David Remnick

David Remnick Writing Obama Book

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media


New Yorker editor David Remnick has recently begun writing a book focusing on Barack Obama, race and politics in America. Remnick confirmed to Politi...

Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

David Remnick: A Political Cartoon Won't Change Anyone's Vote

Huffington Post | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media


New Yorker editor David Remnick recently spoke to his college alumni magazine about political cartoons — and explained that he doesn't believe a...

My Conversation with David Remnick about the New Yorker's Obama Cover

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media


Charlie Rose

2008-07-17-remnickrose.jpgI talked to Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, about the magazine's controversial cover of Barack and Michelle Obama.

The Joke Is 'On' Not 'In' The New Yorker

Dwight Dunkley | Posted 07.17.2008 | Home


Dwight Dunkley

Like a tabloid talk show, the New Yorker cover was calculated to draw looks and sell advertising. But the so-called satire missed its mark.

I Know It's Satire, But I Still Don't Like the Obama New Yorker Cover

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media


Joseph A. Palermo

The New Yorker cover art depicts Obama in a way that McCain simply never could be. Obama is "the Other." Something "foreign" and "un-American."

A Detailed Analysis of the New Yorker Fallout in Cartoon Form

Lee Camp | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Lee Camp

Reading The Pictures: The "What" Of What's Wrong With Barack Osama TNY Cover

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-14-newyorkerobama.jpgI'm sure you've already seen analysis as to why it's so bad. Here is the actual "what" of what's wrong.

David Remnick On That New Yorker Cover: It's Satire, Meant To Target "Distortions And Misconceptions And Prejudices" About Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.13.2008 | Media


This week's New Yorker cover shows Barack and Michelle Obama as Muslim terrorists burning a flag in the Oval Office. Why would they publish such a thing? We asked New Yorker editor David Remnick. Here's what he said.

Media Winners of 2007

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.31.2007 | Media


It's that time again — time for ETP's Media Winners of the Year, an arbitrarily-selected and subjectively-evaluated list of people and/or entiti...

Sy Hersh at the New Yorker Festival, Part I

Glynnis MacNicol and Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.09.2007 | Media


Glynnis MacNicol and Rachel Sklar

New Yorker editor David Remnick interviewed the intense and dogged Seymour Hersh this past weekend during the New Yorker festival, who elaborated on h...