The Queens 
The Reporters Inc.'s new documentary accepted into Chicago, Atlanta, Palm Springs film festivals
The Reporters Inc. shares the location and times of four screenings of its new documentary The Queens. (more)adminApril 26, 2018
Injustice is Served
Convicted day care provider maintains her innocence in gripping memoir
In 2010, 49-year-old Lynn Moller, a day care provider in Madison, Wisconsin, was found guilty of three counts of child abuse involving two children in her care. Moller had run her day care without incident for 16 years when the allegations first surfaced; she has never wavered in her claims of innocence despite losing every appeal.
(more)adminDecember 20, 2017
Revolutionizing Education
Five stage blueprint offers education system a facelift
Former high school teacher Tim Munkeby thinks the United States' education system needs a complete re-shaping. So, he's formulated his thoughts and ideas about change and improvement into a five stage blueprint. You might call it idyllic, or utopian--maybe unfeasible. Regardless, you should definitely take note.
(more)adminJuly 16, 2017
Reclaiming Lives
Midwestern mom on a mission: bringing justice to the wrongfully convicted
Joan Treppa thought her life's path had been set but that all changed in 2009 after a chance encounter with the author of a book about six imprisoned Wisconsin men. The case so enthralled Treppa that she decided she just had to get involved. She has now detailed her quest to reveal the truth about the men she believes have been wrongfully convicted in her new book: Reclaiming Lives: Pursuing Justice for Six Innocent Men. The Reporters Inc. is pleased to present an exclusive excerpt.
(more)adminJune 13, 2017
Trumptrotting
Voices around globe reflect on Trump presidency
The Reporters Inc. reached out to people who live around the world for their reactions, hopes and concerns about Donald Trump's election to the presidency of the United States. We've compiled the responses of 14 "everyday" people from 13 different countries on four continents. This wide array of thoughts and opinions provides a fascinating glimpse into the minds and hearts of people across the planet who are anxiously waiting to see what a Trump administration will do, and how it will impact and affect their own lives.
(more)adminFebruary 7, 2017
The Art of Intimidation
Political shift ushers in wave of safety concerns
The morning after Donald Trump was elected president, retiree Carol Larson felt overwhelming fear and panic for her safety. "All through the campaign we saw the steep rise in acceptance of intimidation against anyone with opposing opinions," she writes. Some may dismiss her fears, but Larson argues in societies where facts and reality rarely mesh with political claims, the use of misogyny, racism, intimidation and persecution have long proven to be effective tools to rally the masses to violence.
(more)adminNovember 16, 2016
Independent Media in an Authoritarian State
Journalist shares concerning parallels between U.S., Uzbekistan politics
Jerry Huffman spent nearly two years trying to establish an independent media organization in Uzbekistan, a country that human rights watchdogs define as an authoritarian state with limited civil rights. Recently, Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened legal action against publications, and blocked access to various organizations that he believes portray him in an unfair light. Huffman shares his concerns about the parallels between life in Uzbekistan and the current political climate in the U.S.
(more)adminOctober 17, 2016
An 11-Year Nightmare
Suburban married mom says she was wrongfully convicted of ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’
On October 16, 1995, a seven-month-old girl died while in the care of a 34-year-old Audrey Edmunds. A pathologist determined the cause of death to be "Shaken Baby Syndrome." Never wavering from her claims of innocence, Edmunds spent over a decade trying to clear her name after being convicted of first degree reckless homicide. The Reporters Inc. shares some exclusive excerpts from Edmunds' new book detailing her 11-year nightmare.
(more)adminMarch 26, 2016
Our Long, Hard Fall from the Fortune 500
Surviving the Great Recession meant complete career, life reinvention
Nearly everyone has a Great Recession tale to tell. Eight years since the U.S. economy tanked, some people are still struggling, while others have successfully reinvented their financial futures. In this Reporters Inc. original, one Midwestern woman recounts her family's fearful fall from economic security, and their eventual success in regaining a firm financial foothold.
(more)adminFebruary 2, 2016
1968
Fictional novel explores race relations in Chicago following MLK's murder
The Reporters Inc. is pleased to present exclusive excerpts from author Bill Natale's new book, 1968. The fictional tale, based in part on a true story, explores race relations in Chicago at the time of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder. Though time has passed, Natale's descriptions of anger, pain and fear mirror some sentiments and situations boiling over on the streets in America today.
(more)adminDecember 22, 2015
How I Became a Citizen Advocate
Convictions of six Wisconsin men captured my attention, changed my life
Six years ago, Joan Treppa learned about a group of six Green Bay, Wisconsin men convicted of murdering their co-worker in 1995. Treppa shares how she became a "citizen advocate" to help fight to free these men--who she believes are innocent.
(more)adminNovember 12, 2015
Last Stage Manager Standing
From behind the camera lens, a TV vet tells all
Television is one of the most significant inventions of our lifetime. It's an integral part of most people's daily routines--from the morning news to soap operas, children's shows and live sporting events. But what goes on behind the camera? Daniel Morgan spent more than half a century as a stage manager in New York City, working on both a local and national level. In his memoir, Last Stage Manager Standing, Morgan tells all, detailing the drama and shenanigans that happened behind the camera.
(more)adminJuly 8, 2015
Wall Street “Beach”
From a tropical island: The Great Recession explained through fiction
The Reporters Inc. presents an exclusive excerpt from author Tim Munkeby's new book, Back to the Island. This fictional tale weaves the real-life issue of unscrupulous developers and financiers into a compelling story of family and love.
(more)adminJune 16, 2015
Never Show Weakness
When police stay silent about stress, the results can be deadly
Sworn to serve and protect, police officers are taught that weakness, any weakness, could put their lives, and the lives of others, at risk on the job. And so they stay silent out of fear. Yet every year in the U.S., more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty. In the new book Public Safety Suicide: The Human Dimension, co-author Mary Van Haute tells the story of Bolingbrook, Illinois police officer Chris Prochut, who suffered a frightening downward spiral that cost him his law enforcement career, and nearly his life. The Reporters Inc. shares exclusive experts.
(more)adminMay 7, 2015
They Were Survivors
Born during the Holocaust in the same concentration camp, three survivors connect 70 years later
In 1945, Hana Berger-Moran, Mark Olsky and Eva Clarke were born in Mauthausen, a concentration camp in upper Austria named "The Bone Grinder." "No prisoner was expected to emerge from Mauthausen alive," writes author Wendy Holden. Seventy years after the camp's liberation, Hana, Mark and Eva have finally met. In her new book, Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance and Hope, Holden details the lives of these three remarkable Holocaust survivors and their mothers.
(more)adminMay 7, 2015