Dan Barry
@danbarry58.bsky.social
Longtime journalist at The New York Times, author, flaneur.
How do you write about a slur? My New York Times colleague Sonia A. Rao and I recently grappled with this. Here's the backstory:
How Do You Write About a Slur?
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
How do you write about a slur? My New York Times colleague Sonia A. Rao and I recently grappled with this. Here's the backstory:
The R-Word has returned with a vengeance. In recent months it has been used by President Trump, various right-wing influencers, and Justice Department official in charge of civil rights. If the term is known to be offensive, the question then is: Why? Why use it?
My story, with Sonia Rao.
My story, with Sonia Rao.
The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The R-Word has returned with a vengeance. In recent months it has been used by President Trump, various right-wing influencers, and Justice Department official in charge of civil rights. If the term is known to be offensive, the question then is: Why? Why use it?
My story, with Sonia Rao.
My story, with Sonia Rao.
Five years after the Capitol riot, and nearly a year after President Trump granted clemency to those who attacked police officers, vandalized the landmark, and disrupted the orderly transfer of power, conspiracy-obsessed J6ers even want more. By Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Five years after the Capitol riot, and nearly a year after President Trump granted clemency to those who attacked police officers, vandalized the landmark, and disrupted the orderly transfer of power, conspiracy-obsessed J6ers even want more. By Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
President Trump began his second term by granting wholesale amnesty to those implicated in the Capitol riot stoked by his stolen-election lies. Now those J6ers hunger for more payback - a zombie-like hunger rooted in the conspiracy theories pushed by Trump and his allies. By Alan Feuer and me.
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
President Trump began his second term by granting wholesale amnesty to those implicated in the Capitol riot stoked by his stolen-election lies. Now those J6ers hunger for more payback - a zombie-like hunger rooted in the conspiracy theories pushed by Trump and his allies. By Alan Feuer and me.
This Christmas, the Barrys have moved up. No longer just Entenmann’s. Now: Entenmann’s PREMIUM!
A joyous Christmas to all!
A joyous Christmas to all!
December 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This Christmas, the Barrys have moved up. No longer just Entenmann’s. Now: Entenmann’s PREMIUM!
A joyous Christmas to all!
A joyous Christmas to all!
The Trump administration rejected coin designs that would, in honor of the country's 250th anniversary, feature Frederick Douglass, a women's suffragist and Ruby Bridges. Instead: Pilgrims, founding fathers - and the sitting president.
My story, with photos by Rachel Wisniewski:
My story, with photos by Rachel Wisniewski:
The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Trump administration rejected coin designs that would, in honor of the country's 250th anniversary, feature Frederick Douglass, a women's suffragist and Ruby Bridges. Instead: Pilgrims, founding fathers - and the sitting president.
My story, with photos by Rachel Wisniewski:
My story, with photos by Rachel Wisniewski:
The Village Green was kind enough to feature an article about the upcoming movie "The Lost Children of Tuam," now in post-production. Thank you very much, Mary Barr Mann!
Dan Barry's 'Lost Children of Tuam' Inspires Film Production - The Village Green
The film will shine a light on the real hero of the story, said Barry — Catherine Corless, a shy but determined woman who uncovered a scandal and has been relentless in seeking proper burial for the n...
villagegreennj.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Village Green was kind enough to feature an article about the upcoming movie "The Lost Children of Tuam," now in post-production. Thank you very much, Mary Barr Mann!
Coins tell the story of us. One of the world's finest collections can be found in lower Manhattan, but almost no one ever sees these coins, and so off to Toledo they go.
My story, with the typically excellent photos of Todd Heisler.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
My story, with the typically excellent photos of Todd Heisler.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Coins tell the story of us. One of the world's finest collections can be found in lower Manhattan, but almost no one ever sees these coins, and so off to Toledo they go.
My story, with the typically excellent photos of Todd Heisler.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
My story, with the typically excellent photos of Todd Heisler.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
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After they were finished catching up, he ended the call with, “I’ll see you all of a sudden, kid. Bye-bye.” How could we be so lucky to get the combination of William Kennedy and @danbarry58.bsky.social all in one story?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
After they were finished catching up, he ended the call with, “I’ll see you all of a sudden, kid. Bye-bye.” How could we be so lucky to get the combination of William Kennedy and @danbarry58.bsky.social all in one story?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
I went up to Albany all of a rainy night and what mug do I find but William Kennedy, THE William Kennedy. Author of "Ironweed," "Roscoe," and so many other novels that endure. He's 97, he's still writing - and he'll drink you under the table. So here: Your "Great Read."
William Kennedy, Albany’s Bard, Reads a Story With Legs
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I went up to Albany all of a rainy night and what mug do I find but William Kennedy, THE William Kennedy. Author of "Ironweed," "Roscoe," and so many other novels that endure. He's 97, he's still writing - and he'll drink you under the table. So here: Your "Great Read."
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“It is anti-American at its core.” A great story from @danbarry58.bsky.social about yet another Trump fiasco of ego and sycophancy in the making
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“It is anti-American at its core.” A great story from @danbarry58.bsky.social about yet another Trump fiasco of ego and sycophancy in the making
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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Another @danbarry58.bsky.social classic. These columns are a genre all their own. NYT: A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Another @danbarry58.bsky.social classic. These columns are a genre all their own. NYT: A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
The Trump administration is planning to feature the sitting president on a coin, upending an anti-monarchical custom dating to George Washington, who might as well have coined the phrase “No Kings.”
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Trump administration is planning to feature the sitting president on a coin, upending an anti-monarchical custom dating to George Washington, who might as well have coined the phrase “No Kings.”
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Sometimes I feel like Una O’Connor’s scream.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sometimes I feel like Una O’Connor’s scream.
The filming of “The Lost Children of Tuam” in Tuam, Co. Galway. A scene from my story: “Their oversize hobnail boots beat a frantic rhythm as they hustle to their likely slap at the schoolhouse door.”
h/t: The Tuam Herald
h/t: The Tuam Herald
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The filming of “The Lost Children of Tuam” in Tuam, Co. Galway. A scene from my story: “Their oversize hobnail boots beat a frantic rhythm as they hustle to their likely slap at the schoolhouse door.”
h/t: The Tuam Herald
h/t: The Tuam Herald
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"As in, now."
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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"As in, now."
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Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @danbarry58.bsky.social & @nytimes.com!
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So very honored to talk about storytelling with the great journalist Line Vaaben at the Fortellingens Kraft 2025 conference in Bergen, Norway. I assured everyone that speaking truth to power continues in the United States.
September 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So very honored to talk about storytelling with the great journalist Line Vaaben at the Fortellingens Kraft 2025 conference in Bergen, Norway. I assured everyone that speaking truth to power continues in the United States.
Bergen, Norway
September 2025
September 2025
September 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bergen, Norway
September 2025
September 2025
So they're shooting a movie this month in Ireland that is based on my 2017 story, "The Lost Children of Tuam." It's about the scandalous mother and baby homes and the indefatigable Catherine Corless, who exposed the heartbreaking truth -- forcing Ireland to reckon with its past.
Liam Neeson to Produce Element Pictures’ ‘The Lost Children of Tuam,’ About Irish Child Grave Scandal
The film — about the uncovering of mass child graves at a former Catholic home for unmarried mothers - also comes from Element Pictures
variety.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So they're shooting a movie this month in Ireland that is based on my 2017 story, "The Lost Children of Tuam." It's about the scandalous mother and baby homes and the indefatigable Catherine Corless, who exposed the heartbreaking truth -- forcing Ireland to reckon with its past.
Today is my 30th anniversary at The New York Times. The parade up Fifth Avenue begins at noon. It will feature Jumbo the elephant, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mr. Met, Miss Rheingold, and various Tammany dignitaries assembled by Big Tim Sullivan. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today is my 30th anniversary at The New York Times. The parade up Fifth Avenue begins at noon. It will feature Jumbo the elephant, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mr. Met, Miss Rheingold, and various Tammany dignitaries assembled by Big Tim Sullivan. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Dedicated public servants, sacrificed at the altar of Trump. A great and galling story from @danbarry58.bsky.social and @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dedicated public servants, sacrificed at the altar of Trump. A great and galling story from @danbarry58.bsky.social and @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
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A prosecutor's firing "confirmed for him his view that the Justice Department he had been honored to work for was now helping to whitewash a traumatic event in American history, supporting President Trump’s reframing of its violence as patriotic" and of some DOJ lawyers as villains or traitors.
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A prosecutor's firing "confirmed for him his view that the Justice Department he had been honored to work for was now helping to whitewash a traumatic event in American history, supporting President Trump’s reframing of its violence as patriotic" and of some DOJ lawyers as villains or traitors.
And, for those who prefer, there's an audio version of our DOJ pardon/purge story, with a brief explanation of how Alan Feuer and I approached it. Produced by @adriennehurst.bsky.social and read by me. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And, for those who prefer, there's an audio version of our DOJ pardon/purge story, with a brief explanation of how Alan Feuer and I approached it. Produced by @adriennehurst.bsky.social and read by me. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...