Kirk Johnson
Kirk Johnson worked at the New York Times for 38 years, including 15 years as a national correspondent covering the American West. In 2001, he was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the Times' multi-part series, “How Race is Lived in America.” He is the co-author of First Meal.
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Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.