Jackson Baker
Jackson Baker is senior editor of The Memphis Flyer and a contributing editor of Memphis Magazine and the Tennessee Journal. His primary concerns are political coverage and general news; other duties include editorials, op-ed contributions, and the paper's online edition. He has worked as a reporter for the Arkansas Gazette, where he was twice jailed for refusing to reveal his sources to a Grand Jury, and as an aide in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.. He was an assistant professor of English at the University of Memphis (where he also taught a survey course in the history of rock and roll), and taught at several other universities. for many years he was a regular invitee to the annual Conference on Consciousness sponsored by the Menninger Foundation.
Recently one of the regulars who established an audience for the WKNO-TV series Behind the Headlines, he was a panelist on the station's long-running former series Informed Sources,is a former contributing editor for WREG-TV, and has served as political analyst on every local TV station. A frequent TV commentator, he has written for such periodicals as Time Magazine, the New York Times, The Washington Monthly, and Salon.com.
Jackson has won numerous journalism awards, including nine (9) first-place Green Eyeshade Awards from the Society for Professional Journalists, and he was named by the Washington Post to its list of Best State Political Reporters, 2015. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Memphis Rotary Club. A widower, he has four children and two grandchildren and lives at the junction point of Memphis, Cordova, Lakeland, and Arlington.
Recently one of the regulars who established an audience for the WKNO-TV series Behind the Headlines, he was a panelist on the station's long-running former series Informed Sources,is a former contributing editor for WREG-TV, and has served as political analyst on every local TV station. A frequent TV commentator, he has written for such periodicals as Time Magazine, the New York Times, The Washington Monthly, and Salon.com.
Jackson has won numerous journalism awards, including nine (9) first-place Green Eyeshade Awards from the Society for Professional Journalists, and he was named by the Washington Post to its list of Best State Political Reporters, 2015. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Memphis Rotary Club. A widower, he has four children and two grandchildren and lives at the junction point of Memphis, Cordova, Lakeland, and Arlington.
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- Politics, Politics Feature May 23, 2019
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They’re Off! Warren Files; Casada to Resign
- Politics, Politics Beat Blog May 21, 2019
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Casada Backs Down, Will Resign
- Politics, Politics Feature May 16, 2019
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Lammey, Casada, Michael Harris Face Potential Threats to Their Jobs
- Politics, Politics Beat Blog May 10, 2019
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Harris Conducts Smooth First Meeting as Dems’ Chair; Other Local Officers Elected
Exec Committee member Memula successfully moves for future meeting to consider disqualification of the chairman for professional misconduct issues and a new election.
Amid controversy, Exec Committee member Memula successfully moves for future meeting to consider disqualification of the chairman for professional misconduct issues and the holding of a new election.
- Politics, Politics Feature May 9, 2019
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The Casada Controversy
In the wake of a chaotic close to the legislative session, crisis continues to swirl on Capitol Hill in Nashville. UPDATE: Tennessee Firearms Association calls for ouster of GOP House Speaker Glen Casada..
In the wake of a chaotic close to the legislative session, crisis continues to swirl on Capitol Hill in Nashville. UPDATE: Several Republican legislators, and the Tennessee Firearms Association, a pro-gun group with close ties to Republicans, urge GOP Speaker Glen Casada's ouster..
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