Kerry Shaw

I’m the Culture & Arts editor at WNYC and Gothamist.

As a reporter, my work has appeared in The New York Times, The Trace, Slate, Business Insider, and Vice; it has been cited by President Joe Biden and the NRA.

I started my career at the New York Times Paris bureau, reporting for Sunday Styles and World Business. I was also the founding editor in chief of MindBodyGreen, a website dedicated to all things healthy living. In addition to my work in journalism, I am the author of a series of tween novels.

Federal Prosecutors Are Cracking Down on Domestic Abusers With Guns

The Trace co-published with Slate

Federal Prosecutors Are Cracking Down on Domestic Abusers With Guns

I Was a Crisis Negotiator for 23 Years. Here’s What It’s Like to Talk Down an Armed Hostage Taker

The Trace co-published with Business Insider

I Was a Crisis Negotiator for 23 Years. Here’s What It’s Like to Talk Down an Armed Hostage Taker

This Detroit D.A. Is Willing to Prosecute Grieving Parents After Kids Die in Gun Accidents

The Trace

This Detroit D.A. Is Willing to Prosecute Grieving Parents After Kids Die in Gun Accidents

The NRA & Me

The NRA & Me

As Gun Owners, We Have a Moral Obligation to Tackle Gun Violence

The Trace
"The NRA and Me" Series

As Gun Owners, We Have a Moral Obligation to Tackle Gun Violence

I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived

The Trace
co-published with VICE

I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived

We Were the First Paramedics at Pulse Nightclub

The Trace co-published with Fusion

We Were the First Paramedics at Pulse Nightclub

14 Facts That Show How Gun Violence Affects American Kids

The Trace

14 Facts That Show How Gun Violence Affects American Kids

My Son Was Fatally Shot. That’s When I Joined the NRA.

The Trace
"The NRA and Me" Series

My Son Was Fatally Shot. That’s When I Joined the NRA.

The NRA Annoyed Me Into Quitting

The Trace co-published with VICE
"The NRA and Me Series"

The NRA Annoyed Me Into Quitting

At ‘Survivors Speak’ Vigils, Victims of Violence Emphasize Healing

The Trace

At ‘Survivors Speak’ Vigils, Victims of Violence Emphasize Healing

The Teen Behind the National School Walkout Wants to Break the ‘Status Quo’

The Trace

The Teen Behind the National School Walkout Wants to Break the ‘Status Quo’

I Lost My Fourth Student This Year to Gun Violence. I Want to Make Sure He’s the Last.

The Trace

I Lost My Fourth Student This Year to Gun Violence. I Want to Make Sure He’s the Last.

12 Facts That Show How Guns Make Domestic Violence Even Deadlier

The Trace

12 Facts That Show How Guns Make Domestic Violence Even Deadlier

What Is a ‘Gun-Free Zone,’ and What’s Behind the Movement to Get Rid of Them?

The Trace

What Is a ‘Gun-Free Zone,’ and What’s Behind the Movement to Get Rid of Them?

I Ran a Big City Police Department. The Way We Train Cops to Use Lethal Force is Broken.

The Trace co-published with Business Insider and VICE

I Ran a Big City Police Department. The Way We Train Cops to Use Lethal Force is Broken.

I Was a 911 Dispatcher Before I Got Elected to Congress. This Is the Call That Changed My Life.

The Trace

I Was a 911 Dispatcher Before I Got Elected to Congress. This Is the Call That Changed My Life.

My Job Is to Tell The Public When People are Shot. This Time, it was My Brother

The Trace

My Job Is to Tell The Public When People are Shot. This Time, it was My Brother

I Studied 18 Years Worth of Domestic Violence Articles. Here’s What Journalists Can Do Better.

The Trace

I Studied 18 Years Worth of Domestic Violence Articles. Here’s What Journalists Can Do Better.

I’m a Police Chaplain Who Had to Tell Virginia Tech Families Their Children Were Dead

I’m a Police Chaplain Who Had to Tell Virginia Tech Families Their Children Were Dead

Why Domestic Violence Calls Pose the Greatest Danger for Cops

The Trace

Why Domestic Violence Calls Pose the Greatest Danger for Cops

I’m a Chaplain in Milwaukee. The Shooting Death of a 5-Year-Old Girl Changed My Ministry, and My Life.

The Trace

I’m a Chaplain in Milwaukee. The Shooting Death of a 5-Year-Old Girl Changed My Ministry, and My Life.

In the City of Love, Seduction Lessons

The New York Times

In the City of Love, Seduction Lessons

The Most Powerful Nerd in the Universe

Goodreads

The Most Powerful Nerd in the Universe

A Club With a One-Track Mind: Chocolate

The New York Times

A Club With a One-Track Mind: Chocolate