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Writers

Joe Hagan

Movies & TV

“Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?” (We Do, and With Good Reason)

An occasionally collaborative profile of the director.

Joe Hagan Vanity Fair Nov 2021 Permalink

Politics

Inside the Fury and Fantasy of Donald Trump’s Florida

Roger Stone, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Ben Shapiro—they’ve all made their way to the Sunshine State, fueling and profiting from a tabloid culture that turns politics into spectacle, arguably Florida’s greatest export.

Joe Hagan Vanity Fair Aug 2021 25min Permalink

Reprints Arts Politics Music

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

The secret diary of Nina Simone.

Joe Hagan The Believer Aug 2010 25min Permalink

Science

Tom Steyer: An Inconvenient Billionaire

“If we do nothing, we’re dead! We’re toast!”

Joe Hagan Men's Journal Mar 2014 20min Permalink

Arts History Music

Dear Charlie

The rocky career and enduring appeal of country legend Charlie Rich, “the missing link between Elvis Presley and Ray Charles.”

Joe Hagan Oxford American Jan 2014 30min Permalink

Business Media

The Suit in the Newsroom

A profile of New York Times Company CEO Mark Thompson.

Joe Hagan New York Aug 2013 15min Permalink

World Media

Tom Freston, Runaway Mogul

A Liberian road trip with the creator of MTV, Ralph Reed and a reformed cannibal named General Butt Naked.

Joe Hagan Men's Journal Feb 2013 25min Permalink

Politics

Blues Cruise

A dispatch from The National Review’s post-election cruise.

Joe Hagan New York Dec 2012 20min Permalink

The Long, Lawless Ride of Sheriff Joe Arpaio

A profile of “not just the toughest but the most corrupt and abusive sheriff in America.”

Joe Hagan Rolling Stone Aug 2012 25min Permalink

A New York Times Whodunit

On the ouster of CEO Janet Robinson and the company’s financial woes.

Joe Hagan New York May 2012 20min Permalink

Best Article Arts Crime Media

Truth or Consequences

The story behind the story that ended Dan Rather’s career.

Joe Hagan Texas Monthly May 2012 40min Permalink

The United States of America vs. Bill Keller

Inside the complicated world of running The New York Times.

Joe Hagan New York Sep 2006 30min Permalink