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David Ritsher

Senior Editor, TV and Documentaries

David Ritsher is the senior editor for TV and documentaries for Reveal. He has produced and edited award-winning investigative documentaries for over 15 years, on subjects ranging from loose nukes in Russia to Latino gangs in Northern California. His work has appeared on FRONTLINE, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, National Geographic, Discovery, KQED and other national broadcast outlets. Before joining CIR, David was the coordinating producer for FRONTLINE/World for over six broadcast seasons and championed much of its experimentation with video on the web.

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Posted inEnvironment

The Great Arizona Water Grab

Portrait of steven rascón by Nathan Halverson, Michael Montgomery, Ike Sriskandarajah, Cynthia Rodriguez, Nikki Frick, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Al Letson, Amanda Pike and David Ritsher July 29, 2023August 15, 2023

A surprising group of investors is fueling a global scramble for water in the most unlikely of places – the Arizona desert. As wells run dry, there’s a race for profits.

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Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice

Pardon me, President Trump

by Michael I Schiller and David Ritsher December 26, 2020June 30, 2021

Boxer Charles “Duke” Tanner, among the few to receive clemency from President Donald Trump, returns to his hometown after spending 16 years in prison.

Posted inCOVID-19, In/Vulnerable

‘A lot of us feel we are living in a state of tyranny.’

by Thi Bui, David Ritsher, Sarah Mirk and Amanda Pike July 27, 2020June 30, 2021

Part of our illustrated series on inequity in the time of pandemic.

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Posted inIn/Vulnerable

‘We’re building luxury bunkers.’

by David Ritsher, Thi Bui, Sarah Mirk and Amanda Pike July 13, 2020June 30, 2021

“We were actually the first company to build a quote unquote luxury bunker. The first quarter of 2020 I saw a 2,000% increase in the amount of inquiries.”

Posted inAccountability

Harpooned by Facebook

by Nathan Halverson, Ike Sriskandarajah, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Taki Telonidis, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Amanda Pike, David Ritsher, Nikki Frick, Al Letson, Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Amy Mostafa and Najib Aminy May 2, 2020July 1, 2021

As the pandemic sends more people online for entertainment, we look at how companies such as Facebook turn information about their users into profits.

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Harpooned by Facebook

by Nathan Halverson, Ike Sriskandarajah, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Taki Telonidis, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Amanda Pike, David Ritsher, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Al Letson August 3, 2019June 30, 2021

As smart devices become a bigger part of our lives, we look at how Facebook and other companies profit from information about their users.

Posted inAccountability

Al Letson Reveals: Pussy Riot

Emily Harris by Emily Harris and David Ritsher June 28, 2018June 30, 2021

Reveal host Al Letson talks with Masha Alyokhina about standing up to authoritarianism and the campaign to release other political prisoners while Wor

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How a gaping loophole in a landmark law is fueling gentrification

by Rachel de Leon and David Ritsher February 26, 2018June 30, 2021

Financial institutions are fueling gentrification in low-income neighborhoods while getting credit for helping the poor.

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Is this the new redlining? How people of color are being shut out of buying homes

by Rachel de Leon and David Ritsher February 26, 2018June 30, 2021

Black and Latino applicants across the country are being rejected for mortgages at much higher rates than whites, and their race seems to play a role.

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Tribal struggles beyond Standing Rock

by David Ritsher and Rachel de Leon May 17, 2017June 30, 2021

Our video series examines the ways tribes in North America have dealt with mounting pressures from governments and corporations that take over their land for mega-projects such as dams, freeways and oil pipelines.

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