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David Rodriguez

Community Engagement Producer

David Rodriguez was a community engagement producer for Reveal. Before joining Reveal, Rodriguez's work as an engagement assistant producer at Southern California Public Radio helped develop a report on how newsrooms can improve their reporting on the 2020 Census, which won the 2019 Gather Award in Engaged Journalism. 

Rodriguez has reported stories on immigration at the Investigative Reporting Workshop in American University. He is an alum of NPR's Next Generation Radio and San Francisco State University. He previously completed internships with KPCC's podcast team, where he helped produce The Big One: Your Survival Guide, and with Reveal, where he created a database tracking how much money and time the United States government has spent buying land along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Posted inAfter Ayotzinapa

After Ayotzinapa: Arrests and Intrigue

portrait of kate doylePortrait of steven rascón by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Kate Doyle, Taki Telonidis, David Rodriguez, Amy Mostafa, Kassandra Navarro, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Claire Mullen, Steven Rascón, Ike Sriskandarajah and Brett Myers September 24, 2022October 7, 2022

New developments in Mexico’s investigation into the disappearance of 43 college students are making headlines, and also ruffling feathers.

A police officer stands in the foreground, a rose visible on the butt of their gun. In the background is a houseless person packing up their belongings.
Posted inHousing

Handcuffed and Unhoused

Emily HarrisPortrait of steven rascón by Melissa Lewis, Emily Harris, Cynthia Rodriguez, Taki Telonidis, Andy Donohue, Soo Oh, David Rodriguez, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Claire Mullen, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson April 16, 2022April 23, 2022

A hidden side of homelessness: Unhoused people often get entangled in a criminal justice cycle that leads back to the streets – or worse.

An illustration in shades of pink and orange show a dia de los muertos ofrenda covered in marigolds.
Posted inAccountability

After Ayotzinapa Chapter 3: All Souls

portrait of kate doyleJess AlvarengaPortrait of steven rascón by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Kate Doyle, Taki Telonidis, Jess Alvarenga, David Rodriguez, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Kassie Navarro, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Steven Rascón, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson January 29, 2022February 4, 2022

A mother prays that she will one day know the truth about what happened to her son.

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An illustration in shades of blue shows workers in toxic cleanup suits digging into piles of trash at a garbage dump.
Posted inAfter Ayotzinapa

After Ayotzinapa Chapter 2: The Cover-Up

portrait of kate doyleJess AlvarengaPortrait of steven rascón by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Kate Doyle, Taki Telonidis, Jess Alvarenga, David Rodriguez, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Steven Rascón, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson January 22, 2022February 4, 2022

In Mexico, the investigation of the attack on students leaves key questions unanswered, but a DEA agent thousands of miles away thinks he knows why they were ambushed.

An illustration shows a Mexican police officer holding a gun, standing in front of a bus with broken windows.
Posted inAccountability

After Ayotzinapa Chapter 1: The Missing 43

portrait of kate doylePortrait of steven rascón by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Kate Doyle, Taki Telonidis, David Rodriguez, Bruce Gil, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Steven Rascón, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson January 15, 2022February 4, 2022

From the beginning, families questioned the official story in the disappearance of 43 Mexican students. Now there’s a new search for the truth.

A police officer stands in the foreground, a rose visible on the butt of their gun. In the background is a houseless person packing up their belongings.
Posted inHousing

Handcuffed and Unhoused

Emily HarrisPortrait of steven rascón by Melissa Lewis, Emily Harris, Cynthia Rodriguez, Taki Telonidis, Soo Oh, Andy Donohue, David Rodriguez, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Claire Mullen, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson December 18, 2021December 18, 2021

As homelessness rises, unhoused people often get entangled in a criminal justice cycle that leads back to the streets – or worse.

Daniel Sanchez stands in front of the doorway to his barbershop. The storefront’s mural includes an old-fashioned red-and-blue barber’s pole.
Posted inInequality

Banking on inequity

Emily HarrisBrett Simpson portrait by Laura C. Morel, Mohamed Al Elew, Emily Harris, Lance Williams, Amy Mostafa, David Rodriguez, Taki Telonidis, Esther Kaplan, Soo Oh, Brett Simpson, Ameeta Ganatra, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Kevin Sullivan May 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Billions of dollars were supposed to help small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program. But the money was marred by racial inequity.

Posted inCOVID-19

Physicians’ guide to having end-of-life conversations

by David Rodriguez March 4, 2021June 30, 2021

Medical schools often provide insufficient training around death and dying. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating great need, this guide is meant to be a resource for physicians.

Digital billboards encourage people to fill out their census questionnaires in September at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York.
Posted inAccountability, Census

Census workers raise concerns about data quality, with bureau leaning on records rather than in-person counts

by David Rodriguez and Byard Duncan January 12, 2021June 30, 2021

They describe closing cases after only one unsuccessful door knock and using proxy sources such as leases to tally household occupants.

A person carrying a bag with a Census Bureau logo approaches the front door of a house.
Posted inCensus

Census workers from across US are raising big concerns about this year’s count

by Byard Duncan and David Rodriguez November 18, 2020June 30, 2021

Workers say poor training, shifting deadlines and clunky technology produced chaos. Now, a lawsuit and government reports are echoing their claims.

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