Robin Fields
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Robin Fields is an American journalist and investigative reporter with ProPublica
, an independent, not-for-profit news agency.
in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in European History and from Northwestern University
’s Medill School of Journalism
with a Masters Degree in 1993.
After graduating from Medill, Fields was briefly an intern with WBBM-TV until becoming a staff writer and eventually senior writer at The Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. In 1999 Fields began work at The Los Angeles Times, first in the Orange County Office and then in 2001 moving to the Los Angeles office as a reporter in the Metro Section. Stories in recent years have included chronicling abuses at the J. Paul Getty Trust
, investigations into Norman Hsu
’s political fundraising and California’s adult guardianship system.
ProPublica
ProPublica is a non-profit corporation based in New York City. It describes itself as an independent non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. In 2010 it became the first online news source to win a Pulitzer Prize, for a piece written by one of its...
, an independent, not-for-profit news agency.
Early life, education and career
Fields was born in New York City. She graduated The University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in European History and from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
’s Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
with a Masters Degree in 1993.
After graduating from Medill, Fields was briefly an intern with WBBM-TV until becoming a staff writer and eventually senior writer at The Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. In 1999 Fields began work at The Los Angeles Times, first in the Orange County Office and then in 2001 moving to the Los Angeles office as a reporter in the Metro Section. Stories in recent years have included chronicling abuses at the J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Trust
The J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution with an estimated endowment in April 2009 of $US 4.2 billion. Based in Los Angeles, California, it operates the J. Paul Getty Museum, which has two locations, the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Pacific...
, investigations into Norman Hsu
Norman Hsu
Norman Yung Yuen Hsu , born October 1951, is a convicted pyramid investment promoter who associated himself with the apparel industry. His business activities were intertwined with his role as a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party, and he gained notoriety after suspicious patterns of bundled...
’s political fundraising and California’s adult guardianship system.
Awards
- National Journalism AwardsNational Journalism AwardsThe National Journalism Awards are awards of US$10,000 to $25,000 in American journalism given by the Scripps Howard Foundation that recognize the best work in journalism in 17 categories, including: human interest writing; environmental and public service reporting; investigative reporting;...
for Investigative Reporting, 2005 - Goldsmith Prize for Investigative ReportingGoldsmith Prize for Investigative ReportingThe Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...
, finalist, 2006 - Sunshine State Awards - South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, third place for magazine writing, third place for non-deadline business reporting, 1998.
- Sunshine State Awards - South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, first place, non-deadline business reporting, for the series “How Florida Cheats Itself on Sales Tax,” 1999
- Florida Society of Newspaper Editors - second place, investigative reporting, for the series “Paved with Gold,” 1999