Sexton, Joe: - Joe Sexton is a former senior editor at ProPublica who also spent twenty-five years as a reporter and editor at The New York Times. While Sexton was serving as metropolitan editor at the Times, his staff won two Pulitzer Prizes, including the award for breaking news for its coverage of Gov. Eliot Spitzer's downfall. As a reporter, he covered sports, politics, crime, and the historic overhaul of the country's welfare legislation. His work has been anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing. Sexton is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and the father of four daughters.