James O. Long
James O. Long is a Tennessee-born journalist and writer recommended many times for the Pulitzer Prize. Best-known for his investigative reporting, he was a staff writer at the Portland Oregonian for 41 years. His byline appeared on stories that broke the Tonya Harding Olympics-tampering scandal, delved into the origins and criminal activities of.... more
James O. Long is a Tennessee-born journalist and writer recommended many times for the Pulitzer Prize. Best-known for his investigative reporting, he was a staff writer at the Portland Oregonian for 41 years. His byline appeared on stories that broke the Tonya Harding Olympics-tampering scandal, delved into the origins and criminal activities of the Rajneeshee cult that took over a community in Central Oregon, and exposed an elaborate fraud that cost labor union pension funds hundreds of millions of dollars. His work has appeared in Newsweek and the Massachusetts Review. With Tom Gaddis ("Birdman of Alcatraz") he wrote a book, "Killer" that won high critical praise and was made into a movie starring James Woods. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and has three children and two grandchildren. He makes his home in Oregon.