Evan Robinson-Johnson is an investigative journalist who uses data and visuals to help people better understand the world.
He is currently the technology reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, documenting the transformation of an industrial city that pioneered practical uses for artificial intelligence. He launched the What's Next in AI column to make the technology more approachable.
His detailed coverage of the U.S. Steel sale won the SABEW 2023 Best in Business award for breaking news.
He obtained dozens of confidential documents and interviews with whistleblowers for the ProPublica series "With Every Breath," which revealed a corporate coverup that endangered millions of patients. The series won the 2023 George Polk Award for medical reporting and was named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.
Previously, he was a journalist for the Jackson Hole News&Guide, reporting on cowboys, avalanches and inequality in the wealthiest county in the country. His stories documented rural healthcare during an abortion ban, indigenous families seeking justice for loved ones who disappeared, and the movement to undermine COVID-19 science.
He covered contentious school board meetings during the pandemic and took to the skies with the first adaptive paragliding athletes, earning Wyoming Press Association awards for feature writing and beat reporting.
A Boston native, he holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, where he worked as photo editor for The Daily Northwestern.
His passion for photojournalism was sparked by a project to document every U.S. National Park in 2016. Through his photography business, sightsonwheels, he captures dancers in flight and moments of serendipity while rollerblading.