Economics & Inequality Retirement Security Education Health Care Homeland Security Election Reform Media & Politics International Affairs TCF Project Sites: Donate to TCF Join our Listserv  Taking Note Home About TCF News Room Join our Listserv    Staff       Job Opportunities       Task Forces & Projects       Partners      Peter Osnos Senior Fellow for Media Program Peter Osnos is the Founder and Editor-at-Large of PublicAffairs books. Previously, he was Publisher of Random House's Times Books Division from 1991 to 1996 and before that was a Vice President and Associate Publisher of the Random House imprint. Authors he has worked with include President Bill Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, Nancy Reagan, former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, Boris Yeltsin, Paul Volcker, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Donald Trump, Clark Clifford, Sam Donaldson, Morley Safer, Peggy Noonan, Molly Ivins, Stanley Karnow, Jim Lehrer, William Novak, Vassily Aksyonov, and journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and The Economist. Before entering book publishing, Osnos spent nearly twenty years at The Washington Post, where he was variously Indochina Bureau Chief, Moscow Correspondent, Foreign Editor, National Editor, and London Bureau Chief. He has been a commentator and host for National Public Radio and a contributor to publications including Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, and The New Republic. He served as Chair of the Trade Division of the Association of American Publishers, Chair of Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia Committee and was a member of the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of The Columbia Journalism Review and Executive Director of The Caravan Project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation and based at TCF. A graduate of Brandeis University and the Columbia University School of Journalism, he lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife, Susan Osnos, who is a consultant for nonprofit organizations. Articles on Media & Politics The Platform: Afghanistan: As Tough as Reporting Gets Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/1/2010 The Platform: What Even Murdoch Can't Control Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/25/2010 The Platform: What Is Happening at The Washington Post Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/20/2010 The Platform: Summer Gadgets Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/11/2010 The Platform: Andrew Wylie, Agent Provocateur Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/4/2010 The Platform: What Is Google Editions? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/21/2010 The Platform:The Indomitable Clintons Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/14/2010 The Platform: Bringing News to India's Poorest People Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/30/2010 The Platform: Booksellers: A Great Generation Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/23/2010 The Platform: Elegy to a Russian Poet Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/16/2010 The Platform: The Digital Age: A Seasonal Snapshot Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/9/2010 The Platform: Reflections on Memorial Day Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/2/2010 The Platform: New York Mayor John Lindsay. Remember Him? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/26/2010 The Platform: The Rise of Bloomberg News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/19/2010 The Platform: The Troubled Legacy of Henry Luce Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/11/2010 The Platform: Start-up Theology and Nonprofit News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/5/2010 A Library for the Ages Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/28/2010 The Platform: Net Neutrality Is Not Dead Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/21/2010 The Platform: A Bonanza for Book Buyers Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/14/2010 The Platform: What Five Guys Can Do Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/7/2010 The Platform: Ann Arbor's Spring and the Digital Age Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/31/2010 The Platform: Glory Days and the Pentagon Papers Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/24/2010 The Platform: What Is a Ghost Writer? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/17/2010 The Platform: What Would Peter Jennings Do? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/10/2010 The Platform: The Trib Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/3/2010 The Platform: Images of War and Warriors Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/17/2010 The Platform: With Thanks to John Sargent Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/10/2010 The Platform: What Next for News? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/3/2010 The Platform Archive: The Future of News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/1/2010 The Platform: Amazon, Apple, and Caravan Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/27/2010 The Platform: The Future of 3D Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/20/2010 The Platform: What Is a Magazine? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/13/2010 The Platform: Paying for the Goods Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/6/2010 The Platform: Two Cents on Barack Obama Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/30/2009 The Platform: A Lesson from History Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/16/2009 Sarah Palin, the Book Business and the American Dream Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/9/2009 The Platform: A Few Words About Andy Rooney Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/2/2009 The Platform: The Future of Journalism Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/24/2009 The Aftermath of Soviet Hegemony Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/18/2009 The Platform: What Is It About Google? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/11/2009 What Is It About Google? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/11/2009 The Platform: Harry Evans, Ace Newsman Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/4/2009 The Platform: Introducing the Chicago News Cooperative Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/28/2009 The Platform: Encore! Encore! And Journalism. Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/21/2009 The Platform: Books: Get Them While They're Hot Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/14/2009 The Platform: Judgment Day for the Google Book Pact Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/23/2009 The Platform: Mad Men at Risk Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/16/2009 The Platform: Do You Subscribe to Fox News? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/2/2009 The Platform: Don Hewitt's Secrets Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/26/2009 The Platform: Robert S. McNamara: In Memoriam Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/18/2009 The Platform: Books: The Next Chapter Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/11/2009 The Platform Archive: Caravan and the Book Business Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/6/2009 The Platform: Remembering a Remarkable Jewish Mother Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/4/2009 The Platform: Superpowers Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/28/2009 The Platform: Reading Lolita in Beijing Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/21/2009 The Platform: What’s a Fair Share In the Age of Google? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/14/2009 The Platform: A Serious Business Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/30/2009 The Platform: Obama, Reagan, and the Media Glow Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/26/2009 The Platform: Media Policy: Read This Report! Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/16/2009 The Platform: Poking at History Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/9/2009 Summer Hours, an IFC Hit Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/26/2009 The Platform: The Kindle Surge and Beyond Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/19/2009 The Platform: Green Shoots, Media Version Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/12/2009 The Platform: Newsweek and the Alchemy of Buzz Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/5/2009 The Platform: A Visit to Politico Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/21/2009 The Platform: Remembering America Online Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/14/2009 The Platform: The Future of Books, Spring Edition Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/7/2009 The Platform: Toasting C-SPAN at 30 Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/31/2009 The Platform: The Power of Experience Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/24/2009 The Platform: World News Is Not Dead Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/17/2009 The Platform: The Great Google Debate Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/10/2009 The Platform: A Return to Vietnam Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/3/2009 The Platform: The Future of News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/17/2009 The Platform: The Rules of the Game Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/10/2009 The Platform: Google’s Coming Monopoly and the News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/3/2009 The Platform: A Writer Becomes President Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/27/2009 The Platform: E-Books—This Time It’s Real Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/13/2009 The Platform: A Letter from Jerusalem Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/6/2009 The Platform: Front Pages Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/30/2008 The Platform: Lessons in Disaster: A Book for Obama Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/16/2008 The Platform: Beyond the Great Press Crash of 2008 Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/9/2008 The Platform: What Zell Bought and Wrought Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/2/2008 The Platform: Revisiting Barack Obama and the Book Business Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/19/2008 The Platform: The Very Valuable Associated Press Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/12/2008 The Platform: Make Google Pay Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/3/2008 The Platform: The Wise Men Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/29/2008 The Platform: In Praise of Journalistic Independence Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/21/2008 The Platform: The Future of Public Radio Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/14/2008 The Platform: When Big News Breaks Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/6/2008 The Platform: The Future of Publishing, and an Afterword on the Debate at Ol’ Miss Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/30/2008 The Platform: The Perils of Putin Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/23/2008 The Platform: First Run Movies Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/16/2008 The Platform: Support Your Local Newspaper Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/9/2008 The Platform: Passing the Torch Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/2/2008 The Platform: Hot Books Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/26/2008 The Platform: The Demise of “Middlebrow” News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/19/2008 The Platform: A Note about Images Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/29/2008 The Platform: Saving the Neighborhood Bookstore Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/22/2008 The Platform: Change at the Washington Post Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/15/2008 The Platform: The Power of Amazon Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/8/2008 The Platform: Scott McClellan Makes News Again Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/23/2008 The Platform: The Murdoch Way Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/17/2008 The Platform: Scott McClellan Makes News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/10/2008 The Platform: The Kennedys Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/28/2008 The Platform: Buyouts, Layoffs, and the Future Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/20/2008 The Platform: The Clintons Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/13/2008 The Platform: The Myth of Free News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/6/2008 The Platform: Elitists and the News Business Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/29/2008 The Platform: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/22/2008 The Platform: A Fancy Museum about News and an Afterword about the Couric Case Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/15/2008 Platform: A New Paradigm for Publishing Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/8/2008 The Platform: The Newsroom Morale Crisis Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/1/2008 The Platform: Race, Infidelity, and the Tyranny of Revelation Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/25/2008 The Platform: Dith Pran, One of Journalism's Heroes Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/18/2008 The Platform: Made Up Stories Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/10/2008 The Platform: William Buckley's Melancholy Media Legacy Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/4/2008 The Platform: The Public Television Debate, Again Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/26/2008 The Platform: The Power of Media On Demand Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/19/2008 The Platform: Obama and the World’s Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/12/2008 The Platform: Reading Newspapers on the Kindle Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/5/2008 The Platform: James O’Shea’s Valedictory Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/29/2008 The Platform: Political Coverage Considered Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/23/2008 The Platform: Reading William Kristol Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/15/2008 The Platform: China’s Media on the Iowa Caucus and an Afterword about the Olympics Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/7/2008 The Platform: Howard Kurtz: Sine Qua Non Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/18/2007 The Platform: The New Year at Dow Jones, Tribune and Thomson-Reuters Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/11/2007 The Platform: Amazon, Kindle, and the Future of Books Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/4/2007 The Platform: The Health of Science Journalism Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/20/2007 The Platform: Miami’s Excellent Book Scene Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/13/2007 The Platform: On Being “Self-Published” Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/6/2007 The Platform: Notes on the Pace of Change Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/31/2007 The Platform: The Nigerian Paradox, and an Afterword about Cell Phones Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/23/2007 The Platform: Television’s Very Good News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/9/2007 The Platform: The Clinton Phenomenon and an Afterword about O. J. Simpson Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/2/2007 The Platform: The Media’s Free Market Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/25/2007 The Platform: Iraq Now: What Would Molly Ivins Say? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/18/2007 The Platform: What Murdoch Will Do to Dow Jones Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/11/2007 The Platform: Lying Is the Cardinal Sin Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/4/2007 The Platform: Giving Book Readers What They Want Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/28/2007 The Platform: “Goodbye to Newspapers?” Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/21/2007 The Platform: Summer Movies Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/7/2007 Harry Potter and the Rest of the Book Business Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/30/2007 Norman Pearlstine Tells All Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/24/2007 Couric’s Coming Demise and a Suggestion Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/17/2007 Ronald Reagan’s Private Thoughts Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/10/2007 The Blair Paradox Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/26/2007 Reporting’s Future, with an Afterword on Murdoch and Dow Jones Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/12/2007 David Halberstam and Today's Reporters Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/5/2007 Who Lost Al Gore? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/29/2007 Caravan Goes Live Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/22/2007 The Platform: Perpetrators Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/15/2007 How Dow Jones Can Protect the News Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/8/2007 Mother Russia's Guiding Hand Peter Osnos, Washington Post, 4/25/2007 Nixon, Bush and the Writing of History Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/24/2007 Make Imus Pay Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/17/2007 Sam Zell's Commitment to Excellence Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/10/2007 Some Advice to Authors Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/3/2007 Push Back Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/27/2007 Vladimir Putin and the Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/20/2007 The Future of Book Reviews Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/13/2007 The XM-Sirius Merger and You Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/6/2007 Great Reporters and Their Heirs Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/26/2007 The Libby Case: Everyone Lost Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/20/2007 Jewish Liberals, Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/8/2007 How Newspapers Can Cover the World Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/5/2007 Molly Ivins, RIP Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/1/2007 The Small Screen Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/30/2007 Heroes Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/22/2007 Is Smaller Better? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/16/2007 The Platform: One Year Later Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/9/2007 Jimmy Carter, Seeker of Peace Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/19/2006 The Iraq Study Group Report, a National Bestseller Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/12/2006 The Documentary Age Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 12/5/2006 Buyers and Sellers Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/28/2006 The O.J. Circus Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/20/2006 Powell, Rumsfeld, Reporters, and Reputation Rehab Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/13/2006 Tower Records RIP? And an Afterword about Obama Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 11/6/2006 Barack Obama and the Book Business Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/30/2006 Public Radio Nation Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/23/2006 Great Books and the Newspaper Reporters Who Write Them Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/16/2006 Bush, the War on Terror, and the Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/12/2006 Bob Woodward, and a Word about Johnny Apple Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 10/10/2006 Blogs, MySpace, and Flaubert Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/26/2006 Convenience and Quality Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/18/2006 If You Can't Beat the Enemy, Beat the Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/11/2006 Reporters in the Dock Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 9/7/2006 The War of Perception Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/28/2006 Summer Inventory Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/21/2006 Sears, Roebuck and The Long Tail Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/15/2006 Israel, Palestine and the Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 8/1/2006 A List Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/24/2006 A Lively and Independent Press Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/18/2006 Newspapers: A Priceless Asset Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 7/12/2006 Oprah for President? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/27/2006 Knight-Ridder, R.I.P. Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/19/2006 Birthdays and Anniversaries Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/12/2006 What Should Happen to Books? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 6/8/2006 A Graduation Plan Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/30/2006 What Is an Editor? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/15/2006 What Would Izzy Say? Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/9/2006 Convergence: Then and Now Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 5/3/2006 The Man They Used to Call Deep Throat Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/24/2006 The Power of Psst Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/19/2006 In Your Dreams Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/11/2006 Good Books: When, Where, and How You Want Them Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 4/5/2006 An Ever Vaster Wasteland Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/29/2006 More Secrecy, Fewer Reporters Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/21/2006 Irrational Exuberance Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/13/2006 The Proprietors Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/8/2006 From Pigeons to Pixels Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/28/2006 All News Is Local Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/22/2006 The Platform Archive Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/22/2006 No Joke Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/13/2006 Homer, Hemingway, and the Palm Pilot: The Changing Business of Books Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/9/2006 The Discerning Eye Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 2/2/2006 Dangerous Beats: Journalists in Iraq and Vietnam Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/30/2006 Media and Journalism: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 1/19/2006 Toasting Craig Whitney of The New York Times Peter Osnos, Articles on International Affairs Mother Russia's Guiding Hand Peter Osnos, Washington Post, 4/25/2007 Vladimir Putin and the Media Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation, 3/20/2007 Copyright 2010 The Century Foundation. 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