Food for 9 Billion has traveled the world in search people and places taking on the challenges of feeding the planet’s growing population. This week, PBS NewsHour will feature five of these stories.

Sharon Tiller
Executive Producer
Sharon Tiller is an executive producer at The Center for Investigative Reporting. Before that, she helped develop numerous programs for "Frontline," including the four-part special “Drug Wars” and “News War,” a multi-part series on the crisis in the media industry. In 2001, she helped develop and launch the international news magazine "Frontline/World." The series featured the work of a new generation of video journalists and recently completed nine seasons on PBS. Before her work with "Frontline," Sharon was the executive director for CIR, where she developed several award-winning investigative documentaries.
CIR celebrates MacArthur Award
Friends, staff and supporters of the Center for Investigative Reporting gathered in San Francisco last week at the home of board member Steve Davis and his wife, Jill, to celebrate a historic honor: the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. CIR was one of only 15 organizations in six countries to receive the award […]