The Margins with Josiah Bates

Book Report (August 2025)

Memphis, deadlines, and finding the story

Aug 28 • 

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July 2025

How the tough-on-crime narrative was rebranded for immigration

The media used fear-based storytelling to enable mass incarceration in the 90s. Now it’s doing the same for ICE

Jul 28 • 

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Watch the Shield

This cop drama doesn’t get enough love as a GOATED show

Jul 8 • 

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May 2025

An NYC Goodbye

I’m leaving my hometown…for now

May 30 • 

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April 2025

COVID & crime 5 years later

Looking back at the crime surge that plunged “experts” and pundits into bad-faith arguments and simple-minded analyses

Apr 29 • 

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March 2025

Book report (March 2025)

Chronicling my reporting journey for book #2

Mar 13 • 

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February 2025

Local law enforcement is more important than ever

As the federal government crumbles, we’re forced to rely on state and city authorities to uphold democracy

Feb 11 • 

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January 2025

Perception v. realities of crime

Why the narratives around public safety piss me off

Jan 14 • 

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December 2024

My favorite journalism of 2024

Some stories I enjoyed this year.

Dec 23, 2024 • 

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The nuanced crime film

Sometimes, the genre does a great job of exploring the complexities of public safety

Dec 10, 2024 • 

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November 2024

In These Streets: 6 Months Later

Looking back on the release of my first book

Nov 26, 2024 • 

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Journalism still matters following the 2024 election

These next four years are going to be a fight for the truth.

Nov 12, 2024 • 

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