James Pogue
American writer
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James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist.[1] He is a Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, a Contributing Opinion Writer at the New York Times, and a contributing editor at Harper's magazine.[2][3][4][5] 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.
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| Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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.[4]
Pogue grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has written frequently about midwestern politics.[6][7] His essay about the city's political history was collected in City by City, published by FSG.[8]
His 2019 Harper's article on farm murders in South Africa has been frequently cited in academic literature.[9][10] He has written about dissident Irish Republican Army groups in Northern Ireland[11] and frequently about militia groups in the rural American west.[12][13]
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,[14][15] and has written frequently about forestry and fire in California.[16][17]
Books
Pogue is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. The book was called a "fascinating debut" by NPR,[18] and praised in the New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books and other publications.[19][20] It was criticized by some publications for its personal narrative and essayistic digressions. Kirkus called the book "courageous," but cited "some excess and irrelevance."[21]
Achievements and honors
Pogue's work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center and an Alicia Patterson Fellowship,[22] and his 2019 essay about forestry in California was a "notable" selection in the 2020 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing.[23] He has appeared on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes, and NPR's Today Explained.[24][25][26]