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Katie Johnston

@ktkjohnston.bsky.social

Reporter at the Boston Globe covering economic, racial, and criminal injustice

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Katie Johnston@ktkjohnston.bsky.social · 3w ago

"The real measure of a good kid isn’t GPA or community service hours. It’s what they’re willing to risk to do the right thing." So many profound statements in this Kara Baskin column. Should be required reading for all parents! @chrismorris-bg.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/02/l...

Long before the Cornell case, I learned to fear a group of college boys. Here’s what I hope we teach our sons. - The Boston Globe

A scary night, the Cornell case, and the values that actually matter.

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Katie Johnston@ktkjohnston.bsky.social · 4w ago

After delving into new MassINC research about rising income segregation, I focused on a part of South Boston where two neighboring Census tracts had wildly different median family incomes: $60k and $250+k, a difference of $190,000 a year. Here's what I found out. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/23/m...

‘I’m not your neighbor’: In Southie, a few blocks away is a world apart - The Boston Globe

South Boston has some of the starkest income divides in Greater Boston, which is one of the most income-segregated metropolitan areas in the country, according to new MassINC research.

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Katie Johnston@ktkjohnston.bsky.social · 5mo ago

For the past 18 months, we've been following a woman just been released from prison after killing a man during a fight. This is the story of her transformation, from a high school dropout in an opioid-addled world to a college graduate with hopes of redemption. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/22/m...

She went to prison for killing a man. Now she’s hoping for a second chance. - The Boston Globe

Victoria Scott spent years in a Maine prison and was transformed. Now, she is trying to succeed on the outside.

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