Explore award-winning investigative journalism produced by O'Brien Fellows over the years. These projects examine critical issues in education, health, criminal justice, government, the environment, and communities across the nation.
Alison Dirr, 2025-26 O'Brien Fellow
Milwuakee Journal Sentinal
The NYPD's Mental Health Response
Abigail Kramer, 2024-25 O'Brien Fellow Independant Journalist
Vacancies at Milwaukee Public Schools
Rory Linnane, 2024-25 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Behind the Gun
John Diedrich, 2022-23 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Right to Read
Sarah Carr, 2021-22 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
A New Prescription
Guy Boulton, 2021-22 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Teaching Climate Change
Katie Worth, 2018-19 O'Brien Fellow
Frontline PBS
The State of Doula Care
Ashley Nguyen, 2020-21 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
Trapped on the Tracks
Payton Guion, 2019-20 O'Brien Fellow
NJ Advance Media
Wrongful Convictions, Doubt, and Reform in Detroit
Eddie Allen, 2025-26 O'Brien Fellow
Independant Journalist
Greentree: The Ties that Bind
Angela Peterson, 2023-24 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
What Happened in Alabama
Lee Hawkins, 2022-23 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
Bridging Education Gaps
Katherine Lewis, 2021-22 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
The Flight of Banks
Sari Lesk, 2021-22 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Business Journal
Growing Gap in Access to Youth Sports
Tim Bannon, 2020-21 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
Disconnected: The Digital Divide
Rick Barrett, 2020-21 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The New Forest Wars
Larry Parnass, 2019-20 O'Brien Fellow
The Berkshire Eagle
Voting Rights and Prisons
Natasha Haverty, 2018-19 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
National Guard and Sexual Abuse
Katelyn Ferral, 2019-20 O'Brien Fellow
The Capital Times
Indigenous Missing and Murdered
Jenni Monet, 2018-19 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
Cycles of Violence
Ashley Luthern, 2018-19 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Lessons Lost
Erin Richards, 2017-18 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In the Crosshairs of Conscience
Eben Pindyck, 2017-18 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
Outbreak
Mark Johnson, 2016-17 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Shoot to Kill
Justin George, 2015-16 O'Brien Fellow
The Baltimore Sun
Act 10 at Five
Dave Umhoefer, 2015-16 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As the River Runs Dry
Brandon Loomis, 2014-15 O'Brien Fellow
The Arizona Republic
Losing Ground
Hal Bernton, 2013-14 O'Brien Fellow
The Seattle Times
Chronic Crisis
Meg Kissinger, 2012-13 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Broken Promise: Milwaukee and Race
James Causey, 2019-20 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Portraits from Rural Wisconsin
Andy Soth, 2017-18 O'Brien Fellow
Wisconsin Public Television
Treading Water
Erin Jordan, 2018-19 O'Brien Fellow
The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette
Jailed in Crisis
Gary Harki, 2017-18 O'Brien Fellow
The Virginian-Pilot
Aging Parents, Stressed Families
Jackie Crosby, 2016-17 O'Brien Fellow
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Florida's Disposable Workers
Maria Perez, 2016-17 O'Brien Fellow
Naples Daily News
Missing Fugitives
Liz Navratil, 2015-16 O'Brien Fellow
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State Secrets
Miranda Spivack, 2015-16 O'Brien Fellow
Independent Journalist
Gasping for Action
Raquel Rutledge, 2014-15 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Poor Health
Lillian Thomas, 2013-14 O'Brien Fellow
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Watershed Moment
Dan Egan, 2013-14 O'Brien Fellow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism
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