Stephens briefed journalists at the 2023 Crime Coverage Summit in January 2023: What Journalists Get Wrong About Race and Crime. 

Alain Stephens is The Trace’s West Coast Correspondent, covering emerging gun technologies, law enforcement, and firearms trafficking. A military veteran and gun owner, Alain previously served as a reporter at inewsource and Texas Standard, where his investigations led to important public safety, civil rights, and criminal justice reforms. His work on gun violence has been featured on Vice, NPR, USA Today, and Daily Beast among others.