Roiland is cultural historian of the American news media, who researches and teaches courses on the history and practice of literary journalism, the relationship between journalism and democratic processes, depictions of the press in popular culture, and the future of news production and consumption in the digital age. Roiland received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Saint Louis University in 2011. He is currently working on two book manuscripts: The Elements of Literary Journalism: The Political Promise of Narrative News and The Rest is Silence: The Unexplored Nonfiction of David Foster Wallace. email:joshua.roiland@maine.edu