The Backstory: Seth Freed Wessler
Wessler discusses how he discovered and reported on the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet of “floating Guantánamos,” which detain and shackle low-level smugglers in international waters for weeks or even months.
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The Backstory
The Backstory is our long-running interview series where we sit down with our reporters and ask them to take us behind the scenes of their work. Listen and subscribe on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
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The Backstory: Lizzie Presser and Diàna Markosian
Reporter Lizzie Presser and photographer Diàna Markosian discuss their collaboration in telling the story of the Marin siblings who faced an impossible choice once their mother was deported: stay in their home country or go with her to Mexico.
The Backstory: Nick Turse
In “Ghost Nation,” published in the July issue of Harper’s Magazine, Turse documents the ongoing conflict between South Sudanese government forces and rebels.
The Backstory: Frank Matt
Matt talks about finding and organizing data of more than 107,000 former nuclear weapons workers in the US who have been diagnosed with cancers and other diseases.
The Backstory: Meaghan Winter
Winter discusses tracking down sources while investigating the rise of crisis pregnancy centers in the US.
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The Backstory: Rosa Goldensohn and Rachael Levy
Goldensohn and Levy discuss cultivating sources, reporting on law enforcement agencies, and creating a reporting plan.
The Backstory: Rosa Goldensohn and Rachael Levy
Goldensohn and Levy discuss cultivating sources, reporting on law enforcement agencies, and creating a reporting plan.
The Backstory: Dax-Devlon Ross
Ross discusses his investigation about discriminatory jury selection, how he cultivated sources, and the role his legal and academic background played in the reporting process.
The Backstory: Vivian Salama
Salama discusses how she approached the topic of drone strikes and PTSD while reporting from Yemen.
The Backstory: Carla Murphy
In the wake of the shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Carla Murphy talks about who “gets” to be a victim.
