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.”
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
