Sebastian Rotella
Sebastian Rotella is a senior reporter at ProPublica. An award-winning foreign correspondent and investigative reporter, Sebastian worked for almost 23 years for the Los Angeles Times, covering everything from terrorism to arts to the Mexican border. He served most recently as a national security correspondent in Washington, D.C., and his previous posts include international investigative correspondent and bureau chief in Paris and Buenos Aires, with assignments in the Middle East and North Africa.
Rotella has been honored with numerous journalism awards throughout his career. In 2013, his multi-faceted “Finding Oscar” investigation won a Peabody Award, Dart Center Award for Excellence in Coverage of...
Stories from Sebastian Rotella
U.S. Identifies ISIS Planner in Attacks on Europe
U.S. Identifies Key Player in ISIS Attacks on Europe
In Their Own Words: Counterterror Officials On the Threat Europe Faces
How Europe Left Itself Open to Terrorism
Terror in Europe
ISIS via WhatsApp: ‘Blow Yourself Up, O Lion’
Belgium’s Deadly Circles of Terror
The Hidden Intelligence Breakdowns Behind the Mumbai Attacks
American Terrorist
In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle
Did NSA Surveillance Help Thwart Plotter of Mumbai Attack?
Terror Group Recruits From Pakistan’s “Best and Brightest”
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