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David Barstow

David Barstow, a senior writer at The Times, is a winner of four Pulitzers Prizes.

He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for explanatory reporting for his work with Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner in shattering Donald Trump’s myth that he is a self-made billionaire. In 2013, he and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for “Walmart Abroad,” a series that exposed Walmart’s aggressive use of bribery to fuel its rapid expansion in Mexico. In 2009, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for “Message Machine,” his series about the Pentagon’s hidden campaign to influence news coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2004, he and Lowell Bergman were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service for articles about employers who committed egregious workplace safety violations that killed or injured hundreds of American workers.  

Mr. Barstow joined The Times in 1999 and he has been a member of the paper’s Investigative unit since 2002. He is also the recipient of three Polk Awards, the Goldsmith Prize, the Alfred I. duPont Silver Baton, the Barlett and Steele Gold Medal, a Loeb Award, the Sidney Hillman Award, the Daniel Pearl Award for Investigative Reporting, two Sigma Delta Chi awards for distinguished service, the Peabody Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, the Mirror Award, an Overseas Press Club Citation, two Society of American Business Editors and Writers awards, and the Gold Keyboard.  

Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Barstow was a reporter for The St. Petersburg Times in Florida, where he was a finalist for three Pulitzer Prizes. Before that, he was a reporter at The Times-Union in Rochester, N.Y., and The Green Bay Press-Gazette in Wisconsin. Mr. Barstow, a native of Concord, Mass., is a graduate of Northwestern University, which honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2010. He was inducted into the Hall of Achievement at the university’s Medill School of Journalism in 2015.

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    Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

    The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.

    By David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner

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    Caste Quotas in India Come Under Attack

    Resentment has gelled into opposition to India’s version of affirmative action, a system of strict quotas that reserves nearly half of jobs for those from disadvantaged castes or tribes.

    By David Barstow and Suhasini Raj

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    Longtime Critic of Modi Is Now a Target

    Teesta Setalvad, who seeks to hold the Indian prime minister responsible for deadly riots in 2002, has been overwhelmed by attacks emanating from entities controlled by him or his allies.

    By David Barstow

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    How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico

    Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited, an examination by The New York Times found.

    By David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

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    Wal-Mart Inquiry Reflects Alarm on Corruption

    An inquiry is now looking at activities in Brazil, China and India, along with Mexico, Wal-Mart said. Its quarterly results showed lower-than-expected sales.

    By Stephanie Clifford and David Barstow

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    Wal-Mart Hushed Up a Vast Mexican Bribery Case

    Confronted with evidence of widespread corruption in Mexico, top Wal-Mart executives focused more on damage control than on rooting out wrongdoing, an examination by The New York Times found.

    By David Barstow

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    Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours

    Interviews, sworn testimony and statements from crew members show that the oil rig should have weathered the well blowout, but it didn’t because every one of its defenses failed.

    By David Barstow, David Rohde and Stephanie Saul

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    An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death

    What thousands could not achieve in three decades of relentless protest, a gunman accomplished on May 31 when he shot Dr. George R. Tiller in the head.

    By David Barstow

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    Calls for Clarity in New Bailout for U.S. Banks

    As the Obama administration prepares to lay out plans for a revamped bank bailout, the initial instinct to shield banks from public scrutiny has created new problems.

    By David Barstow and Mike McIntire

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    Pentagon Suspends Briefings for Analysts

    The Pentagon said it was halting briefings and all interactions with retired military officers who appear as analysts in the media, pending an internal review.

    By David Barstow

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    Message Machine

    Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand

    The Pentagon has cultivated “military analysts” in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the Bush administration’s wartime performance.

    By David Barstow

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    The Long Run

    Charming and Aloof, Huckabee Changed State

    Mike Huckabee produced a legacy in Arkansas like few other Republican governors in the South, but he tended to freeze out anyone who disagreed with his plans.

    By Adam Nossiter and David Barstow

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    All Charges Dropped in Duke Case

    North Carolina’s attorney general said an overzealous district attorney had wrongly accused lacrosse players of sexual assault.

    By Duff Wilson and David Barstow

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    Prosecutor Asks to Exit Duke Case

    The decision threw new doubt on the future of a prosecution that has already suffered a series of setbacks.

    By Duff Wilson and David Barstow

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    Prosecutor in Duke Case Faces Ethics Complaint

    The North Carolina Bar Association accused the district attorney, Michael B. Nifong, of making misleading and inflammatory public statements about the defendants.

    By David Barstow and Duff Wilson

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    Prosecutor in Duke Case Faces Ethics Complaint

    North Carolina State Bar files formal ethics complaint against Michael B Nifong, prosecutor in Duke lacrosse sexual assault case; accuses him of making inflammatory remarks about team to news media and misleading public about evidence (M)

    By David Barstow and Duff Wilson

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    DNA Witness Jolted Dynamic of Duke Case

    Admission by Brian W Meehan that his preliminary report on DNA material in Duke lacrosse rape case was intentionally incomplete through agreement with Durham County District Atty Michael B Nifong adds substantiality to long list of questions about accuser's credibility and Nifong's judgment; Nifong has dropped rape charges but has said he will proceed with kidnapping and sexual offense counts; claims defense attack on DNA report reveals ruthless strategy aimed at vilifying him and intimidating victim of brutal assault; photos (L)

    By David Barstow and Duff Wilson

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    DNA Witness Jolted Dynamic of Duke Case

    A laboratory director’s testimony added to a list of questions on the accuser’s credibility and the district attorney’s judgment.

    By David Barstow and Duff Wilson

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