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Ainara Tiefenthäler

Ainara Tiefenthäler is a video journalist with the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times. She was among the recipients of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for The Times's coverage of the vast civilian toll of U.S.-led airstrikes.

Ms. Tiefenthäler joined The Times in 2015 and during her tenure has covered breaking news and political extremism. She has reported from the field on separatism in Catalonia, immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border, and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. In her current role on the Visual Investigations team she focuses on human rights violations, police brutality, and far-right violence nationally and internationally.

Visual Investigations is a new form of explanatory and accountability journalism being pioneered at The Times. It combines traditional reporting with more advanced digital forensics that may include collecting and analyzing cell phone videos, satellite pictures and other imagery, social media posts, and 3-D reconstructions of crime scenes.

Ms. Tiefenthäler's work has received the Emmy Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Polk Award, and the Overseas Press Club Award among others. She grew up in Germany and Spain, and freelanced in documentary film and television news before joining The Times.

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    How Trump’s Security Failed to Stop an Assassination Attempt

    Videos, audio and photographs of the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at an election rally shows how a clear threat emerged minutes before the shooting, and how law enforcement failed to protect Mr. Trump.

    By Devon Lum, Riley Mellen, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Dmitriy Khavin and Aaron Byrd

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    How the Israeli Hostage Rescue Led to One of Gaza’s Deadliest Days

    A firefight amid a recovery mission. At least 19 Israeli airstrikes. Scores of Palestinians killed. A Times visual analysis shows how the June 8 operation had such a high toll.

    By Neil Collier, Bora Erden, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Riley Mellen, Bilal Shbair, Anjali Singhvi, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Aric Toler

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    Carnage and Contradiction: Examining a Deadly Strike in Rafah

    Israel said it took care to avoid harming civilians when it targeted two Hamas fighters. An investigation shows civilian casualties were almost inevitable.

    By Bilal Shbair, Iyad Abuheweila, Neil Collier, Cassandra Vinograd, Christiaan Triebert and Lauren Leatherby

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    Our Reporter on a Case of Glaring Neglect on Rikers

    In 2019, eight correction officers and a captain at Rikers Island stood by for seven minutes and 51 seconds as Nicholas Feliciano, an 18-year-old, was hanging in a jail cell, video footage obtained by The New York Times shows. Feliciano suffered severe brain damage and requires round-the-clock care. New York City paid more than $28 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Feliciano.

    By Nikolay Nikolov, Jan Ransom and Ainara Tiefenthäler

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    I.D.F. Videos Add to Confusion Over Gazans Killed at Aid Site

    The Israeli military released a heavily edited video to deflect blame, but the footage did little to clear up what led to mass casualties as people crowded around food aid trucks in northern Gaza.

    By Aric Toler, Robin Stein, Haley Willis and Ainara Tiefenthäler

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    Where Was the Israeli Military?

    A Times investigation found that troops were disorganized and out of position and relied on social media to choose targets. Behind the failure: Israel had no battle plan for a massive Hamas invasion.

    By Adam Goldman, Ronen Bergman, Mark Mazzetti, Natan Odenheimer, Alexander Cardia, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Sheera Frenkel

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    Stuck at Gaza’s Border With Egypt

    Scores of foreign nationals, including many U.S. citizens, waited on the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday, hoping for a deal that would allow them to escape.

    By Soliman Hijjy, Sarah Kerr, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Neil Collier

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    Libya Flood Victims: ‘I Survived by a Miracle’

    Days after the catastrophic flood in northeastern Libya killed thousands of people, the city of Derna remains largely cut off from the outside world. The New York Times reached residents by phone who described dire conditions and sent videos capturing the toll of the destruction.

    By Mona El-Naggar, Sarah Kerr and Ainara Tiefenthäler

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    Red States, Rainbow Towns

    Fire Island or Provincetown? Not exactly. We asked L.G.B.T.Q. people in four queer-friendly enclaves what they love about their communities and why they’re worth a visit.

    By Ainara Tiefenthäler

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    A Culture in the Cross Hairs

    Russia’s invasion has systematically destroyed Ukrainian cultural sites. A Times investigation has identified 339 that sustained substantial damage this year.

    By Jason Farago, Haley Willis, Sarah Kerr and Ainara Tiefenthäler

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    Surviving Russia’s ‘Filtration Camps’

    Thousands of refugees from Ukraine have been sent to so-called filtration camps, where they have been interrogated and then forced to resettle in Russia. Some Ukrainians escaped to Estonia. They told us their stories.

    By Simon Ostrovsky, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Alessandro Pavone

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    78 Long Minutes

    Families agonized outside Robb Elementary. And they waited.

    By Keith Collins, Albert Sun, Eleanor Lutz and Larry Buchanan

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    No Internet, No Electricity: Life Under Siege in Mariupol

    Footage verified by The New York Times and interviews with residents point to the growing humanitarian crisis in a key port city in southern Ukraine.

    By Masha Froliak, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Haley Willis, Dmitriy Khavin and Sarah Kerr

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    An On-the-Ground Look at Ukraine Today

    Social media videos and news footage from Friday depict the scope of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the toll it is taking on its citizens.

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    Russian Forces Invade Ukraine

    Explosions and clashes were reported throughout the country as Russia moved in by land and air.

    By Sarah Kerr and Ainara Tiefenthäler

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    Videos Show Conflicting Accounts in Eastern Ukraine

    Allegations of a car bomb and unsubstantiated claims of an imminent attack by Ukrainian forces have heightened tensions in areas of Ukraine held by pro-Russian separatists.

    By Haley Willis, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Brenna Smith and Masha Froliak

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    Raw Footage of Lethal Aug. 29 Kabul Drone Strike

    The New York Times is publishing the full, unedited 25 minutes of drone footage released as three video clips by the Defense Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

    By The New York Times

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