Sebastian Rotella | |
|---|---|
 Sebastian Rotella in May 2013 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Journalist, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Period | 1992–present |
Sebastian Rotella is an American foreign correspondent, investigative journalist, and novelist.
Rotella was born inChicago, Illinois, and graduated from theUniversity of Michigan. While at the University of Michigan, he won fourHopwood Awards from 1982 to 1984.[1] He worked for over twenty years as a reporter at theLos Angeles Times.[2][3] TheOverseas Press Club awarded his investigation of the2008 Mumbai attacks the "Best Online Investigation of an International Issue or Event 2010" award.[4] Rotella contributed as a reporter to "What Happened at Dos Erres", a documentary published as an episode ofThis American Life that won aPeabody Award in 2012.[5] As aProPublica employee, he was a co-producer and the primary contributing reporter of the 2016Frontline episode "Terror in Europe".[6]
Rotella's article "Children of the Border", published in theLos Angeles Times on April 3, 1993, served as a source forBruce Springsteen's albumThe Ghost of Tom Joad.[7]
Rotella speaks Spanish, French and Italian.[8] He is the older brother ofCarlo Rotella.
