Joel Rose
Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. As the network's transportation correspondent since 2023, Rose's reporting focuses on roadway and pedestrian safety, an air travel system under stress and how emerging technologies are changing the ways we get around.
In his previous assignment on the immigration beat, Rose was part of an NPR team that was a finalist for the duPont-Columbia Award for reporting on the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy. He traveled to Arizona to investigate how fentanyl is smuggled through legal ports of entry at the southern border, and to Honduras to report on how climate change is reshaping migration.
Rose joined NPR in 2011 as a general assignment reporter in New York City. He's interviewed grieving parents after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, asylum-seekers fleeing from violence and poverty in Central and South America and a long list of musicians including Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Sixto Rodriguez, Mary Halvorson and Arcade Fire.
Breaking news coverage has taken him across the country: from the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, to major hurricanes in Florida, Louisiana, New York and North Carolina, and protests after the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner.
Rose has collaborated with NPR's Planet Money, Consider This and Up First podcasts, and contributed to NPR's Peabody Award-winning coverage of the Ebola outbreak in 2014.
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When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace. -
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes. -
The White House says the newest plane to serve as Air Force One will soon be sent away for upgrades. That has renewed questions about the security features of the jet that was donated by Qatar.
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The Federal Highway Administration quietly stripped bike lanes and other safety recommendations from a key list of best practices. Critics say those measures are proven to cut crashes and save lives. -
The four biggest U.S. airlines control roughly three-quarters of the market. Industry critics say consolidation is bad for passengers, but airlines say there's still healthy competition. -
In a surprise switch, President Trump left Turkey in an older Air Force One plane instead of the Boeing 747 luxury jet donated by Qatar last year, raising questions about security and retrofits.
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Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case. -
President Trump took his first flight on the new Air Force One yesterday. The Boeing 747 luxury jet was given to the U.S. by the government of Qatar, raising concerns about ethics and security.
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The summer travel season is setting records again. Airlines are carrying more passengers than ever while operating fewer flights than they did 20 years ago, pushing the limits of the aviation system. -
What makes a dad movie? Two NPR movie-loving fathers talk about the classics and the films they hope their children will love.
