“The Dead Unknown” tells the story of Jane and John Does in America and the thousands of families left in the dark about their loved ones’ fate.
Amanda Pike
Director of TV and Documentaries, Executive Producer
Amanda Pike (she/her) is the director of the TV and documentary department and executive producer of films and series at Reveal. Under her leadership, The Center for Investigative Reporting garnered its first Academy Award nomination and four national Emmys, among other accolades. She was the executive producer of the inaugural year of the Glassbreaker Films initiative, supporting women in documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism. She has spent the past two decades reporting and producing documentaries for PBS, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, A&E, Lifetime and The Learning Channel, among others. Subjects have ranged from militia members in Utah to young entrepreneurs in Egypt and genocide perpetrators in Cambodia. Pike also has dabbled in fiction filmmaking, producing the short film “On the Assassination of the President,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She is a graduate of Princeton University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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Why North Dakota’s oil fields are so deadly for workers
On average, someone in North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields dies every six weeks. Reveal reporter Jennifer Gollan examines how energy producers have managed to avoid responsibility for worker injuries and deaths.
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How China maneuvered to buy US pork giant
In our latest videos, CIR digs into the largest Chinese purchase of an American business: iconic Smithfield Foods to Shuanghui International.
Posted inLocal Law Enforcement, Surveillance and Privacy
Hollywood-style surveillance technology inches closer to reality
CIR and KQED take an inside look at the emerging technologies that could revolutionize policing – and how intrusively the public is monitored by the government.
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17 things you can learn from the News and Documentary Emmy nominees
This year’s News and Documentary Emmy Award winners will be announced Tuesday. The I Files team has screened hundreds of hours of videos and compiled a list of 17 interesting takeaways from this year’s nominees.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
The I Files looks at the ‘other’ Emmys
The editors of The I Files are focusing on the slightly less well-known and moderately less glamorous News and Documentary Emmys, which feature fewer diamonds but far more muckraking than their more celebrated siblings.
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Understanding the Syrian conflict through videos
As Congress debates whether and how to intervene in Syria, The I Files team has compiled some of the best reporting and must-watch videos to provide background and context on the conflict.
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Army fashion: The Betty Draper tapes
As the U.S. military unveils a new female-friendly uniform, The I Files looks back at the Army’s awkward instructional videos for women’s fashion and etiquette.
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The 10 best unintentionally hilarious propaganda videos
A sampling of some of the worst and most unintentionally entertaining propaganda videos from around the world.
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Royal baby 1 in 130M to be born this year
The new third in line to the British throne is just one of the 130 million babies that will be born this year, albeit to far less fanfare.