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Portrait of Sharon LaFraniere

Sharon LaFraniere

I specialize in accountability reporting but I also write profiles and deep dives into particular issues, such as Florida’s Covid response under Gov. Ron DeSantis. I am drawn to in-depth narratives, I like working with data and I particularly like figuring out what makes people tick.

I grew up in Detroit and have lived in a dozen cities across the United States, including Chicago; Minneapolis; Louisville, Ky.; and Wilmington, Del. After graduating from Brown University and getting a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University, I covered various local and national beats, then spent 15 years as a foreign correspondent. I was based in Moscow for The Washington Post, where I also covered the wars in Chechnya and Afghanistan. I joined The Times in 2003 to cover southern Africa. My stories about the struggles of women there won the Michael Kelly Award. Later based in Beijing, I reported on repression in China and the plight of North Koreans. Most recently, I covered the Trump administration and the Covid pandemic. I was a member of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for national reporting on Donald J. Trump’s connections with Russia. I was part of another team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021 for national reporting on the pandemic.

Most important to me is getting the story right. I am absolutely committed to treating people fairly and honestly and making sure a story is balanced and accurate, no matter how much effort it takes. Like all Times journalists, I am bound by the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. If I promise confidentiality, I consider that pledge sacrosanct.

Email is the quickest. WhatsApp or Signal may be used for secure communications. I also invite people to use the NYT tips line.

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