Manuel Torres

My Background

I joined The Marshall Project in 2019 and have edited or co-edited numerous projects, including a year-long investigation of the damage police dogs inflict in the U.S., which won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.

Previously, I covered politics and hurricanes for The New Orleans Times-Picayune, where I worked for 19 years as a reporter and editor. I was part of the reporting team awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prizes for Public Service and Breaking News for coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. I've also worked on teams that won a Peabody, an IRE Award, and two national Edward R. Murrow Awards.

I am bilingual (English and Spanish) and live in New Orleans.