James BarronJames Barron is a reporter on the metropolitan staff of the New York Times. He wrote the minute-by-minute stories on the 9/11 attacks for the Times on the web and the front page lead story on the 2003 blackout. He initiated the "Public Lives" column later called "Boldface Names") and currently writes a podcast for the Times' website summarizing the next morning's front page. James wrote the timeline summaries for The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages: 1851-2008 and is the author of Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand. Read More Read Less