{{Short description|American journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Justin Fenton | image = | alt = | caption = Fenton receiving the Governor's Citation | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Journalist | employer = The Baltimore Banner | alma_mater = [[University of Maryland, College Park]] }}
'''Justin Fenton''' is an American author, journalist and crime reporter. He is currently an investigative reporter for the ''[[Baltimore Banner]]''.
==Career== A 2005 graduate of the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], Fenton worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper, ''[[The Diamondback]]''. He interned at ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' and went on to become a reporter at the newspaper for 17 years. Fenton is a two-time finalist for the national [[Livingston Award for Young Journalists]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Justin Fenton |url=https://pulitzercenter.org/people/justin-fenton |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Pulitzer Center |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Daily Record (Maryland)|The Daily Record]]'' named Fenton as an "Influential Marylander" in 2018.<ref name=":0" />
In 2010, Fenton's reporting sparked reforms in how the [[Baltimore Police Department]] investigated sexual assaults. Fenton was part of the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-finalist staff recognized for their coverage of the [[2015 Baltimore protests|Baltimore riots]] that followed the [[killing of Freddie Gray]].<ref name=":0" /> He was also one of the lead reporters on [[Gun Trace Task Force|Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force scandal]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Justin Fenton's Chilling Account of Baltimore Police's Rogue GTTF Unit |url=https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2021-04-26/justin-fentons-chilling-account-of-baltimore-polices-rogue-gttf-unit |work=WYPR |language=en}}</ref> and later wrote a book based on the case, titled ''We Own This City'', which was later produced by [[HBO]] into a [[We Own This City|TV mini series of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edgers |first=Geoff |date=2022-05-26 |title=Transcript: 'We Own This City': A Conversation with David Simon |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/05/26/transcript-we-own-this-city-conversation-with-david-simon/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Justin Fenton speaks on Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force series 'We Own This City' |url=https://www.wbal.com/article/563582/21/justin-fenton-speaks-on-baltimore-gun-trace-task-force-series-we-own-this-city |work=wbal.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Fenton left the ''Sun'' to join the upstart ''[[The Baltimore Banner|Baltimore Banner]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=DePuyt |first=Bruce |date=2022-01-06 |title=Soon-to-Launch Baltimore Banner Lures Three Reporters from Sun Newsroom |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/06/soon-to-launch-baltimore-banner-lures-three-reporters-from-sun-newsroom/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Maryland Matters |language=en-US}}</ref> where he currently works as an investigative reporter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Fenton |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/justin-fenton/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=The Baltimore Banner |language=en}}</ref> He contributed to the ''Banner'''s reporting on sexual misconduct allegations against [[Baltimore Ravens]] kicker [[Justin Tucker]], leading to Tucker's release from the Ravens and a 10-week suspension from the [[National Football League]].<ref name="Suspension">{{cite news |last1=Han |first1=Giana |date=26 June 2025 |title=NFL suspends Justin Tucker for 10 weeks following investigation of inappropriate behavior |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-justin-tucker-investigation-J75HKDFWINCMDA3HEHBEEDM2NU/ |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aparicio |first1=Nestor |title=The story behind the story – how local journalism works and everything you need to know about the reporting of the Justin Tucker massage scandal |url=https://baltimorepositive.com/the-story-behind-the-story-how-local-journalism-works-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-reporting-of-the-justin-tucker-massage-scandal/ |website=Baltimore Positive |access-date=6 July 2025 |date=28 June 2025}}</ref>
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