
Welcome to The Backstory, where we sit down with our reporters and ask them to take us behind the scenes of their work. A nonprofit newsroom for independent investigative journalists, Type Investigations covers the most urgent issues of our time, including racial and economic justice, climate and environmental health, and civil and human rights. We tell deeply reported stories in partnership with ... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 37 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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In this episode, we spoke to investigative reporter Byard Duncan about how he got his start in investigative journalism, his approach to public records requests, and the difference between reporting for podcasts and print publications. For over a dec... more
In this episode, we sat down with Hell Gate co-founder Max Rivlin-Nadler to discuss “Courts of Contempt,” an in-depth investigation into the New York City judicial system. “Courts of Contempt:” courtsofcontempt.hellgatenyc.com/ Transcript: ht... more
This past January, ahead of Donald Trump’s second inauguration, we sat down with reporting fellow Adam Federman, former Ida B. Wells fellow Tanvi Misra, and In These Times Investigative editor Kathryn Joyce to discuss what they thought would be the m... more
In this episode, we sat down with Ida B. Wells fellow Liset Cruz to discuss her new investigation, "When Hospitals Act Like ICE," produced in partnership with The Nation. Cruz talks about what inspired her investigation, how she connected with source... more
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