Portrait of Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

I write at the intersection of health policy and politics. My stories focus on policy debates over issues including the coronavirus pandemic, reproductive rights, gun violence prevention, the ethics of virology research and the cost of prescription drugs. I’m interested in how the partisanship that divides America is affecting the nation’s health.

I joined The Times in 1997 as a science writer based in Washington, covering the Food and Drug Administration and stories about medical research. I have written about bioethics issues like the death of a gene therapy patient and an experimental artificial heart. But the bulk of my career has been focused on politics. I have covered Congress and was a White House correspondent during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. In the 2012 election cycle, I wrote a series of biographical profiles of Republican presidential contenders, including Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney. I was bureau chief of the Mid-Atlantic region from 2015 to 2017, and I focused on America’s cities, notably Baltimore, covering issues of race and policing surrounding the death of Freddie Gray. In 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, I left Capitol Hill to cover health policy, a beat that merges all the strands of my reporting career. Before joining The Times, I worked at The Los Angeles Times, where I shared in two Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of racial unrest and a devastating earthquake. I am a graduate of the University of Virginia, the proud mom of two adult children, and an amateur painter in my (scant) spare time. I love stories that involve art, history, health and politics.

As a Times journalist, I share in the values and adhere to the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. I want all of my work to be accurate, fair and impartial. I do not accept gifts, money or favors from anyone who might figure into my reporting. I am registered to vote as an independent, and I do not participate in politics or any form of advocacy, nor do I make political donations of any kind. When I am working, I always identify myself as a reporter for The Times. I work hard to understand all sides of a story and to see the world through the eyes of the people I interview, and I am grateful for the trust my sources place in me.

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    White House Delays a Decision on Banning Menthol Cigarettes

    The proposal has elicited mounting opposition from tobacco companies, Black activists worried about police enforcement and small businesses, as President Biden moves into an election year.

    By Christina Jewett, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and David A. Fahrenthold

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