Frances Robles
Frances Robles is an American journalist on the international desk for The New York Times. Robles has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes while at the Miami Herald and a 2021 George Polk Award at the Times for foreign reporting, on the murder of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse. In 2015 she was elected to the hall of fame of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and in 2024 she won a Cabot Gold Medal from the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes. At the Times, Robles serves on the NewsGuild bargaining committee.
Education and career
[edit]Robles studied at New York University, working on the copy desk for The New York Times at night.[1] In 2005 she had a Knight fellowship at Stanford University.[2]
Robles worked at the Cleveland Plain Dealer,[1] then the Miami Herald for 19 years.[3] At the Herald her roles included education, police and courts reporter; Managua and Bogotá bureau chief; Cuba reporter; and finally, enterprise writer.[1] She joined the Times in 2013.[1] She worked on the national desk[4] before joining the international desk in July 2024,[5] and serves on the NewsGuild bargaining committee.[4]
Honors
[edit]Robles shared in two Pulitzer Prizes at the Miami Herald (in 1999 for investigative reporting on voter fraud and in 2001 for breaking news on the Elián González raid),[6][7] and a 2021 George Polk Award for foreign reporting, on the murder of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.[8] In 2024 the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes awarded Robles a Cabot Gold Medal,[9] citing her "authoritative voice in the Americas, telling us unique, historically significant and insightful stories" and "her moving and laser-focused illumination of the region’s crises and occasional triumphs."[10] In 2015 she was elected to the hall of fame of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Robles is based in Florida.[4] Her sister was Carol Robles-Román, a lawyer and deputy mayor of New York City.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Villafañe, Veronica (2012-12-07). "Robles leaves Miami Herald for NYT". Media Moves. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Class of 2005". John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Who's running The Miami Herald?". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ a b c Folkenflik, David (August 23, 2022). "People of color at 'New York Times' get lower ratings in job reviews, union says". NPR. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "The New York Times: Frances Robles will join International Desk full time". Editor and Publisher. 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "The 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Investigative Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Winners of 2021 George Polk Awards in Journalism". FOREIGN PRESS. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Assis, Carolina de (2024-10-16). "Winners of 2024 Cabot Prizes celebrate 'duty and responsibility' to cover Latin America". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "2024 Maria Moors Cabot Prize Winners Announced". Columbia University School of Journalism. July 10, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "NAHJ Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (August 24, 2023). "Carol Robles-Román, Latina Champion for Justice, Dies at 60". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.