Kaitlin Benz

Production Assistant

Kaitlin Benz is the production assistant for Reveal. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Metropolitan State University of Denver and a master’s degree in audio journalism from UC Berkeley. She’s previously worked at CBS Interactive and Mission Local and as a freelance audio producer. Her favorite things are houseplants and housecats. She is based in Reveal’s Emeryville, California, office.

kbenz@revealnews.org

kbenz@revealnews.org

Steve Mnuchin and his wife hold up a sheet of money and smile

Homewreckers

by Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Al Letson, Najib Aminy, Amy Mostafa, Deborah George, Aaron Glantz, Katharine Mieszkowski, Kaitlin Benz, Ike Sriskandarajah and Quinn Lewis May 16, 2020July 1, 2021

After the housing bust, these men destroyed the American dream of homeownership. Learn how they did it and what that means for our economy now.

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A portrait of Doña Amalia, who is wearing a pink fleece jacket and a pink and white skirt, as well as tennis shoes. She stands in front of a field of tall grass.

Inequality, Kids on the Line

Six years separated

by Aura Bogado, Kevin Sullivan, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Emily Harris, Andy Donohue, Brett Myers, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz, Katherine Rae Mondo, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy and Al Letson February 15, 2020July 1, 2021

A 10-year-old girl is separated from her family at the border and enters U.S. custody. Now she’s 17 and still in a shelter. Her family can’t find her.

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Steve Mnuchin and his wife hold up a sheet of money and smile

Accountability, Inequality, Kept Out, The Trump Era

Homewreckers

by Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Katharine Mieszkowski, Aaron Glantz, Ike Sriskandarajah, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Kaitlin Benz, Quinn Lewis, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy and Al Letson October 19, 2019June 30, 2021

After the housing bust, these men destroyed the American dream of homeownership. Learn how the Homewreckers did it and meet a woman who fought back.

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Accountability, Criminal Justice, Inequality

America’s drug war, revealed

by Kevin Sullivan, Fernanda Camarena, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson and Kaitlin Benz September 21, 2019June 30, 2021

How a baggie of crack cocaine packed with fear, distortion and misconceptions and one presidential address in the 1980s helped shape the war on drugs.

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The right to boycott

by Stan Alcorn, Jen Chien, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz and Al Letson September 7, 2019June 30, 2021

We look at where an Israel boycott clause in employment contracts comes from and weigh it against the First Amendment right to free speech.

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Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

Farm wars

by Fernanda Camarena, Byard Duncan, Deborah George, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz and Al Letson August 31, 2019June 30, 2021

The herbicide dicamba is causing a civil war in farm country, honeybees are rustling in California’s almond groves and more.

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Accountability, Inequality, Kids on the Line

In harm’s way

by Katharine Mieszkowski, Taki Telonidis, Michael Corey, Aaron Sankin, Narda Zacchino, Najib Aminy, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Diaz, Kaitlin Benz, Aura Bogado, Michael I Schiller, Brett Myers and Al Letson July 20, 2019June 30, 2021

The federal government is quietly expanding its use of “tender age” shelters for migrant kids. We’ll tell you what we know.

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The military’s deadliest helicopter

by Najib Aminy, Kaitlin Benz, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson, Kaitlin Benz, Michael Montgomery and Jen Chien June 29, 2019June 30, 2021

How did one helicopter become the deadliest aircraft in the U.S. military?

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Hate

Hate is all around you

by Najib Aminy, Katharine Mieszkowski, Kevin Sullivan, Michael Montgomery, Taki Telonidis, Will Carless, Aaron Glantz, Mwende Hahesy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Kaitlin Benz June 15, 2019June 30, 2021

In the second part of Reveal’s series about hate, we look at how racism and white supremacy are institutionalized in America.

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Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

To the ends of the Earth

by Emily Schwing, Brett Myers, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Kaitlin Benz June 1, 2019June 30, 2021

We travel the globe, from bottom to top, to confront the growing threats from climate change.

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