Robin Fields
Robin Fields (born September 5, 1967) is an American journalist and investigative reporter who serves as the managing editor of ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom. She was born in New York City, earned a BA in European history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991, and a master's in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School in 1993.
Fields started her career as an intern at WBBM-TV, then became a writer and later a senior writer at The Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. She joined The Los Angeles Times in 1999, working in Orange County and then Los Angeles. There she reported on abuses at the J. Paul Getty Trust, investigated Norman Hsu’s political fundraising, and produced a major look at California’s adult guardianship system. Her guardianship reporting, which examined how hundreds of elderly people lost rights to make their own decisions due to backlogged courts, helped push for reforms and new oversight.
In 2008, Fields joined ProPublica. She later became a senior editor and, in 2013, the managing editor, guiding daily operations, deciding which stories to pursue, and overseeing staff. She has worked with PBS Frontline on investigative documentaries, including Cell Tower Deaths and The Child Cases, both Emmy-nominated.
Fields has led influential investigations into the dialysis industry, revealing high costs and patient safety concerns. Her work helped prompt government scrutiny and the creation of a data tracker to help patients compare dialysis centers. A 2011 piece she wrote for The Atlantic about dialysis was a finalist for a national magazine award. Her reporting has earned the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and other honors.
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