Behind the scenes with Toyota reporters Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian

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Times staff writer Zohreen Adamjee interviews reporters Ralph Vartabedian, left, and Ken Bensinger about their coverage of Toyota’s acceleration problems. Their investigation played a role in Toyota’s decision to temporarily halt sales and production of eight of their popular models and helped spark three congressional investigations. Ralph and Ken were named finalists for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting.

Part 1 of the interview covers their recent reporting on Toyota.

Part 2 of the interview takes a peek at the reporters and what you may not be able to learn from reading their articles, such as what got their investigation started and some unusual experiences they had getting their stories.

Here’s a link to the Toyota series.