Hate Comes to Main Street

WTVF-TV, NewsChannel 5 Nashville & Phil Williams

NewsChannel 5’s Chief Investigative Reporter Phil Williams unmasked the hate, political extremism and unhinged conspiracy theories infecting political life in Tennessee, and then became a target himself.

Maine Shooting: Missed Warnings

Scripps News

This investigation revealed how poor officer training in red flag laws - designed to prevent armed individuals from harming others - failed, despite numerous threats, warnings, and missed opportunities, with tragic consequences for 18 innocent civilians.

Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning

HBO | Max, Little Room Films and The Boston Globe

When Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife were shot in Boston, Stuart said the shooter was a Black man. This documentary series shows how the ensuing rush to judgment was a travesty of lies that tore the city apart, before the truth was finally revealed.

Nazi Town, USA

GBH American Experience | PBS & Pangloss Films

This deeply researched documentary offered a new and frightening view inside America's home-grown fascist movement in the 1930s, and especially the nationwide network of youth summer camps that were intended to plant Nazi ideology firmly in the American mainstream.

Our Planet: Latinos and Climate Change

Telemundo Station Group

Telemundo’s reporters and meteorologists traveled across Puerto Rico. Mexico, the US mainland and Alaska to find out from Latinos on the frontlines of climate change how it directly impacts the Latino community, and highlight the actions audiences should take now.

‘Our Refinery Is On Fire’: Two Brothers and a Deadly Explosion

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify

This gripping audio investigation scrutinized an explosion at a refinery, the warnings that were ignored, woven through the lives and last minutes of two brothers who were killed.

Porcelain War

Finch No Worries & Imaginary Lane

Using exquisite animation, combat drones, and wry first person narrative, this evocative documentary is told by and about Ukrainian civilians called upon to defend their country who still cling to the beauty of their culture, art and nature.

Putin vs. the Press

FRONTLINE | PBS & Channel 4

With unprecedented access, FRONTLINE producers followed an embattled Russian editor who opted to stay in Moscow and fight to preserve his newspaper as his reporters were murdered, exiled, and targeted by the state.

Supplying a High

WVUE FOX 8 New Orleans & Rob Krieger

When a Louisiana resident was paralyzed after incessant nitrous oxide use, WVUE-TV investigated and found the drug, intended for food preparation, was being widely marketed as a drug high.

The Incomparable Mr. Buckley

THIRTEEN American Masters | PBS & ARK Media

A riveting portrait of William F. Buckley, this documentary followed the personal and political journey of the man who created, then led the modern conservative movement as it grew into a powerful force that has transformed American politics.

The Space Race

National Geographic Channel, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films & Cortés Filmworks

This documentary recounted the compelling story of the first NASA Black astronauts who struggled to overcome racism to be part of the space program and redefine who has “The Right Stuff.” 

The War in Gaza Coverage

NPR

NPR’s coverage of the war in Gaza exhibited ingenuity and sensitivity at great risk, getting behind the politics to show how the conflict has affected the men, women and children on all sides.

The Wild West of Education

ABC10 KXTV, Sacramento & Andie Judson

Reporter Andie Judson showed viewers how one man created a charter school empire filled with corruption and intimidation, and how the State of California fed the school hundreds of millions of dollars with almost no oversight. 

The Wrong Man

KFOR, Oklahoma City & Ali Meyer

An innocent man was finally exonerated after more than 48 years, due in large part to the tenacity of one reporter who documented this injustice for two decades. 

To Kill a Tiger

Netflix & Notice Pictures Inc.

This compelling documentary tells the story of a humble farmer in India who embarked on a remarkable pursuit of justice after his teen daughter was gang raped, defying deep intolerance in their village.

Una Vida Nueva

KUSA-TV, Denver & Angeline McCall

As Denver struggled to respond to the sudden and massive influx of Venezuelan immigrants, in this documentary KUSA’s team followed families as they navigated an ever changing bureaucracy in search of stability, safety and opportunity for their children.

Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza’s Civilians to Move for Safety

The New York Times

This painstaking New York Times forensic investigation confirmed Israel's use of 2000-pound bombs in areas of South Gaza where civilians were told to seek shelter, cutting to the core of an ongoing human tragedy.

We Don’t Talk About Leonard

ProPublica & On The Media | WNYC Studios

In this podcast series, ProPublica and On the Media documented the rise of Leonard Leo from a suit-and-tie-wearing fourth grader to the most influential conservative who single-handedly transformed the American judiciary from top to bottom.

We Regret to Inform You

Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting & The Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley

This podcast exposed how police officers are trained to delay death notifications to extract potentially damaging information from grieving families - and thereby reduce civil suit payouts - before informing them that their loved one has been killed by police.     

You Are Not Alone: Fighting the Wolfpack

Netflix & Lucernam Films

Through key testimonies, this gripping documentary deconstructs a gang rape that took place during the 2016 San Fermín festival and led to Spain’s #MeToo movement.

Yousef Coverage

This American Life from WBEZ Chicago

Through a series of expansive and gut-wrenching phone conversations with producer Chana Joffe Walt, listeners learned of the struggles of Yousef Hamash to keep his family safe from Israeli bombs, and experienced first-hand how life has turned upside down for people in Gaza.