Sarah A. Topol

staff writer @theAtlantic. previously @nytmag. prefer all beverages iced.

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

For over a year, I've been working on a story about Russia and the Russian military. It's the whole issue of the @nytmag -- told in five parts. I spoke to 18 deserters across four continents and eight countries. https://t.co/mSkjqgmYNu

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

Our Best of 2024 issue is out, featuring @satopol, @patrickfealey, @RachelAviv, @mikehalltexas, @thejoesexton, @JayPStClair, @ben_machell, @zachbaron, @ezra_marc & many more incredible writers. https://t.co/buEOAPb3Rk

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

Honored to be shortlisted for my story from the Pacific. As tensions with China rise, the US military is building up on Guam and other Pacific islands — placing the burdens of empire on the nation’s most ignored and underrepresented citizens, in @NYTMag, supported by the @IWMF

[Fetisov Journalism Awards @fjawards]

⚡️We are excited to reveal the shortlist for the 2024 #FetisovJournalismAwards! It includes 36 entries in 4 categories. Find the full announcement here: https://t.co/ZQDlnhnrUO

We thank the FJA Expert Council for their time and expertise during the assessment process.
Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees!💫

[Nick Anderson @nickdanderson]

I absolutely loved The Deserter by ⁦⁦@satopol⁩ in ⁦⁦@NYTmag⁩. I can’t recommend it enough https://t.co/wxn0cBxxTV

[Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis]

Took most of a 2 hr train ride last night to read this astonishing @satopol piece on a Russian officer who fled the country after a harrowing near-death experience on the Ukrainian front. So well reported and told, full of cinematic detail. Worth the time. https://t.co/OJMf5bqYgl

[Ariana Tobin @Ariana_Tobin]

This is of the best pieces of journalism I’ve ever read or listened to.

[Ellen Barry @EllenBarryNYT]

Magnificent, novelistic piece by ⁦@satopol⁩, conveys the internal rot behind the Russian war in Ukraine as well as anything I've seen. https://t.co/XXx82v44FQ via @NYTimes

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

Guest editor @ErikaHayasaki's favorite read is by @satopol, who spent over a year reporting this behind-the-scenes narrative reconstruction. It delves into Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and the people who are forced to make impossible choices. https://t.co/0C9uRMnbuB

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

Immensely grateful to editors @MadZach, @billwasik and @jakesilverstein, the fact checkers and the translators they worked with, the copy editors, as well as the talented @NYTmag design team, who worked tirelessly all summer to bring this story to life.

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

For over a year, I've been working on a story about Russia and the Russian military. It's the whole issue of the @nytmag -- told in five parts. I spoke to 18 deserters across four continents and eight countries. https://t.co/mSkjqgmYNu

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

@NYTmag @IWMF There is also an audio version, movingly read by @LievSchreiber, if you prefer to listen (or toggle between the two): https://t.co/JQVEHzm56R

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

@bobham88 hi, trying to reach you for a story, can you DM? thank you so much.

[Sarah A. Topol @satopol]

@BKutelia Amb. Kutelia, trying to reach you for an article, please DM.

[International Women's Media Foundation @IWMF]

Yesterday's @nytimes The Daily's The Sunday Read shared "The America That Americans Forget" by #IWMFGrantee @satopol.

We're proud to support this type of innovative reporting through our Fund for Women Journalists. Give it a listen! https://t.co/qfx1T9sSLt

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

The US military is about to build $11 billion-worth of construction projects in people’s backyards in the Pacific islands. What do they get in return? Not much at al. @satopol tells a defining story of a population constantly footnoted. https://t.co/JxodJU0hZ2

[The Costs of War Project @CostsOfWar]

"We are the price of a ‘free and open Pacific,’ but Guam is not free.” Important @NYTMag piece on the costs of militarism on the people in Guam and other U.S. Pacific territories: https://t.co/aa5BzopxlN

[Leevin T. Camacho @AGLeevinCamacho]

For those who don't know much about Guam or those who want to learn more - this is a comprehensive and excellently written starting point.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In @NYTMag, Sarah A. Topol reports on the U.S. military's efforts in Guam: If the United States decides to go to war in the Pacific, would the rest of America really understand what that means, whom it involves or what injustices it perpetuates? https://t.co/c8QkgqZl4L