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joe sexton

@thejoesexton

Brooklyn boy; newspaperman; author of The Lost Sons of Omaha

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A rare, heartbreaking, unsettling legal drama. Someone should take care to see justice is done. features.propublica.org/judge_alzheime…

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epic nyt triple play today on covid in queens -- barry to correal to heisler. wrenching first draft of history nytimes.com/2020/12/03/nyr…

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Part 1 of an incredible tale of violence, science and faith. Read all three. You won’t regret or forget propublica.org/article/who-is…

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Ian Urbina @theoutlawoceanproject and @newyorkermagazine documents the killing of an African migrant in a brutal Libyan jail made possible by the European Union. A brave feat of accountability reporting in a lawless land for which he paid a personal price newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

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In the spring of 2020, Rochester NY was poised for genuine police reform; then came a 911 call for a Black man in crisis. My story of police, politics snd very personal betrayal. sundaylongread.com/2022/11/27/the…

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A Black man in crisis. A call to the police for help. What happened next in Rochester NY during the volatile summer of 2020 was a tragedy worthy of Shakespeare. thetrace.org/2022/11/roches…

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The Lost Sons of Omaha publishes w Scribner May 9. A shattering American tragedy for our times. Race; guns; criminal justice; wounded warriors; misinformation; online vigilantism; suicide. Can be pre ordered.

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The Lost Sons of Omaha publishes Tuesday; an experiment in empathy, I hope. Here’s a taste nytimes.com/2023/05/06/opi…

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A father daughter tale of kidnapping, dark coincidence and lasting love. My daughter Lucy and I tell it here: magazine.atavist.com/held-together-…

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The unmatchable, unstoppable Ian Urbina is at it again. Read this before going to TGI Fridays for the calamari. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

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A blessing of a story by Dan Barry about the history, nature and limits of mercy. Read it and weep. Then smile. nytimes.com/2023/10/15/us/…

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Seven days is a 21st century newspaper if miracle. Here’s a story I did for them. The dark side of Bernie sanders Vermont sevendaysvt.com/vermont/woodsi…