John Branch

New York Times reporter in California. I try to write stories you didn't know you wanted to read. Author of The Last Cowboys; Boy on Ice; Sidecountry

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

My insincere apologies if you get tired of seeing this cool ad across NYT platforms.
And my sincere thanks for those who have supported this endeavor and continue to support one-of-a-kind journalism in general. @wwnorton @nytimes

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Thank you, Tyler. If only I was still active on Twitter, I’d retweet this.
OK, fine. Exception made. Much appreciated.

[Tyler Cunnington KOMO @TyCunningtonTV]

After finding the lone copy @ my local Barnes & Noble — and picking it up on and off for the last yr, as I’ve challenged myself to get back into reading — I just finished. So many incredible stories that remind me why writing & reporting, are so important. @JohnBranchNYT Bravo

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

I will momentarily suspend my silence here by saying thank you, thank you

[cate @lyonscath]

going thru my bookshelf and one of thee absolute best hockey books. I've given copies to at least four people by now. got assigned it in a Sociology of Sports class back in undergrad. @JohnBranchNYT you're the best

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@NickKristof Thank you so much, Nick. Cheers to you.

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@joefav @nytimes Hey, thank you, Joe. Much appreciated.

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

“We’ve got sanewash, yes we do! We’ve got sanewash, how about you?”
Periodic repost as related news happens, which is a lot these days

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

I went home to Colorado to ask a national question: What does college football have to do with college?
As I wrote, this isn't about Deion Sanders. It's really a question for the rest of us.
Today's Great Read at the @nytimes
https://t.co/5Oz1SHvLdY

[Maeve Sloane @maevesloane]

This recent Sunday @nytimes Sports feature is highly worth the read. It’s the epitome of amazing sports journalism.

@JohnBranchNYT catches up with a basketball team of juvenile delinquents he first covered a decade ago.

He links a gift article below.

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

@maevesloane @nytimes oh go on
(Thank you, Maeve)

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https://t.co/PUjjdd0obs

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

Thanks for including "Whatever Happened to the Lady Jaguars" in this week's wonderful list

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

Don't miss this week's newsletter featuring guest editor @KimhCross and her picks by @b_popps, @jimrobenalt, @LATChrisGoffard, @JohnBranchNYT, @sophieGG, @katejoymcqueen, @AliyaBashir + others https://t.co/XlYY0Xhzao

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

Hey, thank you, Jeff

[jeffshelman @jeffshelman]

This is really good. @JohnBranchNYT is so good at his job.

https://t.co/6f7ARReVgT

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

Our thanks to everyone who spent time with this story and photographs this holiday week. It’s the rare story to become a special section in print, coming soon.

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They were teenage girls then, labeled as juvenile delinquents and losing games as the Lady Jaguars, when I wrote about them in 2012 and 2013.
They are women now, on their own, navigating this difficult world. What a rare honor to tell their stories, again.

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

@nytimes And if you prefer your Long Reads to be long listens, here os the story, read by me, on the NYT Audio app https://t.co/dGutrlPmnX

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

They were teenage girls then, labeled as juvenile delinquents and losing games as the Lady Jaguars, when I wrote about them in 2012 and 2013.
They are women now, on their own, navigating this difficult world. What a rare honor to tell their stories, again.

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

@nytimes And here is the Times Insider I wrote to accompany the piece, explaining why we thought this was important. https://t.co/PKnXSKs6Vx

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@Assad5Rick Oh go on (Thank you, Rick)

[Dan Barry @DanBarryNYT]

Journalists rarely revisit the people they have intimately profiled. Kudos, then, to @JohnBranchNYT and Ruth Fremson for checking in more than a decade later on the struggling members of the Lady Jaguars basketball team of west Tennessee. Very moving.
https://t.co/dpQwSERtWF

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

Thank you, Roy

[Roy Price @RoyPrice]

Really outstanding investigative journalism by @JohnBranchNYT

Follows a group of troubled teen girls in Tennessee from 2012-2024.

https://t.co/1dXVkE4ay4

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

Thank you, Scott. These three lines seemed to resonate for a lot of people.

[Scott Erland @scott_erland]

I love this story so much.

“What struck me most was realizing that no one was looking that hard for them. As children, they were worth rescuing. As adults, they were considered barely worth finding.”

Bravo, @JohnBranchNYT

[John Branch @JohnBranchNYT]

@emmabgo Hey, thank you, Emma

[Emma Goldberg @emmabgo]

Wow I love this story by @JohnBranchNYT https://t.co/3qmbQ7H4Nz