As an investigative reporter, I have a lot of freedom to choose what to research. I am based in New York, but I pursue stories across the United States and beyond. My recent projects have focused on issues like underperforming schools and inequities in health care. Once I identify a topic, I sometimes spend all year reporting on it, until I collect enough information to tell the story fully and fairly. That can involve interviewing hundreds of people, reviewing thousands of documents or analyzing millions of rows of data. (I sometimes write short articles, too.)
I’ve been a journalist for about 15 years, and I’ve mostly worked in local news, covering community issues that matter to everyday people. I grew up in Indiana, and I got my start interning at a small newspaper close to home, the Logansport Pharos-Tribune. I’ve worked at papers around the country, including in Seattle and Houston. I joined The Times in 2017 as an investigative reporter on the Metro desk, writing about New York. In 2023, I moved to the Investigations desk, which casts a broader net.
I won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for a series of articles revealing that the New York taxi industry had trapped thousands of drivers in predatory loans. I was part of a team that won the 2015 Pulitzer in Breaking News for coverage of a deadly landslide north of Seattle. I was also a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer in Public Service for exposing that Texas was illegally denying special education services to children with disabilities.
I’m the president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, a nonprofit that trains thousands of journalists around the world annually. I also teach at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Like all Times journalists, I’m committed to upholding the standards of integrity that are outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. That means that I don’t participate in political campaigns, I don’t invest in individual stocks, and I don’t accept any gifts or perks. (When I meet with sources, I buy my own coffee.)
More generally, I work hard to be independent, fair and transparent. I take very seriously my obligation to protect the people who share information with me. I also believe I have a responsibility to the subjects of my stories, and I take pains to include their perspective.
I am the son of a scientist, and I believe that investigative journalism is similar to scientific research. Sometimes I start with a hypothesis — an idea that may originate with a story tip. My job is to test it rigorously, through objective methods and deep reporting. I follow the facts wherever they lead.
I’m always open to feedback, and suggestions for stories. Please contact me by email or direct message to get my phone number, which works with Signal and WhatsApp.
Email: Brian.Rosenthal@nytimes.com
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The move by the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was the second time this month that a hospital has taken this rare step.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
We want to hear from patients as well as doctors, nurses, technicians, medical residents and any others with experience in the system.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
A Houston hospital is investigating whether a doctor altered a transplant list to make his patients ineligible for care. A disproportionate number of them have died while waiting for new organs.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
New York City’s public schools will step up oversight of funding for private tutoring and other services after a New York Times investigation revealed questionable billing.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Eliza Shapiro
The measure was proposed in response to a New York Times investigation that revealed widespread use of such punishment in Hasidic Jewish private schools.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Eliza Shapiro
An eight-year investigation determined that the religious schools were breaking the law by not offering thousands of students adequate instruction in English and math.
By Eliza Shapiro and Brian M. Rosenthal
Ingrid Lewis-Martin may be the second most powerful person in New York City government. But her views, leadership style and ethics have raised questions.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Jeffery C. Mays
The proposals from state legislators come in response to a New York Times investigation that reported the use of slaps and kicks to keep order in some Hasidic Jewish schools.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Eliza Shapiro
New York City education officials will block payments for some companies that have billed the government to provide special education, primarily for students in yeshivas.
By Brian M. Rosenthal and Eliza Shapiro
The companies, which mainly served the Orthodox Jewish community, billed the government for services that they never provided, federal prosecutors said.
By Brian M. Rosenthal, Eliza Shapiro and Benjamin Weiser
