Jason Fagone

Feb 27, 2024 | muyinteresante.com | Jason Fagone

El libro 'La mujer que rompió los códigos' (Pinolia) rescata la historia de la mujer que desenmascaró a los espías nazis en Sudamérica y que fue olvidada por el paso del tiempo, cuyo trabajo ayudó a ganar la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Te descubrimos en exclusiva un extracto de su primer capítulo. Elizebeth Smith fue una de las mujeres más importantes y desconocidas de la historia de la criptografía, el arte de descifrar mensajes secretos.

Feb 11, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Jason Fagone

Jason Fagone is a narrative writer with The Chronicle, focusing on in-depth stories and investigations. He joined the staff in the fall of 2017 after publishing his third nonfiction book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes, about a puzzle-solving heroine of the world wars. Previously he reported for a variety of magazines and sites, including GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, Highline, Mother Jones, and Philadelphia. He has a journalism degree from Penn State University.

Jan 2, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Jason Fagone

Julia Oliveira has one of the most sprawling territories of any law enforcement officer in California. An Indigenous person originally from Oklahoma, she investigates cold cases — unsolved killings and disappearances — for the Yurok Tribe of Northern California, whose reservation stretches through the soaring sequoias of rural Humboldt and Del Norte counties. It’s a 2½-hour journey to drive across the tribe’s land; there’s only cellphone service for 10 to 20 minutes of that trip.

Dec 24, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Jason Fagone

At first blush, it might not seem like a big deal that the National Park Service is removing a corroded, sea-weathered chain railing at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge. But the barrier, it turns out, is surprisingly beloved. Located on Marine Drive heading to Fort Point, the chain is visible in the foreground of countless bridge photographs on Instagram, its rusty metal links adding a texture of warmth and decay to one of America’s most breathtaking natural views.

Dec 21, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Jason Fagone |Daniel Lempres

OneWaiting for someone to turn on the microphone clipped to his blue button-down shirt, Malibu attorney Kevin Shenkman cracked a joke at his own expense. He struck a pose like one of those personal-injury lawyers who advertise on billboards, holding out his right arm and pointing. “I will fight for YOU,” he said, laughing. It was a weekday in June, and Shenkman stood at a podium in an auditorium at UC Law San Francisco, facing an audience of professors. He might have been a bit nervous.