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https://typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2026/04/28/the-ai-school-bus-camera-company-blanketing-america-in-tickets/Transcript: https://typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2026/06/18/the-backstory-byard-duncan/Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this episode, we sat down with Hell Gate co-founder Max Rivlin-Nadler to discuss “Courts of Contempt,” an in-depth investigation into the New York City judicial system. “Courts of Contempt:” https://courtsofcontempt.hellgatenyc.com/ Transcript: https://www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2026/05/21/the-backstory-max-rivlin-nadler/Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this episode, we sat down with Ida B. Wells fellow Liset Cruz to discuss her new investigation, "When Hospitals Act Like ICE," produced in partnership with The Nation. Cruz talks about what inspired her investigation, how she connected with sources affected by the practice, and her advice for journalists who want to report on immigration."When Hospitals Act Like ICE:" http://bit.ly/3UQP5urTranscript: http://bit.ly/41Wn1cUType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this episode, we sat down with Drew Hawkins to discuss his new investigation, “Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them," produced in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom. Hawkins talks about what inspired his investigation, how the SANE shortage has affected the nurses themselves, and how he approached working with a source who survived a sexual assault.“Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them:" https://bit.ly/4m1I7PmTranscript: https://bit.ly/45dEbnhType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this episode, we sat down with Olga Loginova to discuss her investigative podcast series, “Leaving the Island,” produced in partnership with Audiation. The series covers the first federally funded effort to move an entire community because of climate change. Loginova discusses how she first learned about the resettlement effort, how reporting for an audio series is different from a print investigation, and what she thinks communities and policymakers should keep in mind for future resettlement attempts.Leaving the Island: https://bit.ly/4bNWJgQ Harm's Way project: https://bit.ly/4j8OlKN Transcript: https://bit.ly/43FGsYL
In this episode, we talk to Bryce Covert about her investigation, “McDonald’s Made a Commitment to Prevent Sexual Harassment—What Happened?”, produced in partnership with The Nation. Covert discusses she began reporting on sexual harassment at McDonald’s restaurants, how she developed her sources, and her advice for journalists reporting on labor conditions at large corporations."McDonald’s Made a Commitment to Prevent Sexual Harassment—What Happened?:" https://bit.ly/4iphpNP Transcript: https://www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2025/04/17/the-backstory-bryce-covert/ Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, we talk to former Ida B. Wells fellow Isiah Holmes about his new investigation, “How Wisconsin’s investigations into police shootings protect officers,” produced in partnership with Wisconsin Examiner. Holmes discusses what inspired him to investigate MAIT, his approach to speaking to families of victims, and his advice for reporters who want to investigate the police. "How Wisconsin’s investigations into police shootings protect officers:" https://bit.ly/4b0Os90 Transcript: https://bit.ly/4ihVSXNType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
As we head into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, we sat down with three of Type’s past reporters to discuss what we can expect from the upcoming administration, what it was like reporting on the first Trump term, and how reporters can prepare for Trump’s aggressive stance towards the media. Adam Federman is a reporting fellow for Type Investigations and has been reporting on the environment and government policy on energy and public lands for over a decade. Tanvi Misra is a former Ida B. Wells fellow and immigration journalist who recently published an investigation into Border Patrol’s migrant rescue program. And Kathryn Joyce is Investigative Editor at In These Times, and has written several investigations for Type on the Christian Right and the conservative movement. “Trump’s Greenland Problem:” https://bit.ly/4jmFgiP “The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program:” https://bit.ly/4dSWhOG “The New Right’s Grim, Increasingly Popular Fantasies of an International Nationalism:” https://bit.ly/4jordJQ Transcript: https://bit.ly/42mLJUT
In this conversation, we talk to Allison Herrera about newest investigation, "Native women fought for years to expand Plan B access. But some tribal clinics remain resistant." produced in partnership with APM Reports and KOSU. Herrera talks to us about how she began reporting on Plan B access for Native women, the factors contributing to policies that limit emergency contraceptives, and the challenges she faced reporting across different states."Native women fought for years to expand Plan B access. But some tribal clinics remain resistant:" http://bit.ly/4dXnLloTranscript: https://bit.ly/3OpJ5FHType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, we talk to former Ida B. Wells fellow Tanvi Misra about her newest investigation, "The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program," produced in partnership with High Country News. Misra speaks about how she became interested in Border Patrol’s rescue program, her reporting trips to the Arizona desert, and how she approaches trauma-informed reporting."The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program:" https://bit.ly/4dSWhOG"La falla fatal en las operaciones de rescate de la Patrulla Fronteriza:" https://bit.ly/4cOw0zH"Report Finds Arizona 911 Dispatchers Fail to Help Lost Migrants:" https://bit.ly/3AN2SeC Transcript: https://bit.ly/4e9TMalType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, we talk to former Ida B. Well fellow Lila Hassan about her new investigation, “Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force,” produced in partnership with Business Insider and The Trace Hassan speaks about what inspired her investigation, her public records request litigation with ICE, and the issues victims of ICE shootings face when trying to get accountability from the agency. “Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force:” https://bit.ly/3Af2RA9 Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Af5sKp Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this episode, we talk to Aurora Almendral about her four-part investigative series, “Merchants of Care,” produced in partnership with Quartz and the Pulitzer Center. Almendral speaks about how she learned about the nursing crisis, how she got in contact with the nurses she spoke to for the series, and her advice for reporters who want to pursue ambitious investigative projects. This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.“Merchants of Care:” https://bit.ly/4bvqnGw “Rich Countries Are Importing a Solution to Their Nursing Shortages—and Poor Countries Are Paying the Price:” https://bit.ly/4awC66k “An Exodus of Nurses Has Caused a “Medical Brain Drain” in Nigeria. Are Rich Countries to Blame?:” https://bit.ly/4bGtnzS “A Hidden System of Exploitation Underpins US Hospitals’ Employment of Foreign Nurses:” https://bit.ly/3KdnX3m Transcript: https://bit.ly/4azl0EYType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, we talk to Type Investigations reporting fellow Adam Federman about his experience reporting on the ways corporations and governments have responded to protest movements. Federman discusses how he began reporting on anti-protest measures, what’s changed in his past decade of reporting, and what the future of protest in the United States looks like. We also talked about Federman’s newest investigations “The War on Protest,” published in partnership with In These Times magazine, and “How the U.S. Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement,” produced in partnership with Grist.“The War on Protest:” https://bit.ly/4d7X9Pm “How the U.S. Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement:” http://bit.ly/3xFrkwX “How the FBI Used ‘Cop City’ Protests to Snoop on Activists in Chicago:” https://bit.ly/3wf6mEK Federman’s other reporting: https://bit.ly/3UsACVY Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Usqgpi Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, investigative journalist Anjali Kamat talks about the reporting process behind her investigation into the Trump Organization’s real estate deals in India. Her investigation, “Political Corruption and the Art of the Deal,” was produced in partnership with The New Republic. The investigation also formed the basis of two episodes of Trump Inc., a podcast series from WNYC and ProPublica. (This Backstory was originally published on the Type Investigations website on April 5, 2018.)Further Reading“Political Corruption and the Art of the Deal:” https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/03/21/political-corruption-and-the-art-of-the-deal/ “Former Indian Official: Trump Jr. Pushed “Blatantly Illegal:” https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/03/21/former-indian-official-donald-trump-jr-pushed-blatantly-illegal-project/ “The Many Red Flags of Trump’s Partners in India:” https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/03/28/many-red-flags-trumps-partners-india/ Transcript: https://www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2018/04/05/backstory-anjali-kamat/ Type Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, we talk to Garrett Hazelwood about his new investigation, “Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions,” produced in partnership with WWNO and WRKF. Hazelwood discusses how he got access to the financial documents for his investigation, how he got in contact with people who faced exorbitant court fees, and the biggest challenges he faced while reporting. “Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions:” https://bit.ly/3UEWhLe Transcript: https://bit.ly/49BKmTjType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
Parental alienation is a disputed psychiatric diagnosis in which one parent is accused of having brainwashed their child against the other parent. In a new documentary, produced in partnership with Insider and Retro Report, a follow-up to her recent series of investigations on the topic, reporter Olivia Gentile exposes how parental alienation has been cited by family courts in custody cases, resulting in children being placed back with their abusers or in ‘family reunification’ programs that separate them from their trusted parent. In this conversation, we talk to Olivia about how she started reporting on parental alienation, how she developed her sources for her series of investigations on the topic, and what the response to her investigations has been like. Documentary: https://bit.ly/40v6I4TParental Alienation series: https://bit.ly/3u4myre“Her Son Said Her Ex Sexually Abused Him. Then She Lost Custody.”: https://bit.ly/462btUS Transcript: https://bit.ly/3soIpJu
In this conversation, we speak to reporter Amelia Schonbek about her investigation, “Against a Sea of Troubles,” produced in partnership with Mother Jones. Schonbek discusses how she familiarized herself with the inner workings of the Merchant Marine and the Coast Guard, how she developed her sources, and how reporting on sexual misconduct has changed over the past few years.
“Against a Sea of Troubles:” https://bit.ly/3PPz2vG
Transcript: https://bit.ly/43hNlwa
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In this conversation, we talk to Ida B. Wells fellow Bobbi-Jeanne Misick about her investigation “The Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice,” produced in partnership with the Gulf States Newsroom. Misick talks about what inspired her investigation, how she obtained the habeas corpus petitions she analyzed, and her difficulty getting information from government agencies.“The Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice:” https://bit.ly/41fZ9P5 "Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice: A Listening Session & Conversation" registration link: https://bit.ly/3mNzcHA Transcript: https://bit.ly/3mzaz1z
In this episode of the Backstory, we speak to members of Type’s research team: Managing editor Maha Ahmed, Assistant Editor Nina Zweig, and Don and Doris Shaffer Researcher Emma Davis. They walk us through Type’s fact-checking process, talk about the toughest investigations they’ve had to fact-check, and give reporters their advice on how to make the fact-checking process easier.Don and Doris Shaffer Researcher 2023-2024 application: https://bit.ly/3ZD26bU Transcript: http://bit.ly/3YYo9s5
In this conversation, we talk to reporters Fazil Khan and Liz Donovan about their newest article, “The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.”, produced in partnership with The City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, and City Limits. Khan and Donovan discuss what it was like reporting on the crisis for over a year, how they reached out to grieving families, and their difficulties getting answers from the New York Department of Education. “The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need:” http://bit.ly/3lZRgxH “Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words:” http://bit.ly/3Z81eeu “1 in Every 200 Children in NYC Has Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate:” http://bit.ly/3SBXsbv Transcript: http://bit.ly/3Kydr8sType Investigations is a newsroom for independent investigative journalists. For our latest, subscribe to our newsletter: www.typeinvestigations.org/subscribe
In this conversation, we talk to reporting fellow Aaron Miguel Cantú about his investigation with Kandist Mallett, “How to Crush a Movement for Racial Justice Movement,” produced in partnership with The Nation. Cantú talks about how he started reporting on the federal prosecution of protestors, what it’s been like reporting across two presidential administrations, and how he discovered Little Rock activists were being tracked by law enforcement.
“How to Crush a Movement for Racial Justice Movement”: https://bit.ly/3hwnFJK
“Biden is Expanding Trump’s War on “Domestic Violent Extremism” — and It’s Sweeping Up Black People:” https://bit.ly/3hxVdrf
“Federal Prosecutors Hold Protesters for Months Pretrial:” https://bit.ly/3hwpOVZ
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3UsiBEP
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In this conversation, we talk to San Quentin News editor Juan Haines about his investigation with Katie Rose Quandt, “San Quentin Is Still Punishing People for Being Sick,” produced in partnership with the American Prospect. Haines talks about what drew him to investigate San Quentin’s Adjustment Center, the challenges of reporting while incarcerated, and what it was like to report on the prison’s Covid-19 crisis as he was living through it.
FURTHER READING
“San Quentin Is Still Punishing People for Being Sick:” https://bit.ly/3SLx3qa
The Inside/Out Journalism Project: https://bit.ly/3BTTNxt
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3UU8E3V
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In this conversation, we talk to Alex Lubben and Olga Loginova, two members of the reporting team for “Harm’s Way,” a three-part series on the growing need for climate relocation around the U.S., produced in partnership with Columbia Journalism Investigations and the Center for Public Integrity. Lubben and Loginova discuss how they obtained the data necessary for the investigation, how they developed sources in affected communities, and the challenges of working on a large project with multiple stories.
FURTHER READING
“Harm’s Way”: https://bit.ly/3PAnfxC
“Trapped in Harm’s Way as Disasters Mount”: https://bit.ly/3Pnl4wZ
“Too Little, Too Late for People Seeking Climate Relief”: https://bit.ly/3w9l254
"Leaving the Island: The Messy, Contentious Reality of Climate Relocation": https://bit.ly/3K7Uozp
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Pvgb5f
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In this conversation, investigative journalist Aviva Stahl talks about her reporting process for her 18-month investigation into force-feeding in federal prisons, how she developed her sources, and the risks incarcerated people take when they talk to reporters. Her investigation, “An American Black Site,” was produced in partnership with The Nation. (This Backstory was originally posted on our website on June 4, 2019.)
FURTHER READING
“An American Black Site:” https://bit.ly/3MPsit0
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3FemBC6
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In this conversation, award-winning journalist Lisa Armstrong discusses her investigation about a young woman who was sent to isolated confinement multiple times before she died by suicide, the challenges of reporting on such a delicate topic, and how she got access to the documents and videos to tell the story. Her investigation, “When Solitary Confinement is a Death Sentence,” was produced in partnership with Huffington Post, and aired as a documentary titled “The Perils of Private Prison Health Care” on CBS News. (This Backstory was originally posted on our website on October 4, 2019.)
FURTHER READING:
“When Solitary Confinement Is A Death Sentence:” https://bit.ly/3KDz3g1
“The Perils of Private Prison Health Care:” https://bit.ly/3LMJIWS
“Hard Time:” https://bit.ly/3FjlYaI
Transcript: https://bit.ly/382SgdG
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In this conversation, we talk to Sarah Sax about her investigation “When the Heat Is Unbearable but There’s Nowhere to Go,” produced in partnership with High Country News. Sax discusses Washington state prisons’ grievance process, how she connected with incarcerated sources, and her advice for reporters interested in reporting on conditions inside prisons.
FURTHER READING
“When the Heat Is Unbearable but There’s Nowhere to Go:” https://bit.ly/3OBhe3P
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3OUvWmq
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In this conversation, we talk to Type Investigations reporting fellow Sarah Posner about her latest piece on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and her reporting on the evangelical Christian right. Posner discusses how she started reporting on the Christian right, the tactics evangelical right wing groups use in their campaign to reverse Roe v. Wade, and how advocates can challenge the attack on reproductive rights. Posner’s article, “Overturning Roe Is the Crowning Achievement of Christian Nationalism,” was published in partnership with The Nation.
FURTHER READING
“Overturning Roe Is the Crowning Achievement of Christian Nationalism:” https://bit.ly/3ys3inu
“Trump’s Christian Judges March On:” https://bit.ly/397JKu2
“Inside The Christian Legal Army Weakening the Church-State Divide:” https://bit.ly/3sreXiI
Transcript: https://bit.ly/395MNmy
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In this conversation, we talk to reporter Jaeah Lee about her investigation, “This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life,” produced in partnership with The New York Times. Lee discusses why she felt it was important to use a data-driven approach for her investigation, why she focused on Tommy Canady’s case, and the challenges of having an incarcerated source.
“This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life:” https://bit.ly/3wOUPdj
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3LJIsUj
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In this conversation, we talk to 2020-2021 Ida B. Wells fellow Akintunde Ahmad about his investigation “What Happened When Oakland Tried To Make Police Pay for Misconduct.” Ahmad discusses how he developed some of the sources for his story, the challenges he faced reporting on events from decades ago, and what activists can learn from this failed attempt at police reform.
“What Happened When Oakland Tried To Make Police Pay for Misconduct”: https://bit.ly/3CcuZR9
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3C4G0nD
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In this conversation, we talk to Lannan reporting fellow Melissa del Bosque about her experiences reporting on the U.S.-Mexico border and her investigation into the murder of two Guatemalan migrants by Texas state troopers. Del Bosque discusses how she started reporting on the border, the difficulty of talking to the families of victims when there hasn’t been any justice, and why it’s important to talk to people on the ground when reporting for a national audience.
FURTHER READING:
“Texas Troopers Opened Fire From a Helicopter in 2012. Families Are Still Fighting to Hold Them Accountable”: https://bit.ly/3qMiY0J
“Texas National Guard Filmed Trespassing During Border Operations”: https://bit.ly/3GMp9aH
“Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated Over 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period”: https://bit.ly/3tNDDDm
The Border Chronicle: https://bit.ly/3Io9oaj
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3H1Bx6W
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In this conversation, we talk to Type Investigations reporting fellow Adam Federman about his newest article on permafrost thaw in Alaska, and his reporting on government policy on oil and gas development on public lands. Federman discusses how he started reporting on the government’s role in fossil fuel development, the importance of emphasizing the human impacts of climate change, and the difficulty of communicating complex science. Federman’s story, “The Big Thaw,” was published in partnership with Sierra Magazine.
FURTHER READING:
“The Big Thaw”: https://bit.ly/3oU1tuu
“Abrupt Permafrost Thaw Has Scientists Worried”: https://bit.ly/327xzdm
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3s71M7g
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In this conversation, we talk to former Type Investigations reporting fellow Seth Freed Wessler about his new documentary “The Facility and how his reporting led to the film’s creation. Wessler discusses how he started reporting on Georgia’s Irwin County Detention Center, why he felt it was important to show what was happening as COVID-19 spread inside the facility, and how reporting on it would have been impossible without the organizing done by the detainees.
A Field of Vision production in partnership with Type Investigations and Rayuela Films, the film is told primarily through video chats with the detainees. “The Facility” is available to stream on fieldofvision.org, and airs on MSNBC Sunday, December 5 at 10 PM ET.
FURTHER READING:
“The Facility”: https://bit.ly/3xNZF93
Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside: https://bit.ly/3G5OawP
‘I Can’t Do Anything’: Doctor Detained By ICE Waits For Coronavirus Outbreak To Hit: https://bit.ly/3xPhpRB
Immigrant Detainees Stage Protest For More COVID-19 Protections: ‘WE ARE NOT SAFE’: https://bit.ly/3ogCmBK
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3defzQU
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In this conversation, we talk to Ida B. Wells fellow Irene Romulo about her investigation into ‘gang contracts’ students in Cicero and Berwyn, Illinois, are pressured into signing. Romulo discusses how she discovered the ‘gang contracts,’ the importance of writing for the community you report on, and the impact her story has had on students in her community. Romulo’s story, “‘Gang Contracts’ in Cicero and Berwyn Schools Raise Concerns About Criminalization of Youth,” was published in May in partnership with Injustice Watch and the publication she co-founded, Cicero Independiente.
FURTHER READING:
“‘Gang Contracts’ in Cicero and Berwyn Schools Raise Concerns About Criminalization of Youth”: https://bit.ly/3AC3RZp
"‘Contratos de Pandillas’ en escuelas de Cicero y Berwyn causan preocupación sobre la criminalización juvenil": https://bit.ly/3iZs1ae
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3ytQOvQ
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In this conversation, we hear from journalist and author Sylvia A. Harvey about her investigation into how the foster care system often removes parental rights from parents who have been to prison. Harvey talks about the challenges of covering the foster care system, why she focused on a father, Kenneth Clark, rather than a mother, and how she slowly gained his trust. Harvey’s story, in partnership with The Nation, follows Clark, a father of five who lost custody of his children after being sent to prison for failure to appear in court. (This episode was originally posted on our website on July 24, 2020.)
FURTHER READING:
“How a Trip to Prison Cost Kenneth Clark His Right to Be a Parent”: https://bit.ly/2WHEAPx
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3A7OmYY
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In this conversation, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Sarah McClure describes her year-long reporting into sexual abuse in the Amish communities, her reporting process, and the difficulties of covering sexual assault in insular communities. The investigation, published in partnership with Cosmopolitan, reveals how Amish church leaders concealed sexual abuse in their communities. (This episode was originally posted on our website on January 21, 2020.)
FURTHER READING:
“The Amish Keep to Themselves. And They’re Hiding a Horrifying Secret”: bit.ly/3Ae4ZlR
Transcript: bit.ly/3iwG5ry
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In this conversation, we learn from film producer and director Juliana Schatz Preston about the challenges of reporting on bureaucratic systems, how Preston broached sensitive topics with sources, and why it’s important to report on solutions as well as problems.
Preston, a 2018-17 Ida B. Wells Fellow with Type Investigations, revealed how parents of children with severe mental illness feel pressured to relinquish custody to the state so their children can receive residential treatment. Preston’s reporting became a radio story produced in partnership with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and a TV documentary produced in partnership with FRONTLINE. (This Backstory episode was originally posted on our website on October 8, 2019.)
FURTHER READING:
“Waiting for Tearah”: https://bit.ly/3Agn1E3
“A Desperate Bargain”: https://bit.ly/2Yk4SrM
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Bieku9
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