I specialize in accountability reporting but I also write profiles and deep dives into particular issues, such as Florida’s Covid response under Gov. Ron DeSantis. I am drawn to in-depth narratives, I like working with data and I particularly like figuring out what makes people tick.
My Background
I grew up in Detroit and have lived in a dozen cities across the United States, including Chicago; Minneapolis; Louisville, Ky.; and Wilmington, Del. After graduating from Brown University and getting a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University, I covered various local and national beats, then spent 15 years as a foreign correspondent. I was based in Moscow for The Washington Post, where I also covered the wars in Chechnya and Afghanistan. I joined The Times in 2003 to cover southern Africa. My stories about the struggles of women there won the Michael Kelly Award. Later based in Beijing, I reported on repression in China and the plight of North Koreans. Most recently, I covered the Trump administration and the Covid pandemic. I was a member of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for national reporting on Donald J. Trump’s connections with Russia. I was part of another team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021 for national reporting on the pandemic.
Journalistic Ethics
Most important to me is getting the story right. I am absolutely committed to treating people fairly and honestly and making sure a story is balanced and accurate, no matter how much effort it takes. Like all Times journalists, I am bound by the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. If I promise confidentiality, I consider that pledge sacrosanct.
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The Ohio senator and Donald Trump Jr. have bonded politically and personally. It’s a relationship that could factor into the former president’s search for a running mate.
Ethics experts say Trump Media, now a publicly traded company, would present a new way for foreign actors or others to influence Donald J. Trump, if he is elected president.
Deployed to Djibouti, Maj. Michael Haley has missed the highs and lows of his wife’s pursuit of the White House. He is still a big presence in her campaign.
As ambassador to the United Nations, Ms. Haley strove to stay in the president’s favor and avoided some battles to change his mind on contentious issues.
A mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from the violence in Gaza has involved multiple countries and last-minute connections in the chaos of war.
The Florida governor has so far found little success in getting his criticism of the Trump administration’s Covid-19 policies to stick, but that has not stopped him from trying.