The Backstory

In this conversation, we talk to Allison Herrera about newest investigation, "Native women fought for years to expand Plan B access. But some tribal clinics remain resistant." produced in partnership with APM Reports and KOSU. Herrera talks to us about how she began reporting on Plan B access for Native women, the factors contributing to policies that limit emergency contraceptives, and the challenges she faced reporting across different states.

"Native women fought for years to expand Plan B access. But some tribal clinics remain resistant:" http://bit.ly/4dXnLlo

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3OpJ5FH

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In this conversation, we talk to former Ida B. Wells fellow Tanvi Misra about her newest investigation, "The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program," produced in partnership with High Country News. Misra speaks about how she became interested in Border Patrol’s rescue program, her reporting trips to the Arizona desert, and how she approaches trauma-informed reporting.

"The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program:" https://bit.ly/4dSWhOG

"La falla fatal en las operaciones de rescate de la Patrulla Fronteriza:" https://bit.ly/4cOw0zH

"Report Finds Arizona 911 Dispatchers Fail to Help Lost Migrants:" https://bit.ly/3AN2SeC

Transcript: https://bit.ly/4e9TMal

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In this conversation, we talk to former Ida B. Well fellow Lila Hassan about her new investigation, “Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force,” produced in partnership with Business Insider and The Trace Hassan speaks about what inspired her investigation, her public records request litigation with ICE, and the issues victims of ICE shootings face when trying to get accountability from the agency.

“Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force:” https://bit.ly/3Af2RA9

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Af5sKp

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In this episode, we talk to Aurora Almendral about her four-part investigative series, “Merchants of Care,” produced in partnership with Quartz and the Pulitzer Center. Almendral speaks about how she learned about the nursing crisis, how she got in contact with the nurses she spoke to for the series, and her advice for reporters who want to pursue ambitious investigative projects. This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

“Merchants of Care:” https://bit.ly/4bvqnGw

“Rich Countries Are Importing a Solution to Their Nursing Shortages—and Poor Countries Are Paying the Price:” https://bit.ly/4awC66k

“An Exodus of Nurses Has Caused a “Medical Brain Drain” in Nigeria. Are Rich Countries to Blame?:” https://bit.ly/4bGtnzS

“A Hidden System of Exploitation Underpins US Hospitals’ Employment of Foreign Nurses:” https://bit.ly/3KdnX3m

Transcript: https://bit.ly/4azl0EY

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In this conversation, we talk to Type Investigations reporting fellow Adam Federman about his experience reporting on the ways corporations and governments have responded to protest movements. Federman discusses how he began reporting on anti-protest measures, what’s changed in his past decade of reporting, and what the future of protest in the United States looks like. We also talked about Federman’s newest investigations “The War on Protest,” published in partnership with In These Times magazine, and “How the U.S. Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement,” produced in partnership with Grist.

“The War on Protest:” https://bit.ly/4d7X9Pm

“How the U.S. Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement:” http://bit.ly/3xFrkwX

“How the FBI Used ‘Cop City’ Protests to Snoop on Activists in Chicago:” https://bit.ly/3wf6mEK

Federman’s other reporting: https://bit.ly/3UsACVY

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Usqgpi

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In this conversation, investigative journalist Anjali Kamat talks about the reporting process behind her investigation into the Trump Organization’s real estate deals in India. Her investigation, “Political Corruption and the Art of the Deal,” was produced in partnership with The New Republic. The investigation also formed the basis of two episodes of Trump Inc., a podcast series from WNYC and ProPublica. (This Backstory was originally published on the Type Investigations website on April 5, 2018.)

Further Reading

“Political Corruption and the Art of the Deal:” https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/03/21/political-corruption-and-the-art-of-the-deal/

“Former Indian Official: Trump Jr. Pushed “Blatantly Illegal:” https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/03/21/former-indian-official-donald-trump-jr-pushed-blatantly-illegal-project/

“The Many Red Flags of Trump’s Partners in India:” https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/03/28/many-red-flags-trumps-partners-india/

Transcript: https://www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/2018/04/05/backstory-anjali-kamat/

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In this conversation, we talk to Garrett Hazelwood about his new investigation, “Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions,” produced in partnership with WWNO and WRKF. Hazelwood discusses how he got access to the financial documents for his investigation, how he got in contact with people who faced exorbitant court fees, and the biggest challenges he faced while reporting.

“Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions:” https://bit.ly/3UEWhLe

Transcript: https://bit.ly/49BKmTj

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Parental alienation is a disputed psychiatric diagnosis in which one parent is accused of having brainwashed their child against the other parent. In a new documentary, produced in partnership with Insider and Retro Report, a follow-up to her recent series of investigations on the topic, reporter Olivia Gentile exposes how parental alienation has been cited by family courts in custody cases, resulting in children being placed back with their abusers or in ‘family reunification’ programs that separate them from their trusted parent.

In this conversation, we talk to Olivia about how she started reporting on parental alienation, how she developed her sources for her series of investigations on the topic, and what the response to her investigations has been like.

Documentary: https://bit.ly/40v6I4T

Parental Alienation series: https://bit.ly/3u4myre

“Her Son Said Her Ex Sexually Abused Him. Then She Lost Custody.”: https://bit.ly/462btUS

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3soIpJu

In this conversation, we speak to reporter Amelia Schonbek about her investigation, “Against a Sea of Troubles,” produced in partnership with Mother Jones. Schonbek discusses how she familiarized herself with the inner workings of the Merchant Marine and the Coast Guard, how she developed her sources, and how reporting on sexual misconduct has changed over the past few years.

“Against a Sea of Troubles:” https://bit.ly/3PPz2vG

Transcript: https://bit.ly/43hNlwa

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In this conversation, we talk to Ida B. Wells fellow Bobbi-Jeanne Misick about her investigation “The Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice,” produced in partnership with the Gulf States Newsroom. Misick talks about what inspired her investigation, how she obtained the habeas corpus petitions she analyzed, and her difficulty getting information from government agencies.

“The Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice:” https://bit.ly/41fZ9P5

"Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice: A Listening Session & Conversation" registration link: https://bit.ly/3mNzcHA

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3mzaz1z