
Lauren Leatherby
@laurenleatherby
visual journalist @nytimes
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https://www.nytimes.com/by/lauren-leatherby 12-10-2010 16:00:58
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The camp where the GBU-39 bombs were dropped on was not included in Israel’s evacuation orders in early May, and some Palestinians sheltering in the camp told The New York Times that they had believed it was a safe zone. See Lauren Leatherby reporting: nytimes.com/live/2024/05/2…


The brutal siege of a Sudanese city has stoked fears of ethnic slaughter in Darfur — again. w/ Lauren Leatherby Sanjana and Christoph Koettl nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Darfur is on the brink of another catastrophe. Videos and satellite images of El Fasher reveal a city of 1.8 million encircled, under siege and at risk of renewed ethnic violence. By Lauren Leatherby Declan Walsh Sanjana Christoph Koettl with Centre for Information Resilience. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

In El Fasher, thousands of people have been displaced and homes burned to the ground as another brutal chapter of Sudan's civil war unfolds. with Lauren Leatherby Declan Walsh Christoph Koettl Malachy Browne & big thanks to Centre for Information Resilience nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Labour secured nearly two-thirds of the seats in parliament with just a third of the vote. How did that happen? Lauren Leatherby and I explain the trends behind the historic victory: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

A The New York Times satellite analysis shows the profound toll of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah along both sides of the Lebanese border: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Our analysis found that 2,000 pound bombs were likely used in a strike on the al-Mawasi area early on Tuesday – w/ Malachy Browne Lauren Leatherby nytimes.com/2024/09/10/wor…

New visual survey of Israel's ongoing airstrikes in Lebanon from Lauren Leatherby and, to a lesser extent, me. nytimes.com/2024/09/24/wor…

Scenes from Lebanon after Israel’s historic airstrikes. By Lauren Leatherby and Aric Toler. nytimes.com/2024/09/24/wor…

IDF raids in recent weeks flattened mile after mile of the West Bank. Residents never saw such destruction or so many airstrikes, they said. One feared: “Gaza is coming.” By Erika Solomon Lauren Leatherby Aric Toler Gift link: nytimes.com/2024/09/25/wor…


Israel has destroyed miles of roads & critical infrastructure in the West Bank. “They are imposing conditions, materially and psychologically, that make people feel: Gaza is coming to you” From Erika Solomon, Lauren Leatherby, Ainara Tiefenthäler, and me. nytimes.com/2024/09/25/wor…

The Israeli military’s evacuation orders are now expanding north in Lebanon, beyond the Litani River — outside a buffer area established by the U.N. at the end of the 2006 war. Excellent graphic via Lauren Leatherby The New York Times


Videos and satellite images give an early glimpse of the destruction of villages in south Lebanon as the Israeli military confronts Hezbollah. With Lauren Leatherby Josh Holder and Euan Ward. nyti.ms/3zGuC4J


Earlier this month, the Israeli military flattened large parts of two other border villages, Maroun al-Ras (مارون الراس) and Yaroun (يارون), including three mosques and a Catholic church. More on that by Lauren Leatherby Malachy Browne Josh Holder Euan Ward: nyti.ms/3AaRvxg



Very pleased that our reporting + investigations on Sudan, helmed by Declan Walsh, have won the Polk Award for War Reporting. The award also goes to Nick Casey's magazine piece, and collaborative work with Christoph Koettl Natalie Reneau Lauren Leatherby Malachy Browne + Aaron Byrd.

Deeply honored by this recognition of our coverage of the war in Sudan. It includes work by talented The New York Times colleagues Christoph Koettl Sanjana Natalie Reneau Aaron Byrd Ivor Prickett Lauren Leatherby Nick Casey moises saman Abdalrahman Altayeb medill.northwestern.edu/news/2025/decl…

Great to see Sudan coverage led by Declan Walsh receive a Pulitzer Prize. With Ivor Prickett & Abdalrahman Altayeb, reporting by @nickcaseyny moises saman, visual investigations by our own team: Christoph Koettl Sanjana @nataliereneau Aaron Byrd and @laurenleatherby 🔗pulitzer.org/winners/22667
