Rob Barry

@rob_barry

Director of data journalism @WSJ, formerly @MiamiHerald.

New York, NY robbarry.org Joined December 2007

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Rob Barry @rob_barry May 5, 2025

So proud of @WSJ data team member @JohnWest and formers @coulterjones and @anfuller for their dogged work "chronicling political and personal shifts of the richest person in the world, Elon Musk, including his turn to conservative politics." pulitzer.org/winners/22641

Rob Barry @rob_barry Feb 24, 2025

Want to work with the most amazing data team in journalism? We're hiring (again)! wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/da…

Rob Barry @rob_barry Nov 14, 2024

Do you know the difference between instrumental variables and regression discontinuity designs? Check out the WSJ data team's new job post. Plus, @ceostroff has candy! wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/se…

Rob Barry @rob_barry Nov 8, 2024

Want to uncover hidden patterns in complex data? We're seeking a Senior Data Journalist to join our award-winning WSJ data team! If you love developing creative natural experiments and using causal inference to explain real-world phenomena, check it out. wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/se…

Rob Barry @rob_barry Jul 8, 2024

Insurers collected $50 billion extra from Medicare by making questionable diagnoses, often without the knowledge of patients or their doctors wsj.com/health/healthc…

www.wsj.com Exclusive | Insurers Pocketed $50 Billion From Medicare for Diseases No Doctor Treated Questionable diagnoses of HIV and other maladies triggered extra Medicare Advantage payments. “It’s anatomically impossible,” said one doctor about some cataract diagnoses.