Simmering Rage Leads to Rebellion in "Chosen Country" . 4 December 2021 . May 23, 2018.
  17. News: Kabat . Jennifer . Hard Stands . The Los Angeles Review of Books . June 18, 2018.
  18. News: Hochschild . Adam . Bang for the Buck . 4 December 2021 . The New York Review of Books . April 5, 2018.
  19. News: Chosen Country . 4 December 2021 . Kirkus Reviews . May 22, 2018.
  20. Web site: Alicia Patterson Fellows . 18 April 2022 . Alicia Patterson Foundation.
  21. Book: Kaku . Michio . Best American Science and Nature Writing . 2020 . 342 . 9780358074243 .
  22. Web site: Real Time with Bill Maher Ep 3: January 29, 2021: Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein, Van Jones Official Website for the HBO Series HBO.com . 2023-01-13 . www.hbo.com . en.
  23. Web site: Transcript: All In with Chris Hayes, 4/26/22 . 2023-01-13 . MSNBC.com . en.
  24. Web site: Today, Explained . 2023-01-13 . www.vox.com . en.

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