Ronan Farrow
@RonanFarrow
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Pulitzer-winning investigative journo @newyorker. Documentaries @hbo. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused PhD. Tips: [email protected].
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In 2021, I got an encrypted email from a federal prosecutor who was chasing a predator and feared police were shielding him. For 4 years, I looked at whether corruption allowed one of the most prolific rapists in history to get away. Wrenching to report:
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When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
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Texas’s rare mid-decade map change could alter political balance in Congress and inspire similar moves nationwide. How we got here—and what’s next. #gerrymandering #redistricting #votingrights #democracy #politics
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Trump’s AI plan is here. What's in it, what does it leave out, and what happens to your job? #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #Jobs #Policy #Econ #DigitalEconomy #News #Explained #TechNews #Politics
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.@ronanfarrow spends time with the world’s most famous drag queen, RuPaul, who is at once a public figure and an extraordinarily private person. When asked how he’s doing, he often responds, “I don’t see how that’s any of your business.”
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The drag star brought the form mainstream, and made an empire out of queer expression. Now he fears “the absolute worst.”
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RuPaul is at the helm of one of the world’s most far-reaching platforms for queer expression—but he reveals little of himself publicly. @RonanFarrow profiles the world’s most famous drag queen.
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The drag star brought the form mainstream, and made an empire out of queer expression. Now he fears “the absolute worst.”
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How a recent policy reversal by Attorney General Pam Bondi on confidential sources threatens press freedom—and, in turn, democracy. Through rigorous, fair, and factual reporting, we can make the world more informed. @NewYorker #journalism #news #pressfreedom
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The Trump administration started laying off more than 1,000 State Dept employees today. I wrote a book, War on Peace, that examines the consequences of cuts to State—an agency essential to US security. It speaks to the life-saving work of diplomats: https://t.co/2S7jHqurXP
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A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and IndieBound bestsellerFinalist for the Colby AwardA new, revised and updated edition of a modern classic of foreign policy, a harrowing...
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One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @RonanFarrow reports on the case of Sean Williams.
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When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
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How do undocumented immigrants actually impact crime and the economy? If we want to design effective, lawful, and fair immigration policies, it helps to start with the facts. #news #politics #immigration #investigativejournalism
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One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @RonanFarrow reports on the case of Sean Williams.
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When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
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One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @RonanFarrow reports on the case of Sean Williams.
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When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
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One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @RonanFarrow reports on the case of Sean Williams.
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When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
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【Selling Well!】 「Not a Very Good Murderer」 Author：Ronan Farrow, Ronan Farrow(Narrator) Publisher：Audible Originals, Audible Originals Publication date：March 20, 2025 https://t.co/DDZlw5l7QK
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You can read Ronan Farrow's 2023 reporting on Elon Musk that he was just discussing with Jen here:
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How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
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Your data can be a weapon. A brief explanation, from a reporter who’s investigated surveillance and privacy issues, on @PsakiBriefing @jrpsaki.
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And read my original reporting, exploring Elon Musk’s relationship with government power and (now much in the news) concerns from people around him about excessive Ketamine use, here:
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How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
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What can we really learn from the growing body of reporting about Elon Musk’s erraticism? If you want more explainers, find me on TikTok @ theronanfarrow and Instagram @ ronanfarrow :
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Even before Elon Musk began working with the Trump Administration, his government influence was “brazen and expansive,” @RonanFarrow wrote, in 2023. Revisit his reporting on the U.S.’s growing reliance on the tech billionaire.
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How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
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One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @RonanFarrow reports on the case of Sean Williams.
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When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
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