Accountability
No place to run (rebroadcast)
In Texas, the foster care system is failing the vulnerable children it’s meant to protect, leaving many without a safe place to live.
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Biography
Sam Ward is a senior digital producer for Reveal, where he oversees the web team. He has years of experience producing creative digital media projects for Oregon Public Broadcasting, PBS, ITVS and the Smithsonian, and he has managed projects for funders such as the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education and Annenberg Media. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Ward is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Articles
Inside the Newsroom
Reveal joins Autodesk for sensor and sonification workshop
Reveal and Autodesk convened a workshop at Autodesk Pier 9 to explore the intersection of sensor journalism and the art of data sonification.
Inside the Newsroom
Amplify: Deepening relationships with podcast listeners through SMS
In January, Reveal began exploring ways to connect more deeply with our podcast listeners and help them discover our content beyond what they were hea
Inside the Newsroom
TechRaking 20: News from the Sky
Reveal and Google welcomed over 70 journalists, scientists and technologists to explore the landscape of remote sensing.
Inside the Newsroom
TechRaking 19: From sensors to solutions
CIR partnered with San Diego State’s School of Journalism and Media Studies to give journalists a framework for executing sensor-based news projects that address real problems in their communities.
Alton Sterling’s funeral offers a moment of reflection
More than 1,000 people, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, attended the funeral for Alton Sterling, who was killed by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Criminal Justice
In Louisiana, a heavily armed response to protesters
People in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who protested the police shooting death of Alton Sterling met with a heavily armed response from law enforcement officials.
Criminal Justice
Haunting portraits of the unknown dead
Photographer Arne Svenson’s new book, “Unspeaking Likeness,” asks you to stare deep into the eyes of the unidentified dead.
Criminal Justice
More essential reading on the Orlando massacre
We’re continuing to compile essential coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida – the worst in U.S. history – and its repercussions.
Criminal Justice
Essential reading on the Orlando massacre
In the aftermath of the Orlando, Florida, shooting, we’re compiling essential coverage on the massacre and its repercussions.