Behind the Story

Exclusive interviews and video clips from independent filmmakers, CIR reporters and producers of classic CIR documentaries, discussing their work, how they find their stories and how they choose to present them.

The highs and lows of investigative reporting

Imagine you're a pot reporter. Pot as in weed, marijuana, bud. What could possibly go wrong when you cover a drug that is legally contentious but widely tolerated? CIR reporter Michael Montgomery finds out the hard way.
The I Files: 'Better This World'

How did two boyhood friends from Midland, Texas, wind up arrested on terrorism charges at the 2008 Republican National Convention?
Behind the Story: ‘Life on the Edge: Looting the Seas’

Steve Bradshaw, editor of the BBC series "Life on the Edge,” discusses constructing a narrative on monitoring flaws that threaten the existence of the Atlantic bluefin tuna.

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Mar 12, 2012
Behind the Story: ‘If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front’
Marshall Curry discusses this part coming-of-age, part cops-and-robbers thriller that questions environmentalism, activism and terrorism.
Ariane Wu

David Ritsher
Project(s):
- Behind the Story
- Environment
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Feb 28, 2012
Behind the Story: 'Saving Face'
More than 100 people, mostly women, are attacked with acid every year in Pakistan. Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy speaks about her film.
David Ritsher

Ariane Wu
Project(s):
- Behind the Story
- Crime and Justice
- Global Conflict
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Feb 10, 2012
Behind the Story: The Best Campaign Money Can Buy
Who funds presidential campaigns and what do they want in return?
Ariane Wu
Project(s):
- Behind the Story
- Money and Politics
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Nov 02, 2011
Behind the Story: Under Suspicion
On the week of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, CIR and NPR published "Under Suspicion," a joint investigation that looked at how the government has gathered intelligence since Sept. 11.
Ariane Wu
Project(s):
- America's War Within
- Behind the Story
- National Security
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Jun 26, 2011
Behind the Story: Page One
Andrew Rossi directed the documentary "Page One" about the inner workings of the New York Times and the tension between new and old modes of journalism.
Ariane Wu
Project(s):
- Behind the Story
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Behind the Story

The highs and lows of investigative reporting

The I Files: 'Better This World'

Behind the Story: ‘Life on the Edge: Looting the Seas’

Latest Reports

Behind the Story: ‘If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front’

Behind the Story: 'Saving Face'

Behind the Story: The Best Campaign Money Can Buy

Behind the Story: Under Suspicion

Behind the Story: Page One

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