Justin Fenton
Justin Fenton | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Baltimore Banner |
Justin Fenton is an American author, journalist and crime reporter.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is currently an investigative reporter for the Baltimore Banner.[7]
Career
A graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Fenton worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper, The Diamondback. He then interned at The Baltimore Sun and went on to become a reporter at the newspaper for 17 years.
Fenton was part of the Pulitzer Prize finalist staff recognized for their coverage of the Baltimore riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray. He was also one of the lead reporters who reported on Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force scandal.[8] Fenton later wrote a book depicting the entire case called We Own This City,[9] which was later produced by HBO into a TV mini series of the same name.[10][11] Fenton himself appears in two episodes of the show, playing a press conference reporter.[12] Earlier, in 2010, his reporting led to an overhaul in how Baltimore police officers investigate sexual assaults.[13]
In 2022, Fenton left the Sun to join the upstart Baltimore Banner,[14] where he currently works as an investigative reporter.
Awards and recognition
In addition to winning several state journalism awards, Fenton is a two-time finalist for the national Livingston Award for Young Journalists and was part of the Sun's Pulitzer Prize-finalist team, rewarded for its coverage of the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing unrest.[15] The Daily Record, a local legal and business newspaper, subsequently named Fenton as an "Influential Marylander".[16]
References
- ^ "The True Story Behind 'We Own This City'". Time.
- ^ "Review | The elite Baltimore cops who became criminals". Washington Post.
- ^ Amanpour & Company. "The Story Behind HBO's "We Own This City"". PBS.
- ^ "Justin Fenton in London: The sound of fireworks reminds me of home". The Independent. 7 November 2009.
- ^ "'Baltimore Sun' Series Profiles Con Woman". NPR.
- ^ "Baltimore gun violence: Easy to find, complicated to fix | COMMENTARY". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Justin Fenton". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Justin Fenton's Chilling Account of Baltimore Police's Rogue GTTF Unit". WYPR.
- ^ "We Own This City by Justin Fenton: 9780593133682 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ Edgers, Geoff (2022-05-26). "Transcript: 'We Own This City': A Conversation with David Simon". Washington Post.
- ^ "Justin Fenton speaks on Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force series 'We Own This City'". wbal.com.
- ^ "We Own This City (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb".
- ^ "Justin Fenton". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ DePuyt, Bruce (2022-01-06). "Soon-to-Launch Baltimore Banner Lures Three Reporters from Sun Newsroom". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Justin Fenton". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Congratulations 2018 Influential Marylanders! | Maryland Daily Record". 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2022-06-03.