Hi Revealer,
This summer, our documentary The Grab won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Research. That recognition belongs to you as much as it does to our team.
I’m Amanda Pike, Director of Film and TV at the Center for Investigative Reporting Studios. The Grab is the kind of journalism at the core of our mission: ambitious, deeply reported investigations that take on abuses of power few newsrooms have the resources or patience to pursue. The film is the result of a seven-year investigation spanning five continents, exposing the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert efforts to control the most vital resources on Earth.
This work only happened because of your support. It takes years of reporting, international travel, and rigorous storytelling, and that kind of work only exists because of people like you who believe investigative journalism is worth the investment.
And that belief matters now more than ever.
As media organizations across the country pull back from long-form investigations, audiences have not lost their appetite for substantive, deeply reported documentary storytelling. The Grab proves that when investigative reporting is paired with compelling filmmaking, it can reach millions on the world’s largest platforms. If stories that expose power and demand accountability are going to break through, they need to meet audiences where they are.
