Ben Dooley is a reporter for ICIJ based in Washington, D.C.
He has covered Asia for over a decade, starting as a reporter in Washington and Beijing for Japan's Kyodo News. He spent three years at Agence France-Presse in China before moving to Tokyo, where he was a business correspondent for the New York Times.
Ben is fluent in Mandarin and Japanese. He has a master’s degree in East Asian studies from Stanford and a bachelor’s in Asian studies from the University of Virginia.
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- Stories by Ben Dooley
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said that governments have a duty to more closely monitor firearms manufacturers and put a stop to illegal trafficking.
Mar 12, 2026
A new bill backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and three other Democrats came in response to an ICIJ and The New York Times investigation.
Mar 06, 2026
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s lawsuit is the latest in a series of state legal actions against one of the world’s largest crypto ATM operators.
Feb 26, 2026
Mexican officials shared the data in response to an investigation by ICIJ and media partners.
Feb 10, 2026
Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and smuggled across the border in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.
Feb 07, 2026
Partnerships with convenience stores and gas stations fueled the rapid growth of crypto ATM networks — creating a fertile hunting ground for fraudsters.
Dec 17, 2025
Popular AR-15 ammunition made at an Army-owned facility was far more likely than any other to turn up in a government database tracking evidence from gun crimes, new data shows.
Nov 06, 2025
More than a decade after the World Bank promised to make health care more affordable, high costs for lifesaving treatments impoverish families in East Africa.
