Walter V. Robinson

Walter V. Robinson
Born (1946-01-13) January 13, 1946
EducationBoston College High School
Alma materNortheastern University
OccupationNewspaper editor
EmployerThe Boston Globe
Known forExposing the coverage of the Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal
"Debtors Hell" series
SpouseBarbara Wojtklewicz
ChildrenJessica Robinson
AwardsGoldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Investigative Reporters and Editors Award
Selden Ring Award
Worth Bingham Prize

Walter V. Robinson (born January 13, 1946) is an American investigative reporter serving as editor-at-large at The Boston Globe, where he has worked as reporter and editor for 34 years. From 2007 to 2014, he was a distinguished professor of journalism at the Northeastern University School of Journalism. Robinson is the Donald W. Reynolds Visiting Professor of Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, and a professor of practice at the Northeastern University School of Journalism. He has reported for the Globe from 48 states and more than 30 countries.