Paul Solotaroff
Senior Writer, Rolling Stone Magazine
2022
Paul Solotaroff has been a senior writer at Rolling Stone for thirty years He broke the NFL concussion scandal, the Aaron Hernandez story, the horror-show conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, and has written a series of stories that helped free innocent men who were wrongly convicted and serving life without parole in state prisons. Winner of the National Press Club Award and two Genesis Awards, he is a Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award finalist, as well as the best-selling author of four books. Six of his stories have spawned film or prestige TV series, including “Free Meek,” “How to Fix a Drug Scandal,” “The Fixer,” “A Most American Way to Die,” “Not Guilty,” and “The Gangster in the Huddle.”
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
