Investigative Reporting Program

An investigation by the Los Angeles Times and Berkeley Journalism's Investigative Reporting Program found that errors, misjudgments and bureaucratic conflict within the child welfare system blocked multiple opportunities to protect a young boy. The heart-wrenching details were reported by the LA Times' Matt Hamilton and the IRP's Garrett Therolf and Daniel Lempres ('21).

Before a 4-year-old boy’s killing, authorities wavered on rescuing him Noah Cuatro's life and tragic death offer a sobering window into how race, cultural sensitivity and trust collided inside the agency.

The latest from our 'Chronicling Covid' project: Berkeley Journalism alum Sarah Hoenicke Flores ('19) reports for The New York Times on how Covid restrictions have affected doula care. Photos by Stephanie Penn ('21).

Doulas Hope to Regain Momentum as Covid Restrictions Ease Monday: Lawmakers were working to address maternal health disparities by expanding access to doula care. Then the pandemic struck.

We teamed up with Inside Climate News to investigate the harmful chemicals emitted by tanks holding heavy fuels. IRP alum Sabrina Shankman ('09) and student Julia Kane ('21) combed through thousands of documents to reveal how the EPA has failed to adequately address this national problem.

Inside Climate News & the Investigative Reporting Program uncover potential health hazards from storage tanks | UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism An 18-month investigation by Inside Climate News in collaboration with Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) found that bulk storage tanks that hold asphalt and heavy fuels pose a potential health risk to millions of Americans living near the tanks — a national problem that...