Brian Mann
Brian Mann is NPR's first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world.
Mann began covering drug policy and the opioid crisis as part of a partnership between NPR and North Country Public Radio in New York. After joining NPR full time in 2020, Mann was one of the first national journalists to track the deadly spread of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, reporting from California and Washington state to West Virginia.
After losing his father and stepbrother to substance abuse, Mann's reporting breaks down the stigma surrounding addiction and creates a factual basis for the ongoing national discussion.
Mann has also served on NPR teams covering the Beijing Winter Olympics and the war in Ukraine.
During a career in public radio that began in the 1980s, Mann has won numerous regional and national Edward R. Murrow awards. He is author of a 2006 book about small town politics called Welcome to the Homeland, described by The Atlantic as "one of the best books to date on the putative-red-blue divide."
Mann grew up in Alaska and is now based in New York's Adirondack Mountains. His audio postcards, broadcast on NPR, describe his backcountry trips into wild places around the world.
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Much of the responsibility to test for and respond to the coronavirus is at the state level. But states' capabilities vary and they face challenges.
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Reported Coast To CoastNew York has implemented a containment zone around New Rochelle, where coronavirus cases have been diagnosed. In Washington state, employees at 10 long-term care facilities have tested positive.
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New York state is mobilizing the National Guard to help contain coronavirus in New Rochelle, N.Y. It will help enforce new restrictions on public gatherings and distribute food starting Thursday.
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New York's New Power Balance Leaves GOP Leaders Raising The Idea Of SecessionFor the first time in state history, black Democratic politicians hold much of the power in Albany. Their agenda is sending shock waves through conservative white communities in upstate New York.
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Efforts to reach a national opioid settlement hit another big snag as many states balked at an $18 billion offer from drug wholesalers.
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Medicaid expansion is making people healthier. It's also costing states more than expected. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is scrambling to close a $6 billion deficit tied to Medicaid expansion.
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Thousands Of Marchers Show Solidarity With New York's Jewish CommunityThe Brooklyn Bridge was the scene of Sunday's march against a recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents in New York. There have been high-profile acts of violence.
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Thousands rallied in support of the Jewish community in New York City on Sunday after anti-Semitic attacks in the area.
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Only days after an attack on the home of a Hasidic rabbi in Monsey, N.Y., the community is worried about the recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents, as well as the threat of international terror.
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One family says that their distinctive dress makes them easy targets and that they are on guard even in their own Orthodox community in Brooklyn.
