In Detroit: Critics Justin Chang, Wesley Morris, and Lyndsay C. Green in conversation with Jelani Cobb

On Wednesday March 26, 2025, Pulitzer on the Road was in Detroit for a conversation on cultural criticism today.

Pulitzer prize winners and finalists in the Criticism category: 2024 Criticism winner Justin Chang (film critic at The New Yorker, and winner for his film criticism at the Los Angeles Times), 2021 and 2012 Criticism winner Wesley Morris (culture critic at The New York Times) and 2023 Criticism finalist Lyndsay C. Green (food and restaurant critic at the Detroit Free Press). 

These critics were in conversation with Pulitzer Board member, Dean of Columbia Journalism School, and 2018 finalist for Commentary Jelani Cobb. Together they discussed writing on film, food, and popular culture, and the evolving role of the critic. 

This event was produced in collaboration with Michigan Central and with support from the Knight Foundation Detroit. The Detroit Free Press was our media partner. We are grateful for their support.

To watch a video recording of this event, click on the link above or visit the Pulitzer Prizes YouTube channel.