Organizations Filed Purposes:
100REPORTERS' MISSION IS TO "INFORM THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, ADAPTING TRADITIONAL TOOLS AND STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND EXCELLENCE TO THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE, AND WORKING WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS AND CITIZEN WATCHDOGS TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION AND HEIGHTEN PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY." 100REPORTERS WORKS WITH ACCOMPLISHED JOURNALISTS EXPERIENCED IN "DEEP DIVE" INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, WITH EXPERTISE COVERING A RANGE OF ISSUES AND AREAS, FROM GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION TO ART, POLITICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY. THEY WORK ON INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES AND COLLABORATE ON CROSS-BORDER PROJECTS. THE RESULTING STORIES APPEAR ON BOTH THE 100REPORTERS PLATFORM AND IN PARTNER PRINT, BROADCAST AND ONLINE NEWS OUTLETS.
100REPORTERS' MISSION IS TO "INFORM THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, ADAPTING TRADITIONAL TOOLS AND STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND EXCELLENCE TO THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE, AND WORKING WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS AND CITIZEN WATCHDOGS TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION AND HEIGHTEN PUBLC ACCOUNTABILITY"
DOUBLE EXPOSURE INVESTIGATIVE FILM FESTIVAL AND SYMPOSIUM: IN LINE WITH ITS MISSION TO "INFORM THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND TO "[ADAPT] TRADITIONAL TOOLS AND STANDARDS TO THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE," 100REPORTERS PRESENTED THE FIFTH ANNUAL EDITION OF DOUBLE EXPOSURE, THE NATION'S ONLY INVESTIGATIVE FILM FESTIVAL AND SYMPOSIUM, FROM OCTOBER 10-14, 2018, IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE FESTIVAL SCREENED FIFTEEN NEW FILMS DRIVEN BY THE INVESTIGATIVE INSTINCT TO AUDIENCES AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND THE NAVAL HERITAGE CENTER. THESE INCLUDED NINE FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS AND SIX SHORT FILMS, DOMINATED BY WORLD, U.S. OR WASHINGTON PREMIERES. OPENING NIGHT AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES FEATURED DESERT ONE, BY TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR BARBARA KOPPLE, A FILM TELLS THE STORY OF THE FAILED ATTEMPT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HOSTAGES FROM IRAN FOLLOWING THE FUNDAMENTALIST REVOLUTION THERE, AND RELIES HEAVILY ON ARCHIVAL RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS WITH SURVIVORS AND PROTAGONISTS; BULLY. COWARD. VICTIM: THE STORY OF ROY COHN EXAMINED THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE MCCARTHY HEARINGS AND MUCH MORE, DIRECTED BY IVY MEEROPOL, THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF JULIUS AND ETHEL ROSENBERG; THE CAVE, DIRECTED BY FERAS FAYYAD, WHICH TOOK AUDIENCES INSIDE AN UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL IN SYRIA DURING THE SIEGE OF GHOUTA. (THE FULL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://DOUBLEEXPOSUREFESTIVAL.COM/2019-SCHEDULE/.) THE CONCURRENT DOUBLE EXPOSURE SYMPOSIUM BROUGHT FILMMAKERS, JOURNALISTS AND STUDENTS TOGETHER FOR PANEL DISCUSSIONS, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND MASTER CLASSES, A PRO BONO LEGAL CLINIC, FILM PITCHES AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND SYMPOSIUM, 100REPORTERS WORKS TO STRENGTHEN INVESTIGATIVE STORYTELLING IN PRINT AND FILM. WORKSHOP SESSIONS TAUGHT CONCRETE SKILLS LIKE WORKING SAFELY IN HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENTS, FACT CHECKING FOR FILMMAKERS, AND MORE. A BRO BONO LEGAL CLINIC PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO FILMMAKERS AND JOURNALISTS IN AREAS RANGING FROM WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS, TO OPEN SOURCE INVESTIGATIONS, TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LIBEL LAW. THE SYMPOSIUM CONNECTED INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS AND FILMMAKERS TO KEY FUNDERS, EDITORS AND PRODUCERS THROUGH 131 PRE-ARRANGED MEETINGS, AND TACKLED BIG-PICTURE ISSUES: THE #METOO MOVEMENT, BUILDING IMPACT CAMPAIGNS FOR INVESTIGATIVE FILMS, AND MORE. DOUBLE EXPOSURE 2019 HOSTED 117 SPEAKERS, INCLUDING SCORES OF AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKERS AND JOURNALISTS AT THE TOP OF THEIR FIELDS.
CIVIC ACCOUNTABILITY: 100REPORTERS USED MATERIAL, EDITORIAL AND LEGAL (E.G., FIRST AMENDMENT, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, COURT) RESOURCES TO ADVANCE CIVIC ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH JOURNALISM WORLDWIDE. 100REPORTERS PUBLISHED ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS IN 2019 THAT HELD GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMPANIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC. PUBLISHED REPORTS IN 2019 INCLUDED "ASYLUM FOR SALE" A THREE-PART GLOBAL SERIES ON CORRUPTION IN THE LOCAL OPERATIONS OF THE UNHCR, THE AGENCY CHARGED WITH PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES ACROSS THE GLOBE, WHICH SHOWED THAT CORRUPT OFFICIALS WERE FORCING REFUGEES TO PAY FOR BASIC SERVICES AND EVEN SIMPLE REFERRALS, AND FACED RETALIATION FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE. THIS LED TO AN INTERNAL INVESTIOGATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS. ANOTHER PROJECT LOOKED AT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING. IN ADDITION, 100REPORTERS ADVANCED CIVIC ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH SEVERAL AVENUES. THROUGH A LAWSUIT, IT WON PUBLIC RELEASE OF MONITORING REPORTS FILED WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING A LANDMARK CORPORATE PLEA AGREEMENT BY SIEMENS, THE GLOBAL ENGINEERING FIRM, OVER BRIBERY CHARGES; IT PROVIDED A GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR INDIGENOUS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS, PARTICULARLY FROM COUNTRIES AND REGIONS THAT DO NOT TOLERATE A FREE PRESS; IN 2019, 100REPORTERS WORKED WITH LOCAL REPORTERS IN THE US AND AROUND THE GLOBE TO DEVELOP, REPORT AND PUBLISH INVESTIGATIVE NEWS ON ISSUES AND FROM PLACES OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY COMMERCIAL MEDIA. IT RECRUITED TOP PROFESSIONALS TO ITS CORPS OF JOURNALISTS, AND IT PARTNERED DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS TO PUBLISH THE RESULTING STORIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Diana Jean Schemo | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $68,180 |
| Kathy Davidov | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Reber | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Brett Pulley | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Ebrahim | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ron Nixon | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/TREASURER/SECRETARY | 8 | $0 |
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