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Reporting from America’s Silent Spaces

Sandy Close, recipient of the 2012 I.F. Stone Medal, has made a career out of helping ethnic communities and the dispossessed tell their own stories
'Speaking From Beneath the Sea'

‘Speaking From Beneath the Sea’

Through her reporting and activism, Mexican journalist Marcela Turati, recipient of the 2013 Lyons Award, is giving voice to those who lack political power and access to the media

Select, Shape, Celebrate

The critic’s calling is to elevate the good and ignore the bad

The Illumination Business

Why drama critics must look at and look after the theater

Consumer Retorts

When everybody’s a critic, what’s the role of a professional reviewer?

The Reviewer Reviewed

A critic-turned-novelest explores the borders between journalism and fiction

Concision and Clarity

Robert Christgau reflects on the art of writing well about music

Minimize Description, Maximize Observation

Pulitzer-winner Blair Kamin schools Harvard students in the art of architecture criticism

But Is It Art?

How the roles of curator and critic can be complementary rather than combative

Critical Condition

“If you are counting full-time critic jobs at newspapers, you may as well count tombstones.” That was the response of Johanna Keller, director of the Goldring Arts Journalism Program at…