Dirty Business
Best Nonfiction Winner, College Television Awards
Port Feudal
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Hope at the end of the line
Best Student Portfolio, Online Journalism Awards
Farmers Need Help to Survive. A New Crop of Farm Advocates Is on the Way.
Cara Nixon ('24) reports on the necessity for advocacy in the farming community.
Records detail how Benicia teacher accused of sexual misconduct regained teaching license
Holly McDede ('25) exposes how a teacher charged with sexual misconduct was able to regain his teaching license and was charged again with molesting students in Benicia, CA.
Political Influence of Behested Payments
Laura Fitzgerald ('24) and Max Harrison-Caldwell ('24) report on how behested payments influence California politics.
Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling ‘Silenced Again’ by State
Cayla Mihalovich ('24) reports how, feeling dismissed by the State, survivors of forced sterilization in California created their own memorialization project.
This is the secret system that covers up police misconduct — and ensures problem officers can get hired again
Katey Rusch ('20) and Casey Smith ('20) uncover the secret system that hides police misconduct throughout California.
How California police agencies dole out disability pensions to problem officers: Key takeaways from our investigation
The IRP's Katey Rusch reports on how law enforcement agencies throughout California have doled out tax-free pensions in order to get rid of to problem officers.
Pediatricians’ obesity guidelines rest on shaky evidence about eating disorder risks
Kate Raphael investigates how new pediatric guidelines for treating obesity could fuel the development of eating disorders for STAT News.
Doctors Saved Her Life. She Didn’t Want Them To.
The IRP's Kate Raphael reports on how “do not resuscitate” orders are often overlooked or misunderstood, the latest in our reporting on Aging in America.
How campaign funds and charitable donations help Big Oil wield power in Sacramento
Laura Fitzgerald ('24) and Max Harrison-Caldwell ('24) investigate how charitable contributions help Big Oil wield power in California politics.
They Earned Parole. A Court Order Keeps Them From Returning Home
Cayla Mihalovich investigates how a court order is keeping people in California incarcerated, even when they have been approved for parole.
A Baby Adopted, A Family Divided
The IRP's Bernice Yeung reports on how a non-native family adopted a baby girl from the Northern Cheyenne reservation, circumventing the mission of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Oil and ink mix as Chevron reports the ‘news’ in Texas, New Mexico
Felicia Alvarez reports on how Chevron has become a primary news source for people in Texas and New Mexico.
The Enduring Reign of El Daña, Drag King of the Central Valley
Celeste Hamilton Dennis profiles El Daña, the oldest performing drag king in the country.