Danny Hakim
Danny Hakim has been the European Business Correspondent at The New York Times since August 2013.
Previously, Mr. Hakim served as the Albany bureau chief for The Times, the head of the paper’s Detroit bureau, and a reporter covering investing. His stories for The Times have taken him to an Indiana camp for Hummer aficionados, to the Michigan hunting preserve of the rock guitarist Ted Nugent and into the deep thicket of General Motors’ financial statements and the New York State budget.
In 2011, Mr. Hakim and a Times colleague, Russ Buettner, collaborated on a series of articles called “Abused and Used” that focused on abuse, neglect and deadly mistakes in New York’s system of caring for developmentally disabled people.
In April 2012, the series was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The Pulitzer board said the series “revealed rapes, beatings and more than 1,200 unexplained deaths over the past decade of developmentally disabled people in New York State group homes, leading to removal of two top officials, movement to fire 130 employees and passage of remedial laws.”
Mr. Hakim was part of a team that won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for its swift and sweeping coverage of the sex scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
Before coming to The Times in 2000, Mr. Hakim was a financial reporter for SmartMoney.com and a police reporter for The Greenville News in South Carolina. He started his career as a copy aide at The Washington Post.
Born in Norfolk, Va., on March 10, 1971, Mr. Hakim graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.
Mr. Hakim is married with two children and lives in London.
Articles
Ready to Fight for a Drink That Tastes Like a Slap in the Face
To the gentle palate of a white wine drinker, palinka tastes like rubbing alcohol with a hint of fruit. It is best consumed far from an open flame.
June 17, 2014, Tuesday
A Helicopter of One’s Own
European researchers are testing designs for a small, easily piloted helicopter that could one day help shorten commutes and ease traffic congestion.
June 17, 2014, Tuesday
Sex, Drugs and G.D.P.
Some countries will start counting prostitution and illegal drug sales in their gross domestic product, raising the question of what it really measures.
June 17, 2014, Tuesday
Scots Are Divided Over Independence, and Its Economic Costs
Voices inside and outside Scotland are warning of the implications of leaving the United Kingdom, even as supporters say Scotland would be better off by itself.
June 2, 2014, Monday
Right to Be Forgotten? Not That Easy
A recent court ruling in Europe has accelerated requests that Internet search companies remove links to individuals’ data. Once a contested item is online, however, the genie will not easily go back in the bottle.
May 30, 2014, Friday
Ukraine Faces Hurdles in Restoring Its Farming Legacy
Once the breadbasket of the Soviet Union, the country is looking to agricultural production to help fix its economy and reduce its dependence on Russia.
May 28, 2014, Wednesday
A Hedge Fund Highflier Comes Back to Earth
Crispin Odey, whose hedge fund’s fortunes have risen and fallen in recent years, drew attention with extravagant plans for a chicken coop.
May 22, 2014, Thursday
So Far, U.S. Sanctions Over Ukraine May Be Inflicting Only Limited Pain on Russia
The real effects of the United States’ sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine appear to be more psychological than tangible, economic specialists say.
May 2, 2014, Friday
European Firms Seek to Minimize Russia Sanctions
As businesses, particularly in the energy sector, campaign to maintain ties with Moscow, the world’s seven wealthiest nations said on Friday that they would impose additional sanctions on Russia resulting from its military action in Ukraine.
April 26, 2014, Saturday
Hungary’s Central Bank Seizes Bold Strategies
Critics claim the central bank has lost its independence under Gyorgy Matolcsy, whose policies have included aggressive rate cuts.
April 17, 2014, Thursday
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Abused and Used: <i>Examining the treatment of the developmentally disabled in New York State</i>
Articles in this series examine the treatment of the developmentally disabled in New York State and how money is spent on their care.
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Witness to Abuse
Frustrated by the state's failure to respond to her reports that residents were being abused, a worker at O.D. Heck, surreptitiously recorded a conversation with top agency officials.
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