Jonathan McNamara joined the
Observer in 2011. Previously, he worked for
Phoenix New Times as the publication’s first web editor. Jonathan holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in Multimedia Journalism. As a student, he spent most of his time reporting and editing feature stories, building multimedia packages and writing for the entertainment section of
The Daily Texan. His work has also appeared in
Spin Magazine,
The Japan Times,
Kansai Scene Magazine,
Impose Magazine, and
Houston Press.
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Is Texas better off now than it was two years ago? Full Story
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Our legislative interns Olivia Messer and Liz Farmer join staff writer Patrick Michels, editor Dave Mann and I for a mid-session look at the 83rd Texas Legislature. Full Story
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What wisdom could the Observer impart to other nonprofits struggling to keep up the journalistic fight in the age of pay walls and social media? Full Story
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An introduction to The Texas Observer from current and former staffers. Video shot and edited by Matt Gossage. Full Story
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Observer staff writers Patrick Michels, Forrest Wilder and editor Dave Mann join the show for our first podcast about the 83rd Texas Legislature. What’s [...] Full Story
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Did we end episode 14 with a promise of a new episode in two weeks? Scrap that. Observer editor Dave Mann and staff writers Forrest [...] Full Story
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In this episode of the Observer Podcast, we talk with staff writer Melissa del Bosque about her recently-published continuation of her series about Mexican [...] Full Story
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Earlier this month, the latest federal ratings for Texas schools were released. Texas didn’t do very well. More than 70 percent of Texas school [...] Full Story
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What happens to a sleepy, Texas town when technological advances in oil extraction transform it into the epicenter of an oil boom? To find [...] Full Story
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In this episode of the Observer podcast, Abby Rapoport of The American Prospect joins us to answer one (not-so) simple question: is Ted Cruz’s [...] Full Story
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Is Texas better off now than it was two years ago? Full Story
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Our legislative interns Olivia Messer and Liz Farmer join staff writer Patrick Michels, editor Dave Mann and I for a mid-session look at the 83rd Texas Legislature. Full Story
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What wisdom could the Observer impart to other nonprofits struggling to keep up the journalistic fight in the age of pay walls and social media? Full Story
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Nonprofit Journalism: Survival of the Scrappiest. Full Story
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An introduction to The Texas Observer from current and former staffers. Video shot and edited by Matt Gossage. Full Story
