Kevin Sieff

Staff Writer at The Atlantic. Before: Washington Post foreign correspondent in Barcelona, Mexico City, Nairobi and Kabul. Florida man.

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

I’m thrilled to join The Atlantic. https://t.co/Uto75xbnje

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

@movistar_es Hola, cancelé mi servicio hace 4 meses y me siguen cobrando cada mes. El numero que tienen para clientes en el extranjero ([phone]) no funciona. Por favor me avisas cómo podemos resolver este error de su parte para que dejen de cobrarme.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

El Salvador is still imprisoning deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing, @ksieff reports: https://t.co/I5Ak1YrmjX

[Chico Harlan @chicoharlan]

After thousands of stories, this is the last piece I'll ever write in the @washingtonpost.

It's about Iceland, looking at the planet's future, seeing an existential threat.

https://t.co/NhmTtZN4pY

[Lizzie Johnson @lizziejohnsonnn]

Only in the Washington Post:

Newly 18 and unemployed, Vika felt like her life was going nowhere fast. So when a stranger on Telegram offered her cash to make a delivery, she agreed.

Then, she found out it was a bomb. https://t.co/RMrGhY6VFg

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

He took on the world’s hardest sailing race while battling cancer. What would it do to his body? https://t.co/qiaabGD2xM

[Karen Tumulty @ktumulty]

The ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

Finally got around to reading this eye-opening piece from the Washington Post on how some U.S. universities are funding time trials in Kenya to recruit distance talent. These “Golden Ticket” races to an NCAA scholarship are totally reshaping college running.

Then, I caught up on some of the cross country results from this past weekend. The scale of the Kenya to NCAA pipeline is staggering already.

Looking at the results from the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

On the men's side, Town Hall (one of the recruiting services being used by these universities) had seven men in the top 10 – including three to New Mexico and two to Oklahoma State.

On the women's side, Town Hall had five athletes in the top 10 – including three at Oklahoma State.

Not faulting Kenyan athletes who are chasing life-changing opportunities. It’s more about the system. Schools are outsourcing recruitment overseas and the NCAA’s structure enables it. How much of NCAA XC is still about the growth of student-athletes or the growth of a globalized talent marketplace? Curious what people think.

[Tibor Nagy @TiborPNagyJr]

Warms my heart to see report of U.S. colleges finally looking to Africa to recruit world class athletes. During my years in Africa I ran across many young athletes with world champion potential but missing opportunities for training and competition. https://t.co/KVswXvsPZ4

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

A behind the scenes look at the craziness of NCAA recruiting in running, and how 3rd party companies are making lots of $$$ to get desperate east africans to the US.

It's a mess all around.

https://t.co/9dpF6lTtCn

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

"Platters stacked with cash, thieves making off with priceless pigeons in the night, wronged fanciers and devoted detectives. This crime caper has everything I could ask for in a story." -Guest editor @klaidlaw's top pick by @ksieff https://t.co/c50W0kK4GD

[Katharine Houreld @khoureld]

Another cracking dispatch from @ksieff, who teleports like some sort of Douglas Adams character to those crooked crossroads where cash, crime and absurdity collide. This one: the Chinese pigeon mafia erupts into the Flemish countryside. https://t.co/B7YJ2WQSIQ

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

The pigeon heist: How million-dollar racing birds became the target of organized crime https://t.co/LgMQhsKN6N

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

@borjalandeta hola, todavia los tienes?

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

@merijnzeeman Hi Merijn, what's the best way to reach you for an article we're doing at The Washington Post? Could you send me a DM?

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

@ChristianVDV Hi Christian, what's the best way to reach you for an article we're doing at The Washington Post? Could you send me a DM?

[Francesco Porzio @fraporzio95]

Today on the @washingtonpost!

With @ksieff, we went through thousands of pages of court documents and interviews over the past months.

“They are the die-hard fans of Milan’s soccer teams — and mafia-controlled”, by Kevin Sieff and Francesco Porzio.

https://t.co/Q4BAZMIBo1

[Kevin Sieff @ksieff]

@ChrisHammer180 Hey Chris, can you send me a DM? Want to send you a note about a story I'm working on.

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This is how the war in Gaza looks from the locker room of Bnei Sakhnin, a team of Arabs and Jews in Israel's premier league, struggling to hold together since Oct. 7: https://t.co/xblMeYVOu4

[Washington Post Communications @WashPostComms]

📽️🎬 @ksieff's investigation into an elite Mexican police force comes to life on @netflix as part of our first look partnership with @RealImagine