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Shaun Assael is an award-winning journalist, author and producer who covers politics, sports and true crime… sometimes all at once.

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The inside story of the serial killer who seduced the South, and the prosecutor who pursued him to South Carolina’s electric chair.

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The Sunday Long Read True Crime Newsletter compiles the genre’s best writing, every month. When it comes to choosing subjects as its new editor, I’m usually drawn to the push and pull between the hunter and hunted, and the middle ground where the rest of us live. Subscribe for free to get the next edition.

PRESS PLAY

The reviews are in, and Pariah, Showtime’s documentary adaptation of my book, The Murder of Sonny Liston, is a hit. You can watch it on Showtime / Paramount+.

Watch a sampling of television journalism, including documentaries with ESPN, here.

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Wilt/Nixon
WINNER: Best Magazine Writing
The Demagogue
WINNER: Major News Event
Return Game
The King’s Last Lap
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