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How a New York Times reporter documented the brazenness of a notorious sex-trafficking corridor in LA

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By Amaris Castillo Verified
| Poynter Online Verified
This story began, as they often do, with a tip. In the spring of 2023, Emily Baumgaertner Nunn heard from a high-ranking official who was struggling to contain a problem spreading along Los Angeles’ Figueroa Street. A 50-block stretch of Figueroa — known as the Blade — had long been one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States. But in recent years, officers had seen child sex trafficking there explode, with juvenile girls coerced or forced on the streets to sell sex.
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Opinion | The Athletic investigated Dianna Russini’s work. What it found — and what it didn’t find.

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By Ren LaForme Verified, Amaris Castillo Verified
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Posted Friday, September 4, 2026 9:10 am The Athletic released the results Thursday of its lengthy inquiry into NFL insider Dianna Russini, whose undisclosed relationship with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was revealed by Page Six earlier this year. The top-line finding will surprise no one with even a passing familiarity with journalism ethics: Russini violated The Athletic’s standards.
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Opinion | The Athletic investigated Dianna Russini’s work. What it found — and what it didn’t find.

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By Ren LaForme Verified, Amaris Castillo Verified
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A feminist icon, journalist and magazine co-founder died yesterday. Gloria Steinem was 92. Steinem was best known as a spokeswoman for second-wave feminism, but she also paved a path for women to write about subjects outside those they were relegated to in mainstream media at the time: family, home and fashion. Steinem dedicated her life to equal rights and liberation for women and co-founded Ms. magazine, the first magazine owned, managed and written by women, for women.
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