With the launch of this new site, CIR, one of the first investigative reporting organizations in the nation, moves into a new chapter with its radio show, long-form investigations, data apps, videos, engagement and more all under this new umbrella.
Meghann Farnsworth
Managing Director, Distribution, Operations and Engagement
Meghann Farnsworth is the managing director of distribution, operations and engagement for Reveal and The Center for Investigative Reporting. She manages teams dedicated to website production and management, technology, analytics, social media, distribution, newsletters, online and on-the-ground community building, arts collaborations, and youth engagement. She also helps develop and support media partnerships and collaborations for Reveal’s national public radio show and podcast. Previously, Farnsworth was the senior digital media manager at Home Front Communications in Washington, D.C., where she worked in digital media management, interactive development and outreach for nonprofit and government clients. She also served as the associate editor of Forums at PBS NewsHour, where she created interactive online forums that helped increase and engage the NewsHour's online audience. She was an inaugural member of the Online News Association-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media, and she has presented at conferences across the country, including SXSW, ONA, the Logan Symposium, the Reynolds Journalism Institute and others. She earned her master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley and undergraduate degree at the University of Oregon. Farnsworth is based at Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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Welcome to RevealNews.org
Today, we’re unveiling RevealNews.org, the new publishing platform for The Center for Investigative Reporting.
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New documentary from CIR and Youth Speaks launching in January
If a city becomes a ghost town, what happens to its youth?
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Federal report says IRS could do more to regulate charities
The IRS doesn’t have the manpower to go after charities that flout the law, and it could do more to help state regulators target crooked operators, according to a federal watchdog report.
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CIR hires new senior editor, reporters and audio engineer
The Center for Investigative Reporting has hired five new staff members in editing, reporting, audio engineering and data reporting.
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The Center for Investigative Reporting announces funding commitments of $3.5 million to launch ‘Reveal’
The Center for Investigative Reporting announced today that it has received two multiyear grants totaling $3.5 million to launch “Reveal,” the nation’s first investigative public radio show and podcast.
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Reveal’s third pilot episode coming June 28
“Reveal” returns with an examination of accidents and equipment failures in the military, a collaborative investigation into U.S. water standards and a new exposé in CIR’s award-winning series on veterans issues.
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Join our live coverage of CIR’s TechRaking conference in Toronto
If you can’t make our two-day data and technology conference in person, you can still take part.
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CIR to serve in leadership role for new investigative journalism initiative
CIR Editorial Director Robert J. Rosenthal will serve as senior adviser and inaugural contributor to the Alabama Investigative Journalism Lab.
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Data Visualization and Journalism: Some things just go together
Join CIR and Visual.ly for a Data Visualization and Journalism event in San Francisco on how data visualization is evolving the face of journalism.