When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time.
Michael I Schiller
Senior Reporter and Producer
Michael I Schiller has worked for the Center for Investigative Reporting since 2013 as a multimedia reporter, producer, and creative director. His work spans radio, animation, visual design, and documentary film. The Dead Unknown, a video series he directed about the crisis of America’s unidentified dead, earned a national News and Documentary Emmy Award, national Edward R. Murrow Award, and national Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award. His animated documentary short film The Box, about youth solitary confinement, was honored with a video journalism award from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California chapter, a San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Gate Award, and a New Orleans Film Festival special jury prize, and it was nominated for a national News and Documentary Emmy for new approaches.
In Rural America, Public Radio Saves Lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
Taken by ICE
As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, “Reveal” tells the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.
Trump’s New World (Dis)order
The Trump administration’s America First approach to foreign policy is perplexing and even destabilizing some longtime US allies.
A Decade of Reveal
Reveal celebrates its 10-year anniversary with standout stories from the archives and interviews with the journalists behind the investigations.
Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother
After a horrific massacre near Santa Barbara, California, the killer’s mother has made it her mission to help experts prevent the next tragedy.
Alabama’s Threats to Prosecute Abortion Helpers
When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time.
The Plague in the Shadows
Decades before Covid-19 appeared, AIDS tore through the US, but there was little help for the most vulnerable communities.
A Decade of Reveal
Reveal celebrates its 10-year anniversary with standout stories from the archives and interviews with the journalists behind the investigations.
All the President’s Pardons
With Joe Biden’s surprise pardon of his son and Donald Trump’s pledge to free January 6ers, we look at this controversial presidential power.
