Martin Schneider writes:
A new issue of The New Yorker comes out tomorrow. A preview of its contents, adapted from the magazine’s press release:
Philip Gourevitch, who covered the genocide in Rwanda for The New Yorker and in his book We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families, revisits Rwanda on the fifteenth anniversary of the genocide to meet with some of the people he previously profiled, and explores the unique reconciliation process that has been taking place there; today it is “one of the safest and the most orderly countries in Africa,” Gourevitch writes.
Ryan Lizza goes behind the scenes at the White House to chronicle how Peter Orszag, the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, put together the Obama Administration’s first budget.
Peter J. Boyer profiles Larry Jones, the racehorse trainer who trained Eight Belles, the horse that had to be euthanized at last year’s Kentucky Derby, and one of this year’s Derby hopefuls, Friesan Fire.
Jerome Groopman writes about new drugs, developed to treat cystic fibrosis, that may be able to correct the mutated gene responsible for the disorder.
Hendrik Hertzberg asks if it might be better to let Texas secede.
Lauren Collins talks to Dolly Parton about New York and her new musical, 9 to 5.
In Shouts & Murmurs, Noah Baumbach describes bees getting “buzzed.”
Nancy Franklin reviews Amy Poehler’s new comedy, Parks and Recreation.
Peter Conrad explores the work of the Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes.
Peter Schjeldahl attends “The Pictures Generation” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Joan Acocella watches dance works by Merce Cunningham and Karole Armitage.
Alex Ross covers Esa-Pekka Salonen’s farewell to the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Anthony Lane reviews Il Divo and The Limits of Control.
There is a short story by Gail Hareven.

From the press release:
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced 29 finalists in six categories in the third annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The competition drew nearly 140 entries. Fellow journalists and members of the media may vote for their favorites among the finalists by visiting mirrorawards.syr.edu/vote.cfm. Winners will receive the People’s Choice Award.
The media’s top writers, readers and leaders will gather to fete the Mirror Award winners at an awards ceremony in June in New York City. Ceremony details will be announced soon.
Finalists, chosen by a group of journalists and journalism educators, are:
Best Single Article–Traditional
* Eric Alterman, “Out of Print” (The New Yorker)
* Ken Auletta, “The Search Party” (The New Yorker)
* Seth Mnookin, “Bloomberg Without Bloomberg” (Vanity Fair)
* Clive Thompson, “Is the Tipping Point Toast?” (Fast Company)
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Best Profile–Traditional
* Mark Bowden, “The Angriest Man in Television” (The Atlantic)
* Mark Bowden, “Mr. Murdoch Goes to War” (The Atlantic)
* Lloyd Grove, “The Last Media Tycoon” (Condé Nast Portfolio)
* Charlie LeDuff, “Robert Frank’s Unsentimental Journey” (Vanity Fair)
* Ian Parker, “The Bright Side” (The New Yorker)
* Richard Pérez-Peña, “Web Sites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogs” (The New York Times)
* Evgenia Peretz, “James Frey’s Morning After” (Vanity Fair)
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The Mirror Awards, established by the Newhouse School in 2006, honor the reporters, editors and teams of writers who hold a mirror to their own industry for the public’s benefit. Honorees are recognized for news judgment and command of craft in reporting, analysis and commentary on developments in the media industry and its role in our economy, culture and democracy.
For the full list of nominees, visit http://mirrorawards.syr.edu/vote.cfm—and vote!