Sebastian Rotella
| Sebastian Rotella | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Occupation | Journalist, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1992-present |
Sebastian Rotella is an American foreign correspondent, investigative journalist, and novelist.
Biography
Rotella was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Michigan. While at the University of Michigan, he won four Hopwood Awards in 1982-84.[1] He worked for over 20 years as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times.[2][3] Rotella contributed as a reporter to "What Happened at Dos Erres", a documentary published as an episode of This American Life that won a Peabody Award in 2012.[4] The Overseas Press Club awarded his investigation of the 2008 Mumbai attacks the "Best Online Investigation of an International Issue or Event" award 2010.[5]
Rotella's article "Children of the Border", published in the Los Angeles Times on April 3, 1993, served as a source for Bruce Springsteen's album The Ghost of Tom Joad.[6]
Rotella speaks Spanish, French and Italian. He is the older brother of journalist Carlo Rotella.
Bibliography
Nonfiction works
- Twilight on the Line: Underworlds and Politics at the Mexican Border (1998)
- Pakistan and the Mumbai Attacks: The Untold Story, by Sebastian Rotella and Gary Dikeos (2013)
- Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory, and Justice in Guatemala, by Ana Arana, Sebastian Rotella and Kevin Stillwell (2013)
Novels
- Triple Crossing (2012)
- The Convert's Song (2014)
References
- ↑ "List of Hopwood Award Winners" (PDF). Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "ProPublica biography". Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "BookReporter.com biography". Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Peabody Awards award profile of This American Life: What Happened at Dos Erres". Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Overseas Press Club of America awards page". Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Liner Notes, The Ghost of Tom Joad". Retrieved April 1, 2015.