Criminal Justice
When Tasers fail
In police departments across America, Tasers aren’t always living up to their promise, sometimes with lethal results.
Staff
Biography
Michael Montgomery is a reporter and broadcast producer for Reveal. He reports on the criminal justice system, vulnerable populations, and the underground economy. Montgomery has led collaborations with the Associated Press, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Frontline, KQED and others. After completing a Fulbright fellowship in Eastern Europe, Montgomery covered the fall of communism and wars in former Yugoslavia for The Daily Telegraph and Los Angeles Times. He also worked as an associate producer for "60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley and was a senior reporter for American RadioWorks. His investigations into human rights abuses in the Balkans led to the arrest and conviction of Serbian and Albanian paramilitaries and the creation of a new war crimes court in The Hague. As a reporter and producer, Montgomery has garnered national and international prizes, including an Overseas Press Club Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors Certificate, Edward R. Murrow Award, Peabody Award and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University gold and silver batons. Montgomery is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Articles
Criminal Justice
The lynching of Thomas Finch
In 1936, a black man was killed by an Atlanta policeman who became a KKK leader. We explore why the city doesn’t recognize the case as a lynching.
Accountability
The military’s deadliest helicopter
How did one helicopter become the deadliest aircraft in the U.S. military?
Hate
Hate is all around you
In the second part of Reveal’s series about hate, we look at how racism and white supremacy are institutionalized in America.
Guns
Hate in the homeland
This episode surveys the state of the hate movement in America, focusing on how hate groups are spreading their message and winning converts.
Worked Over
The unpaid cost of elder care
Reveal’s Jen Gollan takes us into her investigation of wage theft, harassment and intimidation in the care home industry.
Accountability
When Tasers fail
Tasers help police resolve situations without using guns. Reports show they aren’t always living up to their promise, sometimes with lethal results.
Accountability
The military’s deadliest helicopter
A fire broke out in a MH-53E Navy Sea Dragon helicopter on a 2014 training run. Seconds later, it slammed into the ocean. Only two sailors survived.
Cybersecurity
Who gets to vote?
The 2018 Georgia governor’s race has become a battleground for many of America’s most pressing concerns about democracy.
Workers’ Rights
Hunting the ghost fleet (rebroadcast)
We hike through the jungles of El Salvador to find an elusive fleet of shark-fishing boats that are implicated in overfishing and possible human traff