Adam H. Johnson

Host, The Appeal podcast. Media analyst at FAIR.org and host of the Citations Needed podcast.

@adamjohnsonNYC

Painting a Distorted Picture of Crime ‘Spikes’ in New York City

Adam H. Johnson Aug 16, 2019

Sensationalist Tale of an Elderly Killer Feeds False Narrative

Adam H. Johnson Aug 09, 2019

Stoking Hostility Toward Homeless People

Adam H. Johnson Jul 31, 2019

Media Frame: 5 Common Tactics Used to Discredit Reform D.A.s

Adam H. Johnson Jul 19, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Media’s Misguided Fentanyl Hype

Adam H. Johnson Jul 18, 2019

Media Frame: Chicago ‘Bean’ Graffiti Outrage Prioritizes Property Over People

Adam H. Johnson Jul 11, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Pleading Guilty Just To Go Home

Adam H. Johnson

Media Frame: A ‘War on Cops’ Narrative Without Evidence

Adam H. Johnson Jul 02, 2019

Media Frame: Time to Ban Ride-Along Police TV

Adam H. Johnson Jun 24, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Qualified Immunity, A Roadblock to Reform

Adam H. Johnson Jun 20, 2019

Media Frame: Using Gun Fears to Demagogue Bail Reform

Adam H. Johnson Jun 14, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: What’s Changed Since The 2018 Prison Strike?

Adam H. Johnson Jun 13, 2019

Media Frame: Stoking Panic Over ‘Flood’ of ‘Juveniles’ in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Adam H. Johnson Jun 07, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: American Cities’ Growing Reliance on Surveillance

Adam H. Johnson Jun 06, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Criminal Justice Reform Hits Roadblock in Arizona

Adam H. Johnson May 30, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Reframing The Bronx 120 Raid

Adam H. Johnson May 23, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Generational Harm, A Hidden Cost of Mass Incarceration

Adam H. Johnson May 16, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: NYPD-SVU’s Low Clearance Rate for Sexual Assault

Adam H. Johnson May 02, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Policing Public Health

Adam H. Johnson Apr 25, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Baltimore Police Department’s Troubled Homicide Unit

Adam H. Johnson Apr 18, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Long, Troubled History of Gravity Knife Prosecution

Adam H. Johnson Apr 11, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Risks of Risk Assessment

Adam H. Johnson Apr 04, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Pushing For Police Accountability in Sacramento

Adam H. Johnson Mar 14, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Backlash Against Expanding Voting Rights

Adam H. Johnson Mar 07, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Mayor of Jackson Faces Uphill Battle for Police Accountability

Adam H. Johnson Feb 28, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Prisoners With Disabilities Fight for Equal Rights

Adam H. Johnson Feb 21, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: How Police Unions Are Fighting California’s New Transparency Law

Adam H. Johnson Feb 14, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: A Pattern of Jail Deaths in Western New York—and Across the Country

Adam H. Johnson Feb 07, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Debunking the Stories About Federal Prisoners Dining on Steak

Adam H. Johnson Jan 24, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: Brutality in Baton Rouge

Adam H. Johnson Jan 17, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: The Power of Sheriffs

Adam H. Johnson Jan 10, 2019

The Appeal Podcast: How Local Governments are Pushing Back Against ICE

Adam H. Johnson Dec 13, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Black Lives Matter and Racism in the Criminal System

Adam H. Johnson Dec 06, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: The Pseudoscience behind Forensic Science

Adam H. Johnson Nov 29, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Real Reform vs. Faux Reform

Adam H. Johnson Nov 15, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Criminalizing Trans Lives

Adam H. Johnson Nov 08, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Neglect and Abuse in Our Prison Healthcare System

Adam H. Johnson Nov 01, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Prison Strikes Are the Front Line Against Mass Incarceration

Adam H. Johnson Oct 25, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: How Activists Brought Down the Most Powerful Man in Chicago

Adam H. Johnson Oct 11, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: The Cruelty of Felony Murder Laws

Adam H. Johnson Oct 04, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Why Police Accountability is as Elusive as Ever

Adam H. Johnson Sep 27, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: On the Ground in Dallas’s High Stakes D.A. Race

Adam H. Johnson Sep 20, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 14: The Prison-to-School Pipeline

Adam H. Johnson Sep 13, 2018

The Appeal Podcast: Against Innocence

Adam H. Johnson Sep 06, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 12: When Electronic Cages Replace Steel and Cement

Adam H. Johnson Aug 16, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 11: Prosecutors Team Up With Walmart to Crack Down on Petty Crime

Adam H. Johnson Aug 09, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 10: Racism and Corruption in Child Protection Courts

Adam H. Johnson Aug 02, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 9: The History––and Promise––of the Bail Abolition Movement

Adam H. Johnson Jul 26, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 8: The Racist Zeal of ‘Zero Tolerance’ and Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Escalation

Adam H. Johnson Jul 19, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 7: What Abolitionists Mean When They Talk About Abolition

Adam H. Johnson Jul 12, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 6: The Unique Cruelty of Sentencing Children to Life Without Parole

Adam H. Johnson Jun 28, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 5: How Silicon Valley Supports LAPD Surveillance

Adam H. Johnson Jun 21, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 4: How Prison Reform Was Co-Opted to Sell More Prisons

Adam H. Johnson Jun 15, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 3: Turning Users Into Dealers and Overdoses into Murders

Adam H. Johnson Jun 07, 2018

Announcing The Appeal Podcast

Adam H. Johnson May 31, 2018

The Appeal Podcast Episode 2: The Misplaced Sanctimony of Criminalizing Sex Work

Adam H. Johnson

The Appeal Podcast Episode 1: District Attorneys Are The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of

Adam H. Johnson

St. Louis Police Team Up with Media to Smear Black Lives Matter Protesters

Adam H. Johnson Sep 28, 2017