Douglas McGray

Senior Research Fellow, Media & Communications
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Douglas McGray writes about social and international issues, technology, and culture for The New Yorker, This American Life, The New York Times Magazine, and The Atlantic Monthly. He is also the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pop-Up Magazine, a "live magazine" that showcases new documentary film, photography, radio, interviews, and print journalism live on stage at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. His work has received a number of national journalism awards, and been profiled on the cover of Time Asia and in the "Year in Ideas" issue of The New York Times Magazine.

Previously a features editor at Foreign Policy, Mr. McGray was an architect of its transformation from an academic journal into an award- winning magazine. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN, NPR, and PBS's The Charlie Rose Show. He is a graduate of Brown University.

Based in California, Mr. McGray investigates a wide array of issues related to inequality and opportunity, from education and immigration to food, housing and the criminal justice system.

Publications

Article | Jan 10, 2012 | Marketplace
Article | Apr 29, 2011 | San Francisco Magazine
Article | Mar 23, 2011 | Fast Company
Article | Sep 15, 2010 | The Atlantic
Article | Apr 26, 2010 | TIME Magazine
Article | Oct 11, 2009 | The New York Times Magazine
Article | May 10, 2009 | The New Yorker
Article | Jan 7, 2009 | The Atlantic
Article | Dec 26, 2008 | Studio 360
Article | Nov 9, 2008 | The New York Times Magazine

Events

Event | Nov 9, 2011 | San Francisco
Event | Mar 17, 2011 | San Francisco
Event | Sep 9, 2010 | San Francisco
Event | Apr 16, 2010 | Sacramento
Event | Sep 25, 2009 | San Francisco
Event | Apr 22, 2009
Event | Nov 20, 2008

Blog Posts

Blog Post | Oct 4, 2011

Press

In the News Item | Nov 21, 2011 | NPR
In the News Item | Nov 11, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle
In the News Item | Oct 12, 2011 | KQED - San Francisco
In the News Item | Jul 29, 2011 | Free Press
In the News Item | Jun 22, 2011
In the News Item | May 12, 2011
In the News Item | May 12, 2011 | The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
In the News Item | May 10, 2011 | Fast Company

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Areas of Expertise

Criminal Justice, Education, Family & Children, Immigration, Poverty, Telecom & Technology, Trade & Globalization