CIR and Porter first partnered in 2016 when she was selected as one of five accomplished female filmmakers to produce documentaries for our Glassbreaker Films series.
Porter’s work has appeared on HBO, PBS, the Discovery Channel and Netflix, among others. Her most recent work is a four-part, archive-based documentary, “Bobby Kennedy for President,” which airs on Netflix this year. Her film “Trapped,” exploring laws regulating abortion clinics in the South, won a special jury social impact prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, as well as a Peabody and numerous other awards. Her 2013 documentary “Gideon’s Army” premiered on HBO and won multiple awards. Porter also directed and produced “Spies of Mississippi,” a critically acclaimed historical documentary that was part of “Independent Lens” on PBS, and “Rise: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper,” a film for the Discovery Channel chronicling then-President Barack Obama’s program to help young men of color succeed.
In addition to her filmmaking experience, Porter’s legal expertise will be invaluable as CIR moves forward with efforts to produce and distribute new documentary films and television series. Porter practiced law at BakerHostetler in Washington, D.C., and before that worked as director of standards and practices at ABC News and as vice president of standards and practices at A&E Television Networks.
CIR Executive Chairman Phil Bronstein said of her election to the board: “Dawn adds immeasurably to CIR at a crucial and ambitious moment in our history. Particularly as we pursue an aggressive documentary strategy, I can think of no one we’d rather have working with us. We are so fortunate and honored to have someone of her breadth and depth of knowledge – about journalism, the law, integrity and courage.”
Porter spoke about the timing as well, touching on this crucial moment for the news media.
“I am thrilled and honored to join the group of talented individuals on the CIR board of directors,” she said. “It’s never been more important to support quality journalism. CIR is doing exactly the right work at exactly the right time, and I’m so pleased to be even a small part of that effort.”
Porter will join the 19-member board of directors – representing journalism, law, communications, technology, philanthropy and finance, among other sectors – which provides financial and managerial oversight for the nonprofit organization and plays an advisory role in editorial strategy.
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