COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT, SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER AND DIGITAL WRITER
Award-winning senior investigative digital writer, video producer and communications expert with over two decades of experience producing long-form storytelling, live TV production and breaking news. Experienced in leading teams that report, write, film, and produce compelling in-depth on-line and on-air stories to news networks. Expert in crafting compelling stories, managing crisis communications, and mentoring emerging talent. Skilled in producing engaging content for diverse, global audiences and thriving under pressure. Holds a deep understanding of digital media strategy and public relations, complemented by a cross-cultural perspective gained from international work. Core competencies include:
Investigative Reporting | Communications | Digital Writing | TV and Documentary Production | Journalism | Live TV Production | Long Form Storytelling | Fluency in English & French | Advanced Degree
Career
Bronstein joined CNN’s investigative unit in 2004. He has investigated and reported on a diverse range of stories worldwide including U.S. elections, the January 6th attack on the Capitol, disinformation in politics and the pandemic, the environment, hate-crimes, human rights issues, terrorism, government waste and fraud, corporate malfeasance, and military issues.
In 2021 Bronstein was part of an investigative team that wrote and produced a 2-hour special on the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. The special, “Assault on Democracy – Trump’s Insurrection,” won the David Bloom award from the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association.
In 2020 Bronstein was part of a CNN team that investigated the death of George Floyd and documented problems of misconduct and abuse within the Minneapolis police department. The team’s reporting helped CNN win an Emmy award in 2021.
Bronstein was a lead member of the CNN investigative team that in 2015 earned a Peabody Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and an Emmy nomination for the network’s year-long investigation into deadly delays at Veterans Affairs hospitals. The series of stories revealed that dozens of military veterans had died or suffered because of appointment delays and unacceptably long waits for medical treatment. The reporting team was led by CNN chief investigative correspondent Drew Griffin, who Bronstein worked closely with at CNN. As a direct result of the CNN team’s investigation, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned, other managers were fired, and Congress held numerous hearings and then passed historic legislation funding more medical care and allowing veterans to seek care outside of the VA.
In January 2015, Bronstein was a member of the CNN reporting team that covered the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in Paris, and the November 2015 Bataclan and Stadium/café attacks later that year, when 137 people were murdered. In 2016 Bronstein led a CNN investigative team with chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward that examined the methods of the Paris attackers.
In 2013 Bronstein was part of a large CNN team that won an Emmy for election coverage. Bronstein was part of CNN’s team that won a Peabody award for coverage of the 2011 Arab Spring; Bronstein co-produced a special documentary hour on Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain, entitled ‘i-Revolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring.’
Bronstein was also part of CNN’s team coverage of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, which won a Peabody award; he co-wrote and co-produced a special hour featuring Anderson Cooper on the survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout in the Gulf for the coverage. He also co-produced and wrote numerous other documentaries for the network,
Two of Bronstein’s other CNN reports were nominated for Emmy awards: a 2010 investigation into Marines sickened by polluted water at Camp Lejeune (Poisoned Patriots); and a 2007 investigation into the death of Pat Tillman.
Before coming to CNN in 2004, Bronstein worked as a staff producer and writer for National Geographic Television and Film, where he co-wrote, produced, and directed several award-winning international documentaries. Bronstein helped lead a small team that filmed for weeks in Liberia during the last days of President Charles Taylor, resulting in a 2-hour special film “Liberia: American Dream?” which won the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia award, and the Overseas Press Club’s Edward R. Murrow award for best documentary, and an Emmy nomination. Bronstein also produced the documentary “China’s Lost Girls,” which was nominated for an Emmy.
Prior to Nat Geo Bronstein worked for years overseas as a staff producer for CBS News 60 Minutes. Based in Paris, France he produced numerous award-winning investigations from around the world, including stories on Untouchables in India, mercenaries in Africa, and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Bronstein produced and wrote for 60 Minutes correspondents Christiane Amanpour and Mike Wallace. Bronstein and Amanpour won the national investigative Emmy award in 1999 for the report “Massacre in Algeria.”
In 2001 Bronstein’s 60 Minute report on the Death Penalty with Wallace was nominated for an Emmy award. In 2000 Bronstein co-produced a report on Untouchables in India with Christiane Amanpour that was nominated for an Emmy award.
Before working in television, Bronstein worked for a decade as a writer and reporter, mostly at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where he won the Reed environmental writing award, among others.
Early Life
Bronstein began his news career as a reporter for the NPR affiliate member station KCFR, in Denver, Colorado, where he grew up.
He earned his MS from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in New York. He got his BA from the University of Denver, and he attended Occidental College, in Los Angeles.