Ken Otterbourg

Writer and researcher for National Registry of Exonerations. Former journalist; still like a good story.

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

‘Completely and entirely erased’: How Helene swallowed one mountain town

Deep, empathic reporting. If you want to know how to cover a disaster, this is it.

https://t.co/WhGsFl0hYc

[Natl. Registry of Exonerations @exonerationlist]

Our annual report covering the year 2023 is now out and available at https://t.co/h3LbaLXteR.

An additional 153 #exonerations were added as the list nears the 3,500 mark, dating back to just 1989. #wrongfulconviction #justicereform

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

This is some very insightful work.

[Russell Gold @ProfRGold]

Excited to report that The Public Voice of the Defender is now in print in @AlaLawReview: https://t.co/s57UiIiE4c. @KayLevine12 and I argue that public defenders should use social media to help people see the everyday realities of American criminal law. @UALawSchool @EmoryLaw

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Hey folks. Please support the Registry.

[Natl. Registry of Exonerations @exonerationlist]

Giving on this #GivingTuesday? Help NRE take advantage of our generous #GivingTuesday match opportunity!

Our top donor will be matching every gift all the way up to $250,000! Help sustain NRE -- the vital authority on exonerations in the U.S.

Donate at: https://t.co/nEDoUPyRIQ

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

This floored me in @TheAtlantic. Honesty + bravery + poetry. @JenishaWatts can flat out write:
https://t.co/jzf0ZbT0DX

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

I really liked this piece in the @TheAssemblyNC:
https://t.co/bZfxFRxU7k

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

This was a really good story. Lots of places like this around the state/country...

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

More proof of the relevance and wisdom and sheer writing elegance of @WilliamHTurner1

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

We've just released our annual report. You can read it here. https://t.co/BuEEVrq0x7
We published 233 exonerations that took place last year. That's roughly five a week, every week. More importantly, each case is a wrongfully convicted person.

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

This is a fascinating story in @propublica at the intersection of investigative reporting and art:

https://t.co/o3bqOrx2QW

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Wow. Great news.

[James Romoser @jamesromoser]

Personal/personnel news: After three exhilarating years at SCOTUSblog, I am moving to POLITICO as legal editor. I'm thrilled to be joining a stellar team of legal journalists.

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

It's a great site.

[European Registry of Exonerations @EUREX2023]

Shout out to our colleagues from Canada and the freshly launched 'Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions' @CanadianRWC!

https://t.co/hnMKusCRE5

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Excellent column by my @exonerationlist colleague @jeffgutmandc in @stltoday https://t.co/iSjSebk0gi

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Required reading.

[Kate Sheppard @kate_sheppard]

Darryl Hunt’s exoneration got him out of jail for a crime he didn’t commit. But it couldn’t undo the trauma and systemic racism that shaped every aspect of his life.

An excerpt from Phoebe Zerwick's excellent book, today in @TheAssemblyNC.

https://t.co/qoVqTaQay8

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Great news. Andy has a singular and vital voice.

[andy serwer @serwer]

I am thrilled to be starting my new job today as Editor at Large at Barron's. Really excited to be working with all the great journalists @barronsonline https://t.co/879E31Y4d5

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Important to remember that behind each of these exonerations is a person whose life was derailed by a wrongful conviction.

[ProclaimJustice @JusticeProclaim]

2022 was a record year for exonerations, with more than 400 being added to @exonerationlist! Of that number, 268 of them occurred in 2022, which was also a record. We're doing our part to make that number even higher in 2023! #wrongfulconviction #exoneration #innocence

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Big loss for the Journal. Great hire for the Assembly.

[Michael Hewlett @mlhewlett]

It's official. I'll be leaving the Winston-Salem Journal after more than 20 years, 13 as legal affairs reporter. It is bittersweet because I've had the privilege of covering some incredible stories at the Journal but I am looking forward to joining @TheAssemblyNC next month.

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

This is sad -- although not surprising -- news.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Executive editor Sally Buzbee said the magazine would end “in its current form” after printing its final issue on Dec. 25.
https://t.co/Dizob42TLJ

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

The best thing I've read in a while, from @atavist, via @Longreads :
https://t.co/BfRZn5PH15

[Ken Otterbourg @otterbourg]

Excellent news.

[Triad City Beat @Triad_City_Beat]

Triad City Beat announces: the City Beat at TCB https://t.co/7GmTJBjayc