Reveal traveled to South Carolina to learn more about how Donald Trump captivates the crowds that come to his rallies. We engaged supporters with the Trump Game, recording their reactions to audio clips of the presidential candidate’s words in real time.
Julia B. Chan
Producer and Digital Editor
Julia B. Chan worked at The Center for Investigative Reporting until June, 2017. Julia B. Chan is a producer and the digital editor for Reveal's national public radio program. She’s the voice of Reveal online and manages the production and curation of digital story assets that are sent to more than 200 stations across the country. Previously, Chan helped The Center for Investigative Reporting launch YouTube’s first investigative news channel, The I Files, and led engagement strategies – online and off – for multimedia projects. She oversaw communications, worked to better connect CIR’s work with a bigger audience and developed creative content and collaborations to garner conversation and impact.
Before joining CIR, Chan worked as a Web editor and reporter at the San Francisco Examiner. She managed the newspaper’s digital strategy and orchestrated its first foray into social media and online engagement. A rare San Francisco native, she studied broadcasting at San Francisco State University, focusing on audio production and recording. Chan is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Rallying for Trump in Sin City
Reveal reports from the thick of the action at a Donald Trump rally at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. You will hear events as they unfold, including protesters disrupting the rally and being thrown out by security.
Pumped on Trump
With his celebrity lifestyle and made-for-reality-TV personality, some people didn’t take Donald Trump’s presidential bid seriously – but his polling numbers aren’t a joke. This hour of Reveal will delve into the hearts and minds of the ardent supporters who have put him in the lead.
Standing out from the crowd at a Trump rally
”Where are you from?” can be an earnest question. But it also can be used as a divisive political tool that plays on people’s fears of the other. We look at how this rhetoric reverberates before, during and after a Tea Party convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Michigan forced to face the poisonous problem in Flint
As Michigan officials continued to downplay the lead risk to Flint’s children, researchers from Virginia Tech got involved. They warned people to stop drinking the tap water.
How cheap water led to a state of emergency
When the city of Flint, Michigan, began pumping water from the Flint River, it was the cheapest option at the time. But there were problems right off the bat, and complaints from residents rolled in.
One mother’s quest to put a cap on toxic tap water
What do you do when the water’s not safe to drink, bathe in or even swim in? One mother turned to bottled water – for everything.
Do not drink: The water crisis in Flint, Michigan
On this hour of Reveal, we hear the whole story of how people in Flint, Michigan, went from trusting their tap water to fearing it.
Saving feral cats is humane – but there’s a catch
The question of how to best control feral cats is sparking a lot of controversy. At issue is whether they are pets gone astray that we should be protecting or invasive predators that are decimating local wildlife.
Cat fight
In this episode of Reveal, we take a look at two cats whose fates diverged – one, an invasive predator, is encouraged to thrive and hunt; the other, a native wildcat, is being hunted and trapped.