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Ian Urbina

Ian Urbina is a former reporter for The New York Times. Before leaving the Times staff in 2019, he had been an investigative reporter based in Washington. His series The Outlaw Ocean chronicled a diversity of crimes offshore, including the killing of stowaways, sea slavery, intentional dumping, illegal fishing, the stealing of ships, gun running, stranding of crews, and murder with impunity. He reported from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East, much of that time spent on fishing ships.

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  1. Nonfiction

    Pirates, Slavers and Poachers: Violence on the High Seas

    “The Outlaw Ocean,” the journalist Ian Urbina’s chronicle of offshore crime, ranges from Somalia to the Philippines to the Antarctic.

    By Blair Braverman

     

  2. Times Insider

    A Vegetarian Reporter Explores a Hunting Dilemma

    During my week with a group of conservationist elk hunters, I put aside my personal dietary restrictions to better understand their perspective.

    By Ian Urbina

     

  3. Poisoned Wildlife and Tainted Meat: Why Hunters Are Moving Away From Lead Bullets

    Many hunters are ditching traditional ammunition amid mounting evidence that it harms scavengers and pollutes the food people eat.

    By Ian Urbina and Max Whittaker

     

  4. law enforcement

    Catching Killers by Matching Tiny Marks on Bullets

    Once seen as crime scene detritus, bullets and ejected shell casings are now recognized as vital pieces of evidence.

    By Ian Urbina and George Etheredge for The New York Times

     

  5. A Look at California Gun Laws, Among the Toughest in the Nation

    Thirty years ago, California became the first state to ban assault rifles. Here’s a look at its gun regulations, which have grown only stricter.

    By Ian Urbina

     

  6. T

    They Survived Mass Shootings. Now They Are Living With Bullets Inside Them.

    Doctors routinely leave bullets or bullet fragments inside the bodies of those who survive gunshot wounds. We asked four survivors of mass shootings what that is like.

    By Ian Urbina

     

  7. TimesVideo

    The Bullet Inside My Body

    What’s it like to have a bullet lodged inside of you? We asked survivors of mass shootings, from Parkland to Pulse, to tell us how it feels to live with a constant reminder of the tragedy.

    By Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia and Ian Urbina

     

  8. Tecnología

    Las balas caseras: un nuevo capítulo en la batalla por las armas en Estados Unidos

    En medio del debate estadounidense sobre un acceso más restringido a las armas y los esfuerzos legislativos por regular la venta de municiones, el interés por la fabricación de balas caseras ha ganado impulso e incluso podría inclinar el mercado hacia el uso de armas desechables.

    Ian Urbina

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  9. Inside the World of D.I.Y. Ammunition

    Millions of weapons aficionados reload their own ammunition and cast their own bullets, acts of individualism that are hallmarks of the broader American gun ethos.

    By Ian Urbina

     

  10. California Today

    California Today: Limiting Ammunition to Thwart Gun Violence

    Monday: The state becomes a battleground for gun control, new fires cause evacuations, and Salesforce Park provides a green respite in San Francisco.

    By Ian Urbina and Inyoung Kang