James Okafor

Media Critic

James Okafor is The Wilder Report's media critic, covering the business and culture of journalism, the attention economy, and the ways technology is reshaping how we understand the world. He came to media criticism after a decade as a working journalist — first in local television, then in digital publishing — which gives his analysis an insider's eye for the gap between how newsrooms present themselves and how they actually function. His essays have appeared in academic journals, literary magazines, and on the front pages of major news sites. He teaches media ethics at Columbia Journalism School.