Justine Barron

Justine Barron writes for print and online media, film, TV, podcasts, and stage. Her work has appeared in Slate, The Appeal, Miami Herald, Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, Baltimore Sun, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, and more. Her own investigative stories and fight for transparency have been picked up by major news outlets, including Mother Jones, AP News, the Baltimore Sun, and the Intercept. For her work on Baltimore, she was named a 2021 Best of Baltimore winner in Baltimore Magazine. She is also an acclaimed live storyteller and has won the Moth storytelling competition four times.

In 2023, Justine published "They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up" (Arcade). The book is the result of an investigation Justine began with Amelia McDonell-Parry for the "Undisclosed" podcast in 2017 and covers new evidence obtained over the years since.

In 2026, Justine launched the Bubble People Podcast, in which she talks to disabled people about their lived experiences and Hollywood/media representation. Justine also publishes stories on Baltimore crime and corruption at The Suiter Files and writes about disability at Criminalizing Disability.

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