Joseph Sexton
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Joseph Sexton is an American
journalist who has been the metropolitan news editor of The New York Times
since 2006. Previously, he had been deputy metropolitan news editor since 2003.
As deputy metropolitan news editor for investigations and enterprise (a post he held until 2003), among the series he oversaw was one by Clifford J. Levy
on the abuse of mentally ill adults in group homes in New York which won the Pulitzer Prize
for investigative reporting in 2003.
in 1982.
In 1984 Sexton was a founding member of The City Sun
, an African American
weekly newspaper based in Brooklyn that was founded by the late Andrew W. Cooper
. The City Sun folded in 1996. He has also worked for the Bergen Record
, the Syracuse Post-Standard
and United Press International
.
Sexton joined the Times in 1987 as a sports reporter, covering major league baseball
and the National Hockey League
.
Sexton's other posts at the Times include:
United States
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journalist who has been the metropolitan news editor of The New York Times
The New York Times
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since 2006. Previously, he had been deputy metropolitan news editor since 2003.
As deputy metropolitan news editor for investigations and enterprise (a post he held until 2003), among the series he oversaw was one by Clifford J. Levy
Clifford J. Levy
Clifford J. Levy is an investigative journalist for The New York Times.Levy is a graduate of New Rochelle High School and Princeton University in 1989....
on the abuse of mentally ill adults in group homes in New York which won the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
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for investigative reporting in 2003.
Career
Sexton studied Irish politics, history and literature at the School of Irish Studies in Dublin, Ireland in 1980, then received a B.A. degree in English from the University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1982.
In 1984 Sexton was a founding member of The City Sun
The City Sun
The City Sun was a weekly newspaper that was published in Brooklyn from 1984 through 1996. Its primary focus was on issues of interest to African Americans in New York City....
, an African American
African American
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weekly newspaper based in Brooklyn that was founded by the late Andrew W. Cooper
Andrew W. Cooper
Andrew W. Cooper was an African American civil rights activist, businessman, and journalist. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The City Sun....
. The City Sun folded in 1996. He has also worked for the Bergen Record
The Record (Bergen County)
The Record is a newspaper in northern New Jersey. It has the second largest circulation of New Jersey's daily newspapers, behind The Star-Ledger. Owned by the Borg family since 1930, it is the flagship publication of the North Jersey Media Group. Stephen Borg is the publisher of The Record...
, the Syracuse Post-Standard
Syracuse Post-Standard
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and United Press International
United Press International
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.
Sexton joined the Times in 1987 as a sports reporter, covering major league baseball
Major League Baseball
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and the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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.
Sexton's other posts at the Times include:
- metropolitan reporter (1994-?)
- enterprise editor, Sports desk (1998–1999)
Anthologies
- McGuane, Thomas; and Stout, Glenn. The Best American Sports Writing 1992. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. ISBN 0395603404 ISBN 978-0395603406