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Director of data journalism @WSJ, formerly @MiamiHerald.

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I’m an investigative reporter with The Wall Street Journal. I specialize in computer-assisted reporting, which is the practice of wrestling large sets of data into compelling narratives.

I’ve reported on topics ranging from insider trading to foreign and domestic elections to student loans. Previously, I worked at The Miami Herald, where I was significantly more likely to be wearing flip-flops.

Rob Barry’s Journalist Portfolio

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Tech-Support Scams Prompt Google to Act

Tech-Support Scams Prompt Google to Act

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is taking action to weed out scam artists who advertise on its platform aiming to defr…

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Michael Cohen Guilty Plea Reveals Link to Qatari Royal Family

Michael Cohen Guilty Plea Reveals Link to Qatari Royal Family

A $100,000 real-estate brokerage fee that was part of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's guilty plea Tuesd…

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Russian Trolls Weigh In on Roseanne Barr and Donald Trump Jr.

Russian Trolls Weigh In on Roseanne Barr and Donald Trump Jr.

With U.S. midterm elections approaching, Russian trolls found ways to remain active on Twitter well into 2018…

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Roger Stone Sought Information on Clinton From Assange, Emails Show

Roger Stone Sought Information on Clinton From Assange, Emails Show

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone privately sought information he considered damaging to Hillary Clin…

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Fidelity Employees Fired After Alleged Misuse of Reimbursement Programs

Fidelity Employees Fired After Alleged Misuse of Reimbursement Programs

Fidelity Investments has fired or allowed more than 200 employees to resign over alleged misuse of workplace-…

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Social-Media Firms Aren't Telling All They Know About Russian Interference

Social-Media Firms Aren't Telling All They Know About Russian Interference

Major U.S. tech companies have yet to provide to the public all the details of Russian troll activity on thei…

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Wall Street Journal AI tool cuts through the noise to find the news

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By Rob Barry Verified
| International News Media Association (INMA)
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What TikTok Is Showing America’s Youth About the War in Gaza

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By Sam Schechner Verified, Rob Barry Verified, Georgia Wells Verified, Jason French Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Imagine your 13-year-old signs up for TikTok and, while scrolling through videos, lingers on footage of explosions, rockets and terrified families from the war in Israel and Gaza. Your child doesn’t search or follow any accounts. But just pausing on videos about the conflict leads the app to start serving up more war-related content.
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Who Will Control Wagner's Empire of War and Gold?

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By Frank Matt Verified, James V. Grimaldi, Rob Barry Verified, Max Rust, Kara Dapena Verified
| MSN Verified
The Kremlin is attempting one of the most complex corporate takeovers in history, seeking to seize control of the Wagner paramilitary group’s sprawling global empire. Founded by businessman-turned-warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner is made up of dozens of companies that fight Russia’s war in Ukraine and provide security to government leaders in Syria and across Africa, where they also operate gold and diamond mines and act as an informal diplomatic arm of the Russian government.
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