American writer
George William Swift Trow Jr. (September 28, 1943 – November 24, 2006) was an American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic. He worked for The New Yorker for almost 30 years, and wrote numerous essays and several books. He is best known for his long essay on television and its effect on American culture, "Within the Context of No Context," first published in The New Yorker on November 17, 1980 (and later published as a book),[1] one of the few times the magazine devoted its central section to a single piece of writing.[2]
- ^ The beginning of the essay is available at The New Yorker website.
- ^ Other pieces given this honor were "Hiroshima" by John Hersey in the August 31, 1946, issue; the three articles that formed the basis of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in the June 16, 23 and 30 issues of 1962; three articles that were the basis of The Fate of the Earth by Jonathan Schell, in the February 1, 8 and 15 issues of 1982; and an article on the massacre of the inhabitants of El Mozote, El Salvador, by Mark Danner, in the December 6, 1993, issue.