[7] A graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Fenton worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper, The Diamondback.
Fenton was part of the Pulitzer Prize finalist staff recognized for their coverage of the Baltimore riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray.
[8] Fenton later wrote a book depicting the entire case called We Own This City,[9] which was later produced by HBO into a TV mini series of the same name.
In addition to winning several state journalism awards, Fenton is a two-time finalist for the national Livingston Award for Young Journalists and was part of the Sun's Pulitzer Prize-finalist team, rewarded for its coverage of the death of Freddie Gray and the ensuing unrest.
[15] The Daily Record, a local legal and business newspaper, subsequently named Fenton as an "Influential Marylander".