Phillip Martin

Phillip Martin is a senior investigative reporter for The GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting. He is the recipient of dozens of journalism honors including two National RTNDA Edward R. Murrow awards and the 2017 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi award for Investigative Reporting. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Phillip Martin was NPR’s first race relations correspondent and a founding senior producer of the BBC/PRX’s public radio program, The World. He is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

While at the Shorenstein Center, Martin is writing a paper titled “Addressing Media Myths and False Balance in the Coverage of Antifa and The Black Lives Matter Movement”.

America’s Economic Experience: The Reality of the Rural/Urban Divide

August 17, 2020

Thursday, August 13, 2020 – Divides – economic, racial, cultural, and educational, to name just a few – exist between communities across the country. But the perceived divide between rural and urban areas have been a lightning rod for our national conversation over the past several years. Setti Warren, in conversation with two journalists working

Wesley Lowery

Events Recap 2014-2015: Race and Politics in America

April 28, 2015

The academic year is drawing to a close at the Kennedy School. Over the summer months, the Shorenstein Center will debut its Media & Politics Podcast featuring highlights from events and fresh content from leading media voices. Meanwhile, as the nation again examines the topic of race in American society, listen to leading journalists discuss

Phillip Martin

Phillip Martin: Reporting on Race and Poverty

April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015 — Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped by his early career experiences. Martin’s interest in journalism was partially sparked by a lack of nuanced coverage of poor people and people of color by mainstream media. As a teenager during the

America’s Economic Experience: The Reality of the Rural/Urban Divide

August 17, 2020

Thursday, August 13, 2020 – Divides – economic, racial, cultural, and educational, to name just a few – exist between communities across the country. But the perceived divide between rural and urban areas have been a lightning rod for our national conversation over the past several years. Setti Warren, in conversation with two journalists working

Wesley Lowery

Events Recap 2014-2015: Race and Politics in America

April 28, 2015

The academic year is drawing to a close at the Kennedy School. Over the summer months, the Shorenstein Center will debut its Media & Politics Podcast featuring highlights from events and fresh content from leading media voices. Meanwhile, as the nation again examines the topic of race in American society, listen to leading journalists discuss

Phillip Martin

Phillip Martin: Reporting on Race and Poverty

April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015 — Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped by his early career experiences. Martin’s interest in journalism was partially sparked by a lack of nuanced coverage of poor people and people of color by mainstream media. As a teenager during the

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