Alexandra Berzon

Alexandra Berzon
Born
Alexandra Eve Berzon

1979 (age 44–45)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
EducationConcord Academy
Vassar College
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
OccupationReporter
Notable credit(s)Las Vegas Sun, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times
FamilyMarsha Berzon (mother)

Alexandra Berzon (born 1979) is an American investigative reporter for The New York Times.[1] She previously wrote for ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal. Her 2008 series of investigative stories about the deaths of construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip for the Las Vegas Sun won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and The Hillman Prize.

The Public Service Pulitzer cited "the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon, for the exposure of the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations, leading to changes in policy and improved safety conditions."[2] The centerpiece was a four-part series entitled "Construction Deaths".[3] Berzon began her investigation after nine construction workers died in eight separate accidents.[4] Her series exposed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's lax enforcement of regulations and highlighted the cozy relationship between safety regulators and builders.[5]

The series was cited in congressional hearings examining OSHA's record[6] and led to changes in policy and improved safety conditions.[2]

  1. ^ "Announcing Two New Members of the Politics Team". The New York Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Public Service". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2009-06-17. With short biography and reprints of 20 works (Las Vegas Sun articles March 30 to December 28, 2008).
  3. ^ Berzon, Alexandra. "Construction Deaths". Las Vegas Sun (March 30, 2008; March 31, 2008; April 1, 2008; April 13, 2008) [1].
  4. ^ Berzon, Alexandra. "Pace is the new peril", Las Vegas Sun (March 30, 2008) [2].
  5. ^ Berzon, Alexandra. "OSHA goes easy: After meeting with employer only, it often reverses findings, cuts fines". Las Vegas Sun (March 31, 2008) [3].
  6. ^ Berzon, Alexandra. "Employers finding way around OSHA's tougher stance". Las Vegas Sun (Dec 29, 2008) [4].