The investigation exposed mortgage discrimination that black and Latino borrowers face throughout the country.
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Reveal receives duPont award for investigation of modern-day redlining
Reveal, PRX, The Associated Press and PBS NewsHour have won the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Kept Out, which exposes redlining.
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CIR studies impact of ‘Heroin(e)’ documentary
“Heroin(e),” a short documentary highlighting the work of three women battling the opioid crisis in West Virginia, has inspired far-reaching effects. The Netflix original documentary, directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon and co-produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting and Requisite Films, follows three women working to break the cycle of drug abuse in Huntington, a […]
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Meet the newest Reveal hires
We recently added four new accomplished journalists to our team, welcoming a new senior editor to our radio team and three new faces to our expanding audience team. Get to know them a little bit: Dylan Bergeson, a senior social video producer, is leading our new foray into social video. He comes to us from AJ+, […]
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Reveal launches newsroom collaborations in San Jose, New Orleans
Newsrooms in San Jose and New Orleans are the first to join Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting in a new local news collaborations program. Media outlets in both cities will work with Reveal over the next year on investigative stories and events designed to help them reach new audiences.
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Reveal named a finalist for three Online Journalism Awards
Reveal has been named a finalist for three awards from the Online News Association.
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2 Reveal projects nominated for Emmy Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this week named two collaborative projects from Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting as finalists for the 39th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Co-produced with Netflix, “Heroin(e)” earned a nod in the outstanding short documentary category. Directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon, the […]
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Reporter Laura Morel hired as immigration reporting fellow
The special one-year reporting fellowship will focus primarily on migrant children and families.
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The Center for Investigative Reporting names Christa Scharfenberg as CEO
The Center for Investigative Reporting, the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization, has appointed a new chief executive officer, the CIR board announced today. Acting CEO Christa Scharfenberg has been elevated to the position effective immediately. Scharfenberg, who has been acting CEO since September 2017, previously was the head of studio, overseeing CIR’s audio and […]
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Reveal hires Bobby Caina Calvan as local collaborations editor
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting has hired veteran journalist Bobby Caina Calvan as collaborations editor for Reveal Local Labs, a new role to foster news partnerships that produce investigative journalism in four communities over the next two years. Calvan comes to CIR from the Fund for Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. […]