Robin Stein is a reporter on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times, which combines traditional reporting with advanced digital forensics.
She shared in Pulitzer Prizes for a series examining fatal police traffic stops (National Reporting, 2022), for coverage of the coronavirus pandemic (Public Service, 2021), and for investigative reporting into deaths and injuries among American workers (Public Service, 2004).
Her recent work for The Times includes investigations of the Uvalde school shooting probe, the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and radio communications among Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Ms. Stein had previously worked with the Investigations unit in conjunction with “Frontline” and the CBC, digging into the safety practices at pipe foundries, the trip-wire pricing of credit card companies, and television news stories that were actually produced by the Bush administration. The projects triggered congressional hearings and criminal prosecutions, and won several journalism honors.
Ms. Stein also worked at The Tampa Bay Times, Dan Rather Reports and Yahoo News, reporting print and video stories about the exploitation of guest workers, economic inequities in the long-haul trucking industry and the first in-depth investigation of “castle doctrine” laws. Her hourlong investigation of STEM Ph.D.s won The Front Page Award for Science Reporting.
Interviews, records and a self-aggrandizing book suggest that Ryan Routh, a peripatetic builder, saw himself as an influential participant in momentous world events.
By Patricia Mazzei, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eduardo Medina and Glenn Thrush
The Times recreated, in 3-D, the lines of sight for three countersniper teams and the would-be assassin.
By Leanne Abraham, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Anjali Singhvi and Charlie Smart
Israel said it took care to avoid harming civilians when it targeted two Hamas fighters. An investigation shows civilian casualties were almost inevitable.
By Bilal Shbair, Iyad Abuheweila, Neil Collier, Cassandra Vinograd, Christiaan Triebert and Lauren Leatherby
A Times visual analysis found that munition debris filmed at the scene was remnants of a GBU-39, a bomb designed and manufactured in the United States.
By Robin Stein, Christiaan Triebert and Haley Willis
The New York Times used videos filmed by journalists, witnesses and protesters to analyze hours of clashes — and a delayed police response — at a pro-Palestinian encampment on Tuesday.
By Neil Bedi, Bora Erden, Marco Hernandez, Ishaan Jhaveri, Arijeta Lajka, Natalie Reneau, Helmuth Rosales and Aric Toler
This was featured in live coverage.
By Haley Willis, Robin Stein, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Natalie Reneau, Aaron Byrd and Anushka Patil
Visual evidence and internal communications obtained by The Times show six aid groups based in Western countries, including Israel’s strongest allies, had humanitarian sites hit by Israeli strikes, even after the locations were shared with the I.D.F.
By Haley Willis, Robin Stein, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Natalie Reneau, Aaron Byrd and Anushka Patil
This was featured in live coverage.
By Aric Toler, Robin Stein, Haley Willis and Ainara Tiefenthäler
The Israeli military released a heavily edited video to deflect blame, but the footage did little to clear up what led to mass casualties as people crowded around food aid trucks in northern Gaza.
By Aric Toler, Robin Stein, Haley Willis and Ainara Tiefenthäler
This was featured in live coverage.
By Hiba Yazbek and Aaron Boxerman