Investigative Project on Race and Equity
Angela Caputo is the Project Director at Investigative Project on Race and Equity and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University. Before their current roles, Angela served as an Investigative Reporter at APM Reports, where Angela led high-volume FOIA campaigns and produced voting rights investigations. Prior to that, Angela worked as an Investigative Reporter at Chicago Tribune Media Group, where Angela exposed racially biased policing practices. Angela also has experience as an Investigative Reporter at The Chicago Reporter, where Angela focused on race and poverty issues. Angela holds a MA of Journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
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Investigative Project on Race and Equity
The Investigative Project on Race and Equity trains journalists in data-driven reporting and collaborates with news organizations to uncover systemic racism. Our partnerships add depth to the coverage of underrepresented communities and help to build capacity within newsrooms to pursue in-depth projects. By working together, we also expand the reach of reporting on race and equity and amplify its impact. Training includes apprenticeships for early-career journalists — with a focus on people of color — and workshops on finding stories in data and other investigative techniques. Our training mission is to help strengthen Chicago’s journalism ecosystem, while helping to build a pipeline of diverse journalists. Using data and documents, the Investigative Project reports facts, not opinions. We offer proof of known patterns of abuse and failed oversight. And we elevate the voices of people affected by discrimination and inequality, while being respectful of the trauma they have endured. Our stories highlight solutions and share information that community members can use to effect change, including data that is hidden in plain sight.