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WARNING: This episode contains mentions of sexual assault or sexual violence. If you or a loved one has been the victim of sexual assault, you are not alone. Call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.  We are joined by Julie Scharper, Justin Fenton, and Brenna Smith, the Baltimore Banner reporters who broke the story about allegations of sexual misconduct against Ravens kicker Justin Tucker. They discuss the details of the allegations, the depth of their reporting, and the possible ramifications for Tucker that could come from this case. Plus, Greg Cote has to leave to get belly button surgery to fix his infamous umbilical hernia. We memorialize the nose on his stomach as Mike takes issue again with Gary Ferman, and we debut the newest version of the Confermaned sounder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Read the full article: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/justin-tucker-massage-GLV2V5G6UZBZJIGXDUQVL4QG7U/  Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer are joined by reporters Julie Scharper, Brenna Smith and Justin Fenton to discuss their process for reporting the allegations against Justin Tucker. Later in the episode, the hosts talk about what these allegations could mean for Tucker's career.

In this episode of Free to Bmore, we chat with Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative reporter Justin Fenton of The Baltimore Banner. Justin reflects on his career uncovering some of the biggest stories in Baltimore, his journey into journalism, and the impact of local reporting. We also dive into how his book became an HBO mini-series, the evolving media landscape, and what it all means for Baltimore's future. Join us for an insightful conversation with one of the region's most respected investigative journalists!

Luigi Mangione, 26, has been charged in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot on a sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan last week. The Baltimore Banner's Justin Fenton tells us more. Then, after the sudden downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria this past weekend, we hear from Rehab Alkadi, a refugee who entered the U.S. via Chicago in 2015. And, the New York Mets made history this week when it signed Dominican superstar outfielder Juan Soto to a record $765 million contract. Sports Business Journal's Mike Mazzeo joins us.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As local news is hollowed out, rightwing news fills in the gaps. In Tennessee—ground zero for the culture war—Justin Kanew's site, The Tennessee Holler, holds leaders to account. Kanew joins Tim Miller on the anniversary of the Nashville school shooting. Plus, an update on the bridge disaster from Baltimore Banner reporter Justin Fenton. show notes: The Tennessee Holler The Baltimore Banner Baltimore bridge collapse (around 5:40) Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, as a high school student, dressed in drag

Journalist Justin Fenton covered the Gun Trace Task Force scandal for the Baltimore Sun. He sat through the trials and heard testimony from accused cops and their victims. He reported on the ripple effects of the scandal, in the police department and in the community. And then David Simon, creator of The Wire, called and asked Fenton to write a book. Today, Lindsay speaks with Justin Fenton, author of We Own This City, which was made into an HBO limited series by the same name.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, on the Midday News wrap, we're going to focus on local news with Baltimore Banner reporters Justin Fenton and Adam Willis. First up, Fenton updates us on Baltimore Police Chief Richard Worley and ownership problems with vacant properties. Willis shares the latest on city redistricting and the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs. The reporters also address the proposed $48 million payout for the Harlem Park Three.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

The next step in Richard Worley's path to being confirmed as Baltimore's 41st police commissioner comes tonight, when the City Council's Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee will consider his nomination. We speak with Justin Fenton, an investigative reporter at The Baltimore Banner, about Worley's proposed contract and his predecessor's legacy. Plus, what are residents of Central West Baltimore looking for in the next chief of police? We ask Ashiah Parker, executive director of the No Boundaries Coalition. On Tuesday, September 26th at Baltimore Unity Hall, No Boundaries will hold, "Changing the Narrative: Addressing Gun Violence in 21217." The confirmation hearing before the City Council's Committee on Rules and Legislative Oversight is scheduled for 5 p.m. It's open to the public. The full City Council is expected to vote on Worley Oct. 2nd.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Joe Robinson is in for Bryan today. Join him and C4 as they discuss updates from the mass shooting that happened in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood this past Saturday Night, including a report that someone warned a Safe Streets representative before the shooting started. Justin Fenton from the Baltimore Banner joins the show to discuss BPD encrypting their police radio signal. Also, Marjorie Taylor Green was THRWON OUT of the freedom caucus because of comments she made about Lauren Bobert. C4 and Bryan Nehman live every weekday from 5:30-10:00 am ET on WBAL News Radio 1090, FM101.5, and the WBAL Radio App.

Justin Fenton from our partner news organization, The Baltimore Banner, reported late yesterday that former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's defense team has asked to withdraw from her case. In their motion to withdraw, the attorneys say that Ms. Mosby has consented to having the federal public defender's office take over her defense. Mosby is charged with two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements on a mortgage application. Her trial is set to begin in March. David Jaros is on the faculty of the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he is the faculty director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform. Professor Jaros joins us on Zoom with analysis of yesterday's legal developments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris is joined by former Champ Sergio Mora to discuss the Latest w/Tank (and should Ryan get another fight lined up?), the great debate for Fighter of The Year, and can Franco pull off the win against Ioka? Later, Justin Fenton stops by to dive into the legal issues surrounding Tank. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris is joined by former Champ Sergio Mora to discuss the Latest w/Tank (and should Ryan get another fight lined up?), the great debate for Fighter of The Year, and can Franco pull off the win against Ioka? Later, Justin Fenton stops by to dive into the legal issues surrounding Tank. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris is joined by former Champ Sergio Mora to discuss the Latest w/Tank (and should Ryan get another fight lined up?), the great debate for Fighter of The Year, and can Franco pull off the win against Ioka? Later, Justin Fenton stops by to dive into the legal issues surrounding Tank. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Midday, it's Reporters' Notebook, and Tom catches up with three reporters to discuss some of the great reporting they have done about vacant housing, climate change remediation, and education. Tom's first guest is Justin Fenjustin fentonton, from our news partner, the Baltimore Banner.  He's been writing about the swarm of foreign investors who are buying some of Baltimore's huge stock of vacant houses, in the hope of renovating and renting them. But they are running into a myriad of problems. Justin Fenton joins us on Zoom. Then, Tom is joined in Studio A by WYPR's Baltimore County and environment reporter John Lee. He tells us about the historic community of Turner's Station, and the challenges they are facing with chronic flooding. It's part of John Lee's new environmental series, Climate Change in Your Backyard.  You can find all the reports to date on the WYPR website. Tom's final guest today is WYPR education reporter Zshekinah Collier, who discusses some of the latest developments in the region's school systems.  Zshekinah Collier joins us in Studio A.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Fenton was a reporter for the Baltimore Sun for 17 years. A graduate of the University of Maryland College Park, Justin worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper, The Diamondback, and then started at The Sun as an intern. In 2010, Justin's reporting led to an overhaul in how Baltimore police officers investigate sexual assaults. He 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. Justin subsequently wrote a book depicting the entire case called We Own This City, which was later produced by HBO into a mini-series of the same name. Justin himself appears in two episodes of We Own This City, playing a press conference reporter. Along with several state awards, Justin is also a two-time finalist for the national Livingston Award for Young Journalists. The Maryland Daily Record, the local legal and business newspaper, named Justin as an "Influential Marylander".

We Own This City–written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Justin Fenton and the basis for David Simon's HBO miniseries–tells the shocking, true story of a massive police corruption scandal. Baltimore had been struggling with high rates of violent crime for decades when, in 2007, the police department established the Gun Trace Task Force, a unit of plain-clothed police officers whose mandate was to go after gun traffickers by conducting sophisticated investigations. Instead, the officers mainly patrolled the streets and stopped people, often without sufficient cause. They abused their power to steal money, to steal drugs that they sometimes resold, to plant evidence, and to lie about their activities, which were in many instances unconstitutional. The story broke in 2017, two years after the murder of Freddie Gray, another tragedy that rocked the city. In this episode, Julie and Eve talk to Justin about what the Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal reveals about the war on drugs, police corruption, the relationship between politics and policing, the struggles between law enforcement and the communities they serve, and the suffering of those communities. Justin Fenton is an investigative reporter for the Baltimore Banner, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting local journalism. He previously spent 17 years at the Baltimore Sun, covering the criminal justice system. He was part of the Pulitzer Prize finalist team for the coverage of the death of Freddie Gray and was a two-time finalist for the National Livingston Award for Young Journalists. He is the author of We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption, as well as a consultant on the HBO TV series adaptation of the same name. Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Tom now is the author, screenwriter, and columnist D Watkins. He is a New York Times best-selling author of four books, and an editor at large and columnist at Salon, and the winner of several awards. He was also one of the writers on the HBO mini-series, We Own This City,based on a book by the Baltimore Banner's Justin Fenton and produced by David Simon, the creator of The Wire, among other critically acclaimed shows. D Watkins' latest book is a searing, vivid portrait of his life before and since he's achieved success as a writer. Growing up in East Baltimore, he was involved, for a while, in the kind of things that often get kids in that part of our city killed or thrown in jail. Watkins chronicles a childhood, adolescence and young adulthood in which uncertainty and fear were constant companions. He explores his often-troubled relationship with his father, and he takes a hard look at the culture of manliness and stoic toughness that leads to a particular brand of toxic masculinity. The book tracks his journey from scared kid to streetwise hustler to loving father, and it provides trenchant insight into the experience of growing up where, in Watkins' words, “violence was his own personal painkiller.” It's called Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments.(2022, Legacy Lit /Grand central Publishing)D Watkinsjoins us on Zoom from Baltimore. D Watkinsjoins us on Zoom from Baltimore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join C4 and Bryan as they discuss an article in the Baltimore Banner written by Justin Fenton that says total arrests have dropped 87% in Baltimore since 2005. Also, Economist Anirban Basu calls into to discuss an initiative to lower property taxes in Baltimore City. And a disturbing development in the Uvalde, Texas shooting that says police officers could have simply turned the door knop and entered the classroom where the shooting happened. C4 and Bryan Nehman are live weekdays from 5:30-10:00am ET on WBAL Newsradio 1090, FM101.5, and the WBAL Radio App.

Hi from Chicago! This week, Jay and Tammy talk about a rising tide of worker organizing, rising gas prices (ugh), and a new, very timely TV show. Tammy reports back from her trip to Labor Notes (along with pod listener Matt), starring Amazon Labor Union, Starbucks Workers United, and Tío Bernie. What kind of union moment are we in? Then, what’s the relationship between inflation and the labor market, and what does it mean for electoral politics in the US (and around the world)? How can the left, or even liberals, frame inflation in terms of corporate theft instead of punching down the working class?And we’re starting to watch David Simon’s new show on HBO, based on Justin Fenton’s book of the same title, “We Own This City.” What are cops for?Finally, a quick update on the future of the pod. (Sorry about Tammy’s sound this week; she didn’t have her usual equipment with her on the road.)A couple other things we’re watching:The WTO met recently and quashed any hope of getting generic Covid vaccines, tests, and medicine distributed around the world. Very cool about the new Colombian president and vice president! IRL fun: We’re gonna have a send-off for Andy this Sunday in New York. If you’re a subscriber, log into the Discord to get the details and RSVP!Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and reach out to us via Substack, timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com, https://twitter.com/ttsgpod, and/or https://www.patreon.com/ttsgpod! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

This morning on The Bat Around, the guys discuss the struggles of Bruce Zimmermann, and the long awaited debut of Heston Kjerstad. Stan "the fan" Charles joins the program at 10:25 to discuss the Angelos lawsuit, and the current status of the Orioles rotation. At 11, Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Banner joins the show to discuss his bombshell article laying out the Angelos lawsuit, and what this suit means for the Orioles going forward. Then, Orioles banter where the guys break down the Orioles starting rotation, and its current struggles. At 11:40, Bob Phelan of the On the Verge podcast joins the show to discuss everything Orioles farm system and more. Take to Rake and Final Thoughts to close out the show! That and more on The Bat Around!

Justin Fenton of The Baltimore Banner joined Sports with Coleman and discussed his breaking Angelos family legal dispute, chances the Orioles move to a different city, and reaction to We Own This City.

In hour 2 of the show, the guys discuss former Ravens WR Willie Snead's comments about the Ravens passing offense, tonight's Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and speak to the Baltimore Banner's Justin Fenton, who helped break the story about the Angelos family.

Justin Fenton, reporter for the Baltimore Banner, joins the Big Bad Morning Show to discuss the bombshell report he helped put together with Tim Prudente about the Angelos family feud.

Today , it's Midday on Maryland Politics, with a little over a month to go before statewide primary elections.Tom's guests today are two of the most astute observers of the state and local political scenes... Steve Raabe is the founder and president of OpinionWorks, an independent research, strategy and opinion survey firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. Raabe discusses some of the key issues an concerns driving the Maryland electorate this election season. He joins us by phone from Annapolis. Later, Justin Fenton, investigative reporter with The Baltimore Banner, the new online local news platform launching next week, talks with Tom about how rising crime in the Baltimore region and the debate over police reform are playing in this year's local politics.  He joins us on the phone from Baltimore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesse Starcher, Robert Winfree and Mark Radulich present their We Own This City Review! We Own This City is an American miniseries based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. The miniseries was developed and written by George Pelecanos and David Simon, and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. The six-episode series premiered on HBO on April 25, 2022. The miniseries details the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it. The story centers on Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, one of eight officers who were convicted on various corruption charges in 2018 and 2019. It follows a non-linear narrative with frequent flashbacks. Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things: https://linktr.ee/markkind76 also snapchat: markkind76 FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulich twitter: @MarkRadulich

Jesse Starcher, Robert Winfree and Mark Radulich present their We Own This City Review! We Own This City is an American miniseries based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. The miniseries was developed and written by George Pelecanos and David Simon, and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. The six-episode series premiered on HBO on April 25, 2022. The miniseries details the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it. The story centers on Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, one of eight officers who were convicted on various corruption charges in 2018 and 2019. It follows a non-linear narrative with frequent flashbacks. Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things: https://linktr.ee/markkind76 also snapchat: markkind76 FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulich twitter: @MarkRadulich

If you thought there wasn't any more to say about crime in Baltimore after watching The Wire, think again. Justin Fenton was a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun newspaper for 13 years and has written a shocking true account of a corrupt police force in his new book, We Own this City.

EP 182: Justin Fenton. Author of "We Own This City" and Investigative Reporter for the Baltimore Banner. Justin discussed how working for The Baltimore Sun was his dream job. When he was offered a job out of college he knew Baltimore was where he wanted to be a reporter. We discuss his journey from The Baltimore Sun to now the Baltimore Banner. We talk about why he left and what he hopes happens next. We also discuss his book"We Own This City" . This book is now a hit HBO Show. We talk about his trials and tribulations while writing this book and participating with the TV show. We also learn more about the Baltimore Banner and being a reporter is his first love. Twitter: @Justin_Fenton IG: @Justin_Fenton www.nopixafterdark.com IG: Nopixafterdark Special Thank you to Snug Books Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast  Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org Snug Books Baltimore https://www.snugbooks.com Baltimore Fiscal https://www.baltimorefiscal.com      

Your strength breaks men’s bones. This week’s Nose has the cunning to break their minds. We Own This City is a six-part HBO miniseries developed by David Simon and George Pelecanos and based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. It chronicles the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and corruption within and around it. Simon told NPR’s Eric Deggans that “this is the closest thing you’re going to get to a sequel” to The Wire. And: The Northman is director Robert Eggers’s third feature and his first big-budget film. It is based on the Viking legend of Amleth, a prince who tries to avenge the murder of his father. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: John Aylward Dies: ‘ER’ & ‘The West Wing’ Actor Was 75 Hannah Gadsby Stays Sunny by Any Means Necessary George Carlin narrator edits make Thomas The Tank Engine even more blue Genius editor combines Carlin’s Thomas & Friends narration with foul-mouthed clips from his audiobook readings Hollywood Has No Idea What to Do With the Erotic Thriller Streamers are struggling to reboot a genre that died too young. The Untold Story of the White House’s Weirdly Hip Record Collection Jimmy Carter’s grandson is unlocking its mysteries Attack of the Clones is underrated — and it’s crucial to the current state of Star Wars George Lucas’ maligned prequel chapter deserves reconsideration as it sets up the Obi-Wan series [Ed. note: Links ≠ endorsement.] The Believer, a Beloved Literary Magazine, Goes Home After a Risqué Detour The magazine, bought by a marketing company, briefly hosted clickbait content. Scandal ensued. After a flurry of negotiation, it is now back with its first publisher, McSweeney’s. Can You Remember the Plot of Avatar? We asked a semi-random assortment of smart and funny people who were alive in 2009—from Broti Gupta to Brandon Wardell to Marianne Williamson—if they could recall the plot of the highest-grossing movie ever. The Puzzle That Will Outlast the World One move down, 1,298,074,214,633,706,907,132,624,082,305,022 to go. Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised An exclusive look at the master plan for Obi-Wan Kenobi with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, Andor with Diego Luna, Ahsoka with Rosario Dawson—and a fleet of new shows. Squid Game Season 2 Likely Won’t Release Until End Of 2023 Or 2024 Taylor Swift’s NYU Commencement Speech Was About Cats, Cringe, And Getting Canceled The star’s NYU commencement speech was completely apolitical. Marvel Studios is licensing Stan Lee’s likeness from the company he sued before his death Lee sued POW! Entertainment in 2018 Tom Cruise Is Being Boring at Cannes ‘Doctor Who’ has its first Black lead. Will the show contend with race? GUESTS: Taneisha Duggan: A director, producer, and arts consultant Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn Irene Papoulis: teaches writing at Trinity College Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nando is OOO so Big Wos is joined by Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Banner and author or We Own This City (yes, the same We Own This City that is airing on HBO Max right now). Justin talks about being a reporter in the Baltimore area for 17+ years on the crime beat and how its evolved over the years Justin Fenton: https://twitter.com/justin_fenton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nando is OOO so Big Wos is joined by Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Banner and author or We Own This City (yes, the same We Own This City that is airing on HBO Max right now). Justin talks about being a reporter in the Baltimore area for 17+ years on the crime beat and how its evolved over the years Justin Fenton: https://twitter.com/justin_fenton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host D. Watkins discusses episode three, which focuses on how policing affects the lives of everyday Baltimoreans. The show's executive producers George Pelecanos (The Deuce) and David Simon (The Wire, The Deuce) discuss creating the character of Nicole Steele and the impact of consent decrees on policing in Baltimore. Actor Wunmi Mosaku talks to Watkins about what she learned from playing Nicole Steele and how American policing looks different than it does where she grew up. Next, journalist Justin Fenton (author of We Own This City, the book that inspired the show) joins Watkins to discuss what he has learned throughout his career reporting on police in Baltimore and the stories behind some of the officers who inspired characters in the show.  Source:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623113/we-own-this-city-by-justin-fenton/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Geri Cole talks to David Simon, co-creator and showrunner of the new HBO miniseries WE OWN THIS CITY, about how he sees the mini-series as the coda to his legendary show, THE WIRE; the lessons he learned as a journalist that have helped him as a television writer; and why the drug war is one of America's worst policies and needs to end. David Simon is a Baltimore-based screenwriter, journalist, author, and television producer. A former crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, he is the author of two books of narrative nonfiction—Homicide and The Corner—and is the creator of the celebrated HBO series THE WIRE, which depicts the political and socioeconomic fissures in an American city. His other television credits include the NBC drama HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET and HBO's THE CORNER—both adaptations of his nonfiction books—as well as HBO's GENERATION KILL, TREME, and THE DEUCE. He was a 2010 MacArthur Fellow and has received numerous accolades over the course of his career, including an Edgar Award and multiple Emmy and Writers Guild Awards. His latest project is the crime drama miniseries WE OWN THIS CITY. Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by fellow Baltimore Sun alum Justin Fenton, the show details the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it. The six-part miniseries premiered in April 2022 on HBO and is available to stream on HBO Max. --- Before it was a podcast, OnWriting was a print publication. Check out OnWriting: The Print Archives. Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: www.onwriting.org/ Follow the Guild on social media: Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast

What's up everyone? We're coming to you on this fine Friday, with a longform interview episode of a different sort than you're used to. Today, Jake sits down with David Simon (@AoDespair), a Baltimore legend who kicked off his time in the city as a crime beat reporter for The Sun, and then parlayed his writing into a long and storied career in prestige TV. His collected works include "Homicide," "The Corner," and of course "The Wire" which all take place in Baltimore and highlight some of the culture (not all of it positive) of the city. David returned to Baltimore for his most recent TV show, "We Own This City" a six-part miniseries that's adapted from Justin Fenton's book of the same name. The series is airing currently on Monday nights at 9PM on HBO Max, and explores the rise and fall of the key members of the infamous Gun Trace Task Force, a plainclothes unit that policed well outside of the rule book, and abused their power to a staggering degree. In nearly an hour long discussion, David discusses his beginnings with The Sun, his time in the city both covering it as a journalist, and then portraying it on TV (fictionally and otherwise), and what he's hoping to accomplish with his new series. We really hope you guys enjoy this one as it was a clear highlight for us in the several years doing this show. Have a great weekend, and we'll talk again next week! Follow the show on social: Twitter: @PodcastBeatdown, @jakelouque, @ravens4dummies IG: baltimore_beatdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric Carson helps me breakdown the 2022 NFL Draft and how the home team Baltimore Ravens made out & 'We Own This City' writer Justin Fenton talks about writing the book and his thoughts on the HBO series!

It's Midday on the Arts.  Coming up later in the hour, we'll hear from the young cellist who burst on the classical music scene when he performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle. Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his sister Isata, a wonderful pianist, will be performing in Baltimore this weekend, and they both join us. We'll also check in with theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck who will give us her take on Henry V, the latest production at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. But we begin with David Simon, the journalist, author and filmmaker. He is the creative force behind The Wire, The Deuce, Show Me a Hero, Treme  and many other acclaimed TV series and movies. We'll talk about his latest project: the HBO limited series We Own This City,based on the book by Justin Fenton, about the notorious criminal enterprise that was embedded in the Baltimore City Police Department called the Gun Trace Task Force. The first episode is available on HBO Max. New episodes will stream over the next five weeks. David Simon joins us on Zoom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mis à jour du 26 avril 2022 : Coup de départ pour la nouvelle série de David Simon : We Own This City diffusée hier soir sur HBO et disponible en US+24 sur OCS. Projetée en avant-première à Séries Mania, la série vous rappellera évidemment The Wire mais au goût du jour. https://youtu.be/HmS_glmjsRI Article publié le 21 mars 2022 : Inspirée du livre du journaliste d'investigation du Baltimore Sun, Justin Fenton, We Own This City raconte la corruption au sein d'une unité spéciale de la police. Dans la ville américaine bien connue déjà pour ses ripoux montrés dans The Wire, l'univers fictif rejoint finalement la réalité. Dans We Own This City le livre, l'auteur plonge dans les événements suivant la mort de Freddie Gray, un jeune homme de 25 ans décédé dans des circonstances suspectes lorsqu'il était en garde à vue. La violence mêlée aux trafics de stupéfiants a toujours été le quotidien de Baltimore avec une bonne couche de malversations policières, et cette adaptation nous le rappelle en y intégrant un élément réel soutenu par des témoignages directs de policiers. Dans la série, on y suit des personnages réels aussi bien que fictifs qui n'apparaissent pas toujours sous leurs meilleurs jours. David Simon était tout désigné pour adapter le roman de Justin Fenton. Tous deux journalistes d'investigation au Baltimore Sun, un fond d'enquête similaire avec des thématiques chères au créateur de The Wire… le rapprochement semble logique. Toutefois, l'équipe rencontrée à Séries Mania (Justin Fenton, Jamie Hector et Wunmi Mosaku), insiste sur le fait que l'inspiration d'un événement réel donne une dimension plus profonde à la nouvelle série. Et surtout que la conversation sur la corruption et le racisme n'a jamais été aussi vocale pour faire changer les choses que ce soit aux États-Unis ou en Angleterre. Le duo David Simon et George Pelecanos est aux commandes de cette mini-série HBO qui sera disponible le 26 avril sur OCS. https://youtu.be/e7xPJuW2dD8 Cet ouvrage était en fait une commande de la part de George Pelecanos (producteur) qui songeait déjà à une nouvelle série. L'histoire suit l'unité spéciale de la police de Baltimore, la Gun Trace Task Force, qui se spécialise dans le combat contre les bavures et la corruption. On y retrouvera Jon Bernthal de The Walking Dead ou encore Josh Charles de The Good Wife et d'autres têtes familières du petit écran. Sean Suiter, vétéran de la police, se retrouve mort en moins de 24h après une intervention typique en plein après-midi. Que s'est-il passé ? Qu'est-ce qui a mené à cette mort ? Jamie Hector interprète cet officier, avait déjà travaillé avec David Simon dans le rôle de Marlo Stanfield. Cette fois-ci son personnage n'est pas un grand méchant mais bel et bien l'une des victimes. Pour se préparer au rôle, l'acteur par respect n'a pas voulu déranger la famille et l'entourage de Sean Suiter pour qu'ils n'aient pas à se remémorer ce souvenir difficile. Il s'agit d'une véritable reconstitution quasiment documentaire avec de nombreux usages de prises de vue en caméra surveillance, ou encore des caméras corporelles des policiers. Justin Fenton a su compiler des témoignages pour faciliter une adaptation sincère. Parallèlement à la corruption policière, l'autre sujet incontournable est bien entendu le racisme latent dominant à Baltimore qui pointe du doigt un problème à grande échelle. Sur ce pan-ci, Jamie Hector (Bosch) et Wunmi Mosaku (Loki) ont partagé avec nous une expérience de racisme ordinaire en tant qu'acteurs d'origine haïtienne pour l'un et nigériane pour l'autre. Wunmi raconte qu'en primaire, alors qu'elle avait des difficultés en anglais à cause d'une dyslexie diagnostiquée plus tardivement, ses professeurs ont interdit à ses parents de lui parler yorouba à la maison. Un souvenir qui l'a marquée à vie puisque ses autres camarades étrangers, français ou italiens, n'avaient pas du tout reçu le même ordre. De son côté, Jamie relate un souvenir en Allemagne basé sur son propre ressenti, où il avait remarqué comment les Allemands ne sursautaient pas, ou ne se cramponnaient pas à leurs sacs quand il se tenait près d'eux, comportements qui semblent instinctifs chez ses compatriotes américains. Bien entendu, le sujet de ce racisme ordinaire est plus complexe, mais la série tente d'apporter sa pierre pour dénoncer cet état de fait. Si We Own This City possède des similarités évidentes avec sa grande sœur, elle se démarque par son postulat de base inspiré de faits réels. Le casting cinq étoiles permet une immersion complète au cœur d'un problème universel. La mini-série est à retrouver dès le 26 avril sur OCS. [bs_show url="we-own-this-city"] BetaSeries vous accompagne sur cette édition 2022 de Séries Mania qui se tient à Lille du 18 au 25 mars.

Join C4 and Bryan as they discuss a rally that is expected to be held later today where Baltimore area Starbucks restaurants are expected to unionize with democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perez in attendance. Also, according to a Baltimore Sun Poll, only 30% of citizens in Baltimore want to defund the police. And, Justin Fenton from the Baltimore Banner joins the show to talk about the premiere of the new HBO Max show which is based on his book "We Own This City". We are also joined by WBAL 11-TV' Mindy Basara and she gives her review of Chris Rocks' recent stand-up show in Baltimore which she attended. C4 and Bryan Nehman are live weekdays from 5:30-10:00am ET on WBAL Newsradio 1090, FM101.5, and the WBAL Radio App.

George Pelecanos is an author, and TV/Film writer and producer. He is the co-creator of The Wire, one of the greatest TV shows of all time. George is also an accomplished author, having written numerous critically acclaimed novels. Jon and George met while working on HBO's mini series WE OWN THIS CITY, based on the Justin Fenton book of the same name. George's Website: https://www.george-pelecanos.com Jon Bernthal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/realoneswithjonbernthal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnybernthal/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonnybernthal?lang=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-stratton0/message

It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined again today by two of our favorite movie mavens: Ann Hornaday is film critic for the Washington Post and author of Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, now available in paperback; she joins us on our digital line. And joining us on Zoom is Jed Dietz, the founder and retired director of the Maryland Film Festival, which is about to begin its first IN-PERSON festival since 2019. On today's program, we're also joined by the MD Film Festival's Artistic Director Christy LeMaster,who helps usspotlight some of the many short films, docs and features being showcased this year. The Festival opens on April 27 and runs through May 1 at the Parkway. Check out the Festival schedule here. Among the films highlighted today is HBO Max's new limited series, We Own This City, a 6-part dramatization of reporter Justin Fenton's best-selling book about the Baltimore Police Department's infamous Gun Trace Task Force scandal. A special Festival screening of the first episode of the series, on Thursday at 7pm, will be followed by a community panel discussion, including executive producers and writers George PelecanosandDavid Simon (The Wire), writer D Watkins, and reporter Justin Fenton, author of the book We Own This City. We get a sneak preview of Episode One of host and series co-writer D Watkins' official We Own This City Podcast, (which drops Monday), in which he interviews actor Jon Bernthal, the actor who portrays GTTF's Sgt Wayne Jenkins in the HBO Max series. We also discuss Navalny, the new documentary by director Daniel Roher about jailed Russian dissident and Vladimir Putin rival Alexei Navalny. The doc is being screened at MFF at 9:30 Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz Bowie and Justin Fenton discuss the soon-to-be launched Baltimore Banner, an all-digital news outlet focused on covering Maryland's largest city.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.

Clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem have deepened a political crisis in Israel. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's fragile ruling coalition lost its one seat majority earlier this month when a member of his own party defected, and now it faces a new mutiny: the Arab Ra'am party has suspended its membership in the coalition to protest the government's handling of the clashes in Jerusalem. And rockets have once again been fired between Gaza and Israel, less than a year since the last crisis that left almost 300 dead. Bennett is trying to hold his government together all while attempting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, and he joins Christiane for an exclusive interview.  Also on today's show: US Senate Democrat Chris Murphy, foreign policy expert Trita Parsi, author Justin Fenton. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

David Simon and George Pelecanos, who brought you The Wire and The Deuce, are soon releasing their newest show: We Own This City. The show is based on the book We Own This City by Justin Fenton. Listen in to our spoiler-free first impressions and hopes for the show. It already looks good! Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Simon and George Pelecanos, who brought you The Wire and The Deuce, are soon releasing their newest show: We Own This City. The show is based on the book We Own This City by Justin Fenton. Listen in to our spoiler-free first impressions and hopes for the show. It already looks good! Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

In his book,“We Own This City,”Baltimore Bannerinvestigative reporter Justin Fenton unwinds a twisted tale of dirty cops, oblivious leaders, and a community betrayed by those sworn to protect it.Fenton unearths the rotten roots of the Gun Trace Task Force, an elite plainclothes police unit that won praise for its arrest rate, all while skimming from drug busts and illegally searching citizens: "If somebody ran, they believed that person was likely carrying something they shouldn't have and would chase after them. So this proactive police work was really phishing. Trying to look for something and a lot of people who weren't doing anything wrong would get stopped and searched as a result.” A true story of crime, cops, and corruption… Read an excerpt of the book here. Watch a trailer for HBO's "We Own this City" here. Check out more reporting by Justin Fenton on the Gun Trace Task Force: Cops and Robbers: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom's Newsmaker guest today is Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Mr. Olszewski has a full plate of issues to contend with. The County has relaxed some COVID restrictions. Masks are no longer required in public buildings. As of the end of the month, masks will no longer be required in County government buildings too. It's budget season in Baltimore County; hundreds, maybe thousands of people are expected to participate in budget hearings. A consultant hired to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of County government offered 171 ways that the County could save hundreds of millions of dollars. School construction is back on the front burner. Dulaney and Towson high schools are due for facelifts. The County has more than $160 million to work with from the American Rescue Plan, but not all problems can be solved with money alone. Like other jurisdictions around the country, Baltimore County is experiencing more violent crime than in years past. The County is Maryland's third largest jurisdiction. After some speculation that he might run for governor, Mr. Olszewski announced last spring that he will stand for election for a second term as County Executive. He is the only Democrat who has filed to run in the primary. Kimberley Stansbury and Darren Badillo have filed to face-off against each other in the Republican primary. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszeski, Jr,. joins us on Zoom from his office in Towson. We welcome your questions or comments for the County Executive.  ______________________________________________________ An important addendum to yesterday's show: Tom interviewed three members of the leadership team at the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development. They spoke about the vacant house on Stricker Street in South Baltimore that was recently the scene of the terrible tragedy in which three Baltimore firefighters were killed when that home collapsed while they were fighting a fire there. Justin Fenton is one of several excellent reporters who have been hired by the Baltimore Banner,an online platform that is scheduled to launch later this spring. In the meantime, the Banner is publishing a newsletter with stories of local interest, and this morning, Justin posted a story that tells the history of the house on Stricker Street where the firefighters were killed. He found that It is owned by a woman in Huntingdon, PA, whose husband, Robert Shore, Sr., left it to her when he passed away in 2016. Fenton reports that the house was declared vacant by the city in 2010. That same year, the tax liens on the house were sold at public auction to First National Assets. This is a company that buys the right to collect back taxes that are owed by homeowners around the country. First National Assets foreclosed on the property in 2013, but Justin Fenton reports that a year later, the city had the foreclosure overturned because First National Assets had not paid the back taxes that were owed on the property. The city tried to sell it at three subsequent tax sales, but no buyers have been interested. To read Justin Fenton's story in the Baltimore Bannernewsletter, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now, we turn our attention to a scathing report issued last week that gives a comprehensive account of the failure of the Baltimore Police Department to identify and root-out the corrupt cops who continually broke the law for years as part of the Gun Trace Task Force. Joining Tom now is journalist Justin Fenton. He covered the unfolding GTTF story for the Baltimore Sun, and he's written a book about it called We Own This City, A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption.  An HBO series based on the book will air this spring. He's continuing his coverage forThe Baltimore Banner,a new media platform that is scheduled to launch in a few months. Justin Fenton joins us on Zoom from Baltimore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join C4 and Bryan Nehman as they talk about Marilyn Mosby's response to the perjury charges levied against her. Jeremy Eldridge joins the show to discuss the State's Indictment. There seems to be a brewing battle between Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Justin Fenton of the newly formed Baltimore Banner joins the show to discuss the BPD Independent Report on Gun Trace Taskforce and Corruption in BPD over last 20 years. C4 and Bryan Nehman are live weekdays from 5:30-10:00am ET on WBAL Newsradio 1090, FM101.5, and the WBAL Radio App.

From director Sonja Sohn (Baltimore Rising) star of HBO's The Wire, comes THE SLOW HUSTLE, an American tale of how the culture of law enforcement corruption penetrates the system at every level, destroying lives, as ordinary citizens, hardworking local journalists, and a few rebellious public servants endeavor to pick up the pieces.When Baltimore police detective Sean Suiter is shot and killed on duty the day before he is scheduled to testify before a federal grand jury, a mystery unravels that raises questions about what story he was going to tell about his fellow officers. The infamously corrupt Gun Trace Task Force is the focus of an investigation that exposes members of an elite task force as a criminal gang and that proves to be one of the dirtiest police units in US history. THE SLOW HUSTLE follows Detective Suiter's widow and children as they work to uncover clues and hold the Baltimore Police Department and City Hall accountable. Meanwhile dogged journalists strive to crack the case, including D. Watkins, author of We Speak for Ourselves: How Woke Culture Prohibits Progress, and Justin Fenton, author of We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption. At the vortex lies Detective Sean Suiter, with the conflicting theories of his death and the complexities of his life, creating a dizzying portrait of the human challenges of modern policing in the age of rising violent crime and police. Director Sonja Sohn joins us to talk about how the death of Detective Sean Suiter's unsolved death has affected the lives of the Suiter family and the corrosive impact that the scandal has had on the Baltimore Police Department, and the standing of Baltimore's political establishment. To find out more go to: hbo.com/movies/the-slow-hustle The Slow Hustle premieres on HBO December 7

So we're still talking about it, huh? Weird. I guess...we'll keep talking about it. Let's get a coach's perspective. Former Ravens DC & NFL coach Mike Nolan (now with the Ravens Broadcast Team) joined us at 10:20, former Terp and NFL coach Mike Tice checked in at 11:45. Actor and friend of the program Josh Charles checked in at 10:45 to discuss it (and working with David Simon and Justin Fenton for an upcoming HBO limited series). At 11:15, Jeffri Chadiha from NFL Network/NFL.com joined us after he was in Denver for Ravens/Broncos. We discussed the controversy but also why he does think the Ravens should explore trading for a running back. And at 11:35, Andy Hotchkiss told us about the rebirth of Hammerjacks.

C.F.U - HOW 7 COPS WERE CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING AND MORE WITH SPECIAL  GUEST JUSTIN FENTON.@cards face up podcast  HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN Justin Fenton TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK "WE OWN THIS CITY". THIS BOOK HIGHLIGHTS THE CORRUPTION OF A SPECIAL POLICE UNIT IN BALTIMORE CITY KNOWN AS GUN TRACE TASK FORCE OR GTTF FOR SHORT, WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN BY A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.  ALL 8 MEMBERS OF THIS UNIT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, AND SENTENCED TO FEDERAL TIME, AND MORE COPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ON GOING INVESTIGATION TODAY. IN PART 3 WE DISCUSS HOW THE POLICE CREATED A TEAM FULL OF CROOKS, HOW THE FEDS INVESTIGATION ALMOST LET THEM GET AWAY, FELLOW COPS TURNING A BLIND EYE FOR THEIR CO WORKERS, THE UNREST ON PENN AVE IN BALTIMORE, COPS REFUSING TO POLICE, WHY PEOPLE STOPPED COOPERATING WITH POLICE, AND THE BIG QUESTION IS ANSWERED "WHO OWNS THE CITY, THE PEOPLE OR THE POLICE"????#BALTIMORECOPS #CROOKEDPOLICE #BALTIMORESUNPLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL - WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CARDSFACEUPPODCAST.COMOUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE - WWW.CARDSFACEUPPODCAST.COMAUDIO IS AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS SUCH AS "APPLE/GOOGLE/SPOTIFY/ETC

C.F.U - A GANG WITHIN THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUSTED (PART 1 W/Justin Fenton) @cards face up podcast   HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN Justin Fenton TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK "WE OWN THIS CITY". THIS BOOK HIGHLIGHTS THE CORRUPTION OF A SPECIAL POLICE UNIT IN BALTIMORE CITY KNOWN AS GUN TRACE TASK FORCE OR GTTF FOR SHORT, WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN BY A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.  ALL 8 MEMBERS OF THIS UNIT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, AND SENTENCED TO FEDERAL TIME, AND MORE COPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ON GOING INVESTIGATION TODAY. WE DISCUSSED THE LEADER Sargent Wayne Jenkins, PLAIN CLOTHES COPS ABUSING THEIR POWER IN BALTIMORE , WHAT JUMP OUT BOYS AND KNOCKERS ARE, THE DANGERS OF UNCOVERING SUCH A BIG STORY LIKE A CORRUPT POLICE UNIT, INTERNAL REVIEW OF THE CASE BEING CONDUCTED BY A FORMER INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, IS ASPECTS OF THE CASE BEING COVERED ENOUGH OR WAS IT SWEPT UNDER THE RUG, AND POLICE LIVING BY THE CODE "STOP SNITCHING" AND THEIR FEAR OF BEING HURT IF THEY DONT.#DIRTYCOPS #BALTIMOREPOLICE #COPSARRESTEDPLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL - WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CARDSFACEUPPODCAST.COMOUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE - WWW.CARDSFACEUPPODCAST.COMAUDIO IS AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS SUCH AS "APPLE/GOOGLE/SPOTIFY/ETC.

Presented in partnership with AARP Maryland. Justin Fenton is in conversation with Clarence Davis about his book, We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption. In this urgent book, award-winning investigative journalist Justin Fenton distills hundreds of interviews, thousands of court documents, and countless hours of video footage to present the definitive account of the entire scandal of the Gun Trace Task Force. The result is an astounding, riveting feat of reportage about a rogue police unit, the city they held hostage, and the ongoing struggle between American law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve. Justin Fenton has been a reporter at the Baltimore Sun since 2005, covering crime and the justice system for the past 13 years. He was part of the Pulitzer-finalist team that covered the death of Freddie Gray and was twice named a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, for his coverage of rapes that were being discounted by police and a series inside a homicide investigation. "We Own This City" is his first book, and is the basis for a forthcoming HBO miniseries. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland. Clarence Davis, affectionately known as “Tiger”, has served his community in many different capacities. He is a former Post Commander of Otha Spriggs Memorial American Legion Post, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Black Vets of All Wars, Vietnam Veterans of America, and he founded the African American Patriots Consortium, which promotes and celebrates the history of African-Americans in defense of the Nation. Professionally, Davis has served veterans as Director of Veterans Affairs at Catonsville Community College and as Director of the Mondawmin Vet Center. Additionally, he served on the National Faculty of the VA’s Outreach Program. Davis was an Associate Professor of History at Essex Community College from 1986-96 and is retired from a faculty/lecturer position in history at Morgan State University. As with his service to veterans, he has received many awards for excellence and his dedication to people. In November 1982, Davis was elected to the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly where he held several leadership positions prior to his retirement in December 2006. Lastly, Tiger served in the capacity of AARP Maryland State President from 2012 until 2017.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. Recorded On: Thursday, May 20, 2021

Justin Fenton has been a reporter for The Baltimore Sun since 2005, covering crime and police accountability for the past 13 years. His first book, "We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption," was released Feb. 23 from Random House, and will be adapted for an HBO miniseries produced and written by the team behind "The Wire." He was previously recognized for his work showing that the Baltimore Police Department had discarded rape complaints at the highest rate in the country, and for a five-part series inside a homicide investigation, both of which were recognized by the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. He was also part of the team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for the coverage of the death of Freddie Gray and ensuing unrest and charges. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference and it's always nice to read kind words.Follow us on Twitter and  InstagramBe sure to check out our other podcasts:Mastermind Team's Robcast - Mastermind Team's Robcast is an irreverent and hilarious podcast covering all things pop culture and weird news. Let's Watch It Again - Let's Watch It Again is a movie review podcast from MTR The Network.★ Support this podcast ★

Tom's guest today is Justin Fenton, who covers crime and police accountability for the Baltimore Sun. Under the best of circumstances, those are two distinct beats. But for the last four years, Fenton has been covering one the biggest policing scandals in American history, in which the criminals were cops. The Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force was created in 2007, designed as an elite, plainclothes unit that would excise guns from city streets. The GTTF came to international attention when it was exposed as a criminal enterprise that had thrived for years, undetected and even celebrated by the senior leadership in the BPD. The scope of their malfeasance continues to unfold, and the ramifications of it, in terms of past convictions and future prosecutions, are significant. In Justin Fenton’s telling in his assiduously reported book, the story is as riveting as it is horrifying. The book is called We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption. Justin Fenton joins us on Zoom… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Justin Fenton paints the picture of Baltimore crime scene prior to Gun Trace Task Force

Local author Justin Fenton takes us behind story of We Own This City and Gun Trace Task Force

Peter Moskos interviews Justin Fenton, author of We Own This City

Hello and welcome to 3Cs in Pod from Provision Advisors, the podcast for and about the global communications environment. Vaccination rates are increasing, COVID cases are decreasing, and a 1.9T Stimulus package has been approved. So how close is America back to being normal or is it even possible? We talk about it. David Simon, creator of The Wire is returning to Baltimore with a new story about corruption within the police force titled, We Own This City, but we’re going to speak with Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, who is the brainchild and source behind the original reporting of the Gun Trace Task Force. You’re going to want to hear what he has to say. And let’s talk about madness... it’s March, so why aren’t we ready to fill out brackets this year? Please continue to check out 3CsInAPod on iTunes, Spotify, and GooglePlay. We appreciate the follow and your feedback each week. And you can find us on Twitter @ProVAdvisors (with an S) and check is out on the web at www.provisionadvisors.net

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Sunday voting, Colorado bail reform, pandemic overdoses, and Arkansas vaccinations. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Justin Fenton to discuss his new book "We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I found Justin's reporting to be clarifying and insightful amid the murkiness and confusion. In fact, his reporting reminded me of the work of another Baltimore based journalist who covered that very same beat on those very same streets three decades ago. That journalist was David Simon, who went on to give birth to the iconic Baltimore-based Crime TV series Homicide: Life on the Streets, The Corner and The Wire. You can read my four-part interview with David here. My interview with David's fellow Executive Producer on The Wire, George Pelecanos, is here. And my interview with Homicide: Life on the Streets Showrunner, Tom Fontana, is here.You can find a transcript of this interview at CrimeStory.com.

Justin Fenton shares insights about reporting on Baltimore City's Gun Trace Task Force, which was part of The Baltimore Sun's nomination package for MDDC's James S. Keat FOIA Award for 2019 reporting.

On today's #DMVDailyDose, we look at two polls that have Senator Bernie Sanders leading the pack of Presidential Candidates in the upcoming Maryland April 28th Primary elections, while former Mayor Sheila Dixon leads the pack of the crowded mayoral field of candidates in their run-up to the April election. Dixon has a grasp on African American females, while voters of all races, ethnicities and gender believe she is the answer to experienced leadership that can begin to reduce crime across Baltimore starting on Day One. We look into a Baltimore Sun article by Justin Fenton highlighting the over fifty letters of support former disgraced Mayor Catherine Pugh has received ahead of her sentencing hearing later this week, while Talia Richman reports on the charter amendment proposed by Councilman Ryan Dorsey, while Council President Brandon Scott introduces a bill that he has voted against twice in the past decade. All that and more found only at: www.dmvdaily.news/dmvdailydose 

Cops are supposed to enforce laws, reduce crime, and make communities safer. But what happens when cops don’t make people feel safe? When people don’t trust the police? When cynicism about the legal system sets in? And when, as in the case of the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force, the cops are criminals? Guests: Daniel Webster, Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research, and TEDMED 2014 speaker; Justin Fenton, crime reporter for The Baltimore Sun and author of the upcoming book We Own This City; Cassandra Crifasi, Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Deputy Director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research, and a law-abiding gun owner; Andrew Papachristos, Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University; and Ekow Yankah, Professor of Law and Criminal Theory at Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School. | insicknessandinhealthpodcast.com | glow.fm/insicknessandinhealth | #EndGunViolence #GunViolence #GVP #GunSafety #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Suicide #SuicidePrevention #MeansMatter #LEO #Police #BlueLives #BlueLivesMatter #Baltimore #GunTraceTaskforce #ERPO #ExtremeRiskProtectionOrder #RedFlag #GVPO #MassShooting #IntimatePartnerViolence #DomesticViolence #EveryTown #MomsDemandAction #MomsDemand #StudentsDemandAction #StudentsDemand #MarchForOurLives #BradyCampaign #FamilyFire #Giffords #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #ThisIsOurLane #EnoughIsEnough #NeverAgain #NationalEmergency #MedHum #MedHumChat #NarrativeMedicine #HealthHumanities #SocialMedicine #SocialJustice #SDoH

Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton spent the last year reporting on the inner-workings of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force members and their leader, Sgt. Wayne Jenkins. What exactly did he spend his time doing? Hear more about his reporting process and his fight to obtain records.

On the surface, former Baltimore Police Sgt. Wayne Jenkins appeared to have earned his reputation as a rising star in the department for his unparalleled ability to get guns off the streets. But a deep dive into Jenkins and the force in which he operated reveals how the well-regarded cop — and the elite Gun Trace Task Force squad he led — manipulated the criminal justice system to rob and steal with impunity over the course of several years. On this episode, Justin Fenton joins Newsroom Edition host Pamela Wood to review key takeaways from the series, explain his reporting process and provide an overview of the road ahead for the Baltimore Police Department.

On this weeks episode the lawyers sample the The Rusty Nail and Justin stays on for some more informal talk.  The Rusty Nail consists of 1 part Drambouie and 2 parts Scotch. Unbeknownst to us before selecting this drink, Drambouie is really just scotch with some flavorings.  So we were essentially drinking scotch mixed with scotch. It made for interesting conversation.  We have a number of fun topics including: Baltimore's mayor goes down: The Healthy Holly scandal.  Adam wants to know where to get a book for his collection.  Justin refused to reveal his sources.  I can't believe it's not Baltimore: Unicorn Robbery in Baltimore County (and Justin retells some of his favorite funny crime stories). 5 weirdest things people have done to escape jury duty. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.

On this week's episode we're joined by veteran Baltimore Sun crime-beat journalist and terrapin grad Justin Fenton.  Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005, has covered the Baltimore Police Department since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.'s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen and a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman.  He is currently on assignment working on the GTTF case. This week we sample Old Forester Prohibition Style Bourbon.  Like covering Baltimore's crime scene, this drink is not for the faint of heart.  It's an uncut 115 proof with a sweet nose and a solid aftertaste. After diving in we have a long conversation with Justin about a wide variety of topics such as life as a reporter, dealing with deadlines, and the best and worst stories he's ever covered. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.

The trial of two Baltimore police detectives who were once part of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force is gaining national, even international attention. More than two dozen witnesses have testified in the federal racketeeringu160utrial of detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor. Here to bring us up to date on the proceedings and their impact is reporter Justin Fenton.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-gun-trace-task-force-gttf-testimony-highlights-20180126-story.html

Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton and Peter Moskos discuss what we know and don't know in November 15, 2017 killing of Baltimore City Police Detective Sean Suiter.

Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton and Peter Moskos discuss what we know and don't know in November 15, 2017 killing of Baltimore City Police Detective Sean Suiter.

Justin Fenton, the Sun's criminal justice reporter, took a deep look at the Baltimore court where deals are made, breaking through the "white noise" of bench conferences to hear how prosecutors, defense attorneys and a judge work out plea bargains of criminal cases.Our favorite tech-splainer, Sean Gallagher, Baltimore-based IT and national security editor for Ars Technica, is back, this time to explain how Twitter and Facebook were used by Russian operatives in an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-baltimore-plea-bargains-peters-20171023-htmlstory.htmlhttps://arstechnica.com/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/twitter-drops-hammer-and-sickle-on-rt-sputnik-ad-buys-over-election-shenanigans/

5:17: On May 1, 2015, after the long week of unrest and curfew, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby stepped into War Memorial Plaza and announced charges against six Baltimore police officers in connection with the in-custody death of Freddie Gray. Since then, one of the officers, William Porter, stood trial; that trial ended in December with a hung jury. We get an update on the next step in the prosecution of the officers from the Sun’s criminal justice reporter, Justin Fenton.13:12: A year after the demonstrations and unrest, do people still want to move to Baltimore? How are city housing sales doing? The answer might surprise you. Dan speaks with Steve Gondol and Annie Milli about LiveBaltimore’s efforts to provide incentives — up to $5,000 each — to prospective home buyers, and what the past year in home sales looked like.27:22 Last year at this time, there was some question about whether the 17th annual Maryland Film Festival would happen. We’ll hear from Jed Dietz, founder and director of the festival, about last year's and the one that starts next week.40:24: Chris Reed has reviews of new films, including an action comedy starring Key and Peele.48:41: Paula Gallagher recommends a cool book about insects that sting.51:55: Sean Gallagher, a Baltimore-based editor for Ars Technica our favorite techsplainer, talks about the use of paper ballots and scanners, instead of touch screens, on Election Day.1:03:55 And a look ahead to next Saturday’s Kentucky Derby and a look back to last year’s Triple Crown victory of American Pharoah with Joe Drape, who covers horse racing for The New York Times and just wrote a book, "American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner’s Legendary Rise."

Sun reporters Kevin Rector and Justin Fenton review the state's case against Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., the Baltimore police van driver accused in the death of Freddie Gray last April. Goodson was the driver of the van in which Gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury. Rector and Fenton review the prosecution, Goodson's defense and the questions Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams had for both sides during Monday's closing arguments. Preview the episode at http://bsun.md/28O4F4B.

In this podcast:2:05: On the day after the latest verdict in the trials of Baltimore police officers accused in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, Sun reporters Justin Fenton and Kevin Rector talk about the acquittal of Officer Caesar Goodson, who faced the most serious charges of the six original defendants. With one hung jury and now two not-guilty verdicts, will Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby drop the lesser charges against the remaining four defendants? 26:10: The New York Times called Michael Denzel Smith "the intellectual in Air Jordans." A contributing writer to The Nation and cable commentator, Smith writes about coming of age in the time of Barack Obama, LeBron James, Trayvon Martin and the Black Lives Matter movement. His new memoir, "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man’s Education," reflects on being young and black in a country that, eight years after electing the first African-American president, has Donald Trump as a choice for a successor.(courtroom sketch by Wm Hennessy/CourtroomArt.com)