Rich Schapiro

“The people who really will remember what you write are the people you write about. The gift of journalism is the chance to tell the stories of those who would otherwise not be heard, and journalism tends to be worthwhile in direct proportion to how much this is its goal.”

@LustJizzy Thank you for reading @lustjizzy and for taking the time to write.

Thank you @richschapiro reading an NBC article that wasn't bias, but simply factual was refreshing, even if the subject matter wasn't (carjackings in DC).

Memphis' police chief created Scorpion, a unit implicated in Tyre Nichols' death. Years earlier in Atlanta, she oversaw a similar squad, Red Dog, also disbanded. Should that have been a lesson? nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m… via @nbcnews w/@richschapiro @SimoneJWei @safiasameeali

The story of Tyre Nichols' death is also the story of a new crime-suppression unit with a fearsome name — and a much longer story of "hot spot" policing. w/@richschapiro and @safiasameeali nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m… via @nbcnews

Kudos to @ReuvenBlau and @graham_rayman on publication of an unique oral history of Rikers. After reading it, the @nytimes reviewer posited that “you begin to understand those who have called for closing the prison entirely.” Plus they interviewed @fatjoe! nytimes.com/2023/01/16/boo…

With the number of Holocaust survivors dwindling around the world, Ben Ferencz represents a link to one of the darkest chapters in history. Before his health deteriorated, he reflected on his life in a 45-minute interview with @NBCNews. nbcnews.to/3kgOrY3

NEW: "I think the mayor of New York is on the take," a businessman told federal prosecutors last year, after a run in with Bishop Lamor Whitehead. The backstory of Eric Adams's mentorship of a fraudster Brooklyn pastor, plus much, much more: newyorker.com/news/our-local…

“My new boss, a dude I barely knew, became my mental-health confidante. We’d start every work-related conversation by trading stories about our respective struggles. I started to improve. And my new boss was a big reason why,” ⁦@TimAlberta⁩ politico.com/news/magazine/…

Stunning & timely investigation from @NBCNews by @richschapiro @annaschecter @lehrennbc & @antonldelgado - w. support from @Rainforest_RIN - looking into the pharmaceutical industry's murky monkey trade & how a smuggling ring spans #Cambodia & the US. nbcnews.com/news/race-covi…

NEW: He defended the police against civil-rights lawsuits - until he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit. A @NYMag collaboration. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Feds arrest Florida pastor and his son in $8 million Covid scam @strickdc @richschapiro: nbcnews.com/news/feds-arre… via @nbcnews

"An NBC News review of more than 60 lawsuits costing taxpayers more than $40 million found disturbing accounts of sexual misconduct against female cops in big city departments." Excellent piece by @SimoneJWei @EmilyRSiegel @anblanx nbcnews.com/news/major-us-…

Stunning, from @MelindaSacBee ‘We’ let blind, mentally ill, homeless Mark Rippee die in Vacaville. But let’s name names sacbee.com/opinion/articl…

Mr. García, who had lost his clothes, money and passport while crossing another river, held Sarah’s hand, then hoisted her on his shoulders. When the water reached his chin, she began to panic. “Be calm, mami,” he told her, “be calm.” nytimes.com/2022/11/09/wor…

Baker once smoked a joint with Jimi Hendrix. He and a teammate, Glenn Burke, invented the high-five. He wears wristbands with his own likeness. He has a vineyard at his home in Sacramento. Before the World Series, he got a good-luck message from Snoop Dogg nytimes.com/2022/11/06/spo…

8 people were trapped in a motel during Hurricane Ian. Then a wall of water swept the building away. Amazing story by ⁦⁦@melissalchan⁩ nbcnews.com/news/us-news/h…

“At its most basic interpretation, what led to the killings was the simple human motivations of hatred and greed. But the story of the deaths of Dom and Bruno also betrays the broader forces fueling the destruction of the Amazon.” washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

“I want them to look at their life and see what’s good, what’s beautiful in it,” she said by phone last month from Indonesia. “Not the little problem with their eyes.” Seeing the World Before Their Vision Falters nytimes.com/2022/10/07/wor…

Enormously grateful to @ZarakatZ @marcjfranklin @seenigel for the stunning design in this piece reported by @lcavazuti @CynthiaMcFadden @ywsalam @KevinMonahannbc They traveled by plane, boat, and tuck tuck - through jungle and desert - to tell this story nbcnews.com/specials/parad…

@marcjfranklin You killed it, Marc!

(*whispers* It looks especially good on desktop.)

Photo editing this @NBCNews investigation into illegal gold mining in Peru and its global ecological consequences was a true career highlight. Give it a read! nbcnews.com/specials/parad…

A Christian cellphone company called Patriot Mobile is on a mission to take over Texas school boards. The company backed 11 candidates in four school districts this year. They won every race. nbcnews.to/3pNDooE