Walter V. Robinson, who is the Globe’s Editor At Large, has been at the Globe as reporter and editor since 1972. As a reporter, he covered four presidential campaigns, two presidents and was the paper’s Middle East bureau chief during the first Persian Gulf War. He has reported from 33 countries and 48 states. He was also city editor, metro editor, assistant managing editor for investigations, and editor of the Spotlight Team for seven years. From 2007 to 2014, he was Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University.