The Jehovah’s Witnesses leadership has created a secretive system to conceal allegations of sexual abuse within its congregations. Reveal’s investigat
Byard Duncan
Reporter and Producer, Collaborations and Engagement
Byard Duncan was a reporter and producer for engagement and collaborations for Reveal. He managed Reveal’s Reporting Networks, which provide more than 1,000 local journalists across the U.S. with resources and training to continue Reveal investigations in their communities. He also helped lead audience engagement initiatives around Reveal’s stories and assists local reporters in elevating their work to a national platform. In addition to Reveal, Duncan’s work has appeared in GQ, Esquire, The California Sunday Magazine and Columbia Journalism Review, among other outlets. He was part of Reveal’s Behind the Smiles project team, which was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2019. He is the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow Awards, a National Headliner Award, an Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, and two first-place awards for feature storytelling from the Society of Professional Journalists and Best of the West. Duncan is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Rape on the Night Shift, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Join our live chat about Rape on the Night Shift
We’re bringing together three of the journalists behind our Rape on the Night Shift investigation for a live chat to answer your questions.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
TechRaking Toronto: Battling for access in Canada’s northern region
Weathering the News, The Center for Investigative Reporting’s latest TechRaking event, brought together about 70 journalists for a daylong discussion of data-driven reporting and its potential applications in one of North America’s least accessible regions.
Posted inEnvironment
9 migratory birds the government allows to be killed
Since 2011, more than 1.6 million protected migratory birds across the United States have been killed with the blessing of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Posted inGuns, Hired Guns
5 ways the armed-guard industry is out of control
Private security companies have hired felons, people with mental health issues and former police officers accused of abuse. There are horror stories from nearly every state, and they all point to the same issue: an industry lacking oversight and accountability.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Illegal but coming soon: Drones meet journalism at Berkeley TechRaking
It’s not legal in the U.S. yet, but what role should drones play in actually reporting the news? That was the question a group of more than 100 journalists and technologists sought to answer at TechRaking: Elevating the News in Berkeley, California.