Luke Mitchell

Luke Mitchell is a writer and professor in Brooklyn. He was a senior editor of Harper's Magazine and the deputy editor of Popular Science, and the stories he edited at those publications have received many honors, including the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism and the National Magazine Award for reporting. He currently is a story editor at The New York Times Magazine and has written for, among other publications, The London Review of Books, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Recent Posts by Luke Mitchell
The Uncounted
An exhaustive investigation into U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, and the experiences of civilian survivors. Judges called “The Uncounted” “accountability journalism at its best,” “impeccably researched,” “extensively sourced,” and “deeply moving.” Originally published in The New York Times Magazine in November, 2017.
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