Steven Johnson
I’m a former arts editor at The Washington Post, where I led coverage of visual arts and gaming and helped lead the reporting team breaking news on the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, and other national cultural institutions. I've edited breaking news, investigative enterprise, criticism, and multimedia projects, and have reported on business, education, and politics in past roles at The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Atlantic. ​​
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Click here to see a full list of reporting clips. Selected works are below.
Selected Works
The Unwritten Rights Issue, a Washington Post Magazine special issue on the Supreme Court cases and rights tied to Roe v. Wade.
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"What Day Is It?", a Washington Post newsletter series about time perception and mental health during the pandemic that was a finalist for an Online Journalism Award.
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"The Fall, and Rise, of Reading," a 2019 Chronicle of Higher Education cover story on college students' failure to read and what professors are doing about it.
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"The Forever Aftermath of a Mass Shooting," an Atlantic series of interviews with survivors and family members of people affected by gun violence.
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​I have appeared on Post Reports and The Takeaway (WNYC) to discuss time distortion during covid, On Point (WBUR) to explain cuts to college language programs, and Airtalk (KPCC) to describe proposals for student debt relief.
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