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Driven

This half-hour documentary examines the rapid rise of Uber, the scandals which followed, and Silicon Valley culture. Can innovation and corporate accountability co-exist in an industry where “moving fast and breaking things” is the norm.

Producer and Writer
Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work
Hosted by the New Yorker Staff Writer Sheelah Kolhatkar
PBS

Insecurity

A three part documentary series about women struggling for what they need after the pandemic upends their lives: social services, a living wage, or decent mental health care. Hosted by Ray Suarez

Writer, Co-Producer, Editor
The Intercept and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Broadway’s Tina Turner musical returns

After more than a year on hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, the Broadway show ‘Tina - The Tina Turner Musical’ about the pop icon's life reopens. Special correspondent Karla Murthy sits down with the show's writer and members of the cast, including Tony-award winner Adrienne Warren and Pulitzer prize winner Katoria Hall.

Correspondent, Editor
PBS NewsHour Weekend

Redistricting embroils Texas

Primaries for the 2022 midterm elections across the country were happening in newly drawn districts, the result of redistricting after the latest census. As both parties work the politically fraught process to their advantage, special correspondent Karla Murthy reports from Texas on the contentious redistricting fight there.

Producer, Correspondent, Editor
PBS NewsHour Weekend

Urban Reforestation to Fight Climate Change

This past summer was the hottest on record in more than a century. To shield against rising temperatures, many cities around the country are taking a closer look at trees, which have been shown to cool the air by as much as 10 degrees. Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports from Cleveland — a city once known as 'The Forest City' — to take a look at efforts to restore its once-prolific tree canopy.

Producer, Correspondent, Editor
PBS NewsHour Weekend

Fifteen years after 9/11, illnesses compound

Tens of thousands of people who worked at ground zero are still coping with the long-term health effects from the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. 15 years after the attack, doctors and researchers continue to study the connection between the toxins at the site and physical ailments, along with complications from mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports

Correspondent
PBS NewsHour Weekend

Quest for Home Ownership Turns Dreams into Nightmares

A predatory rent-to-own program run by a company called Vision Property Management has offered the promise of future ownership in low-income neighborhoods, but many of the homes tendered by the company needed expensive repairs. And after fixing the problems, some residents soon found eviction notices on their doors. Karla Murthy reports as part of our series, "Chasing the Dream."

Producer, Correspondent, Editor
PBS NewsHour Weekend

North Korea’s Information Blackout

North Korea’s totalitarian government exercises tight control of all media consumed within its borders to maintain power over nearly 25 million citizens. But some who have escaped the country are waging an information war, smuggling media on USB sticks in hopes of helping North Koreans learn about life outside the country. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports from South Korea.

Producer, Correspondent, Editor
PBS NewsHour Weekend

The Bank Job

This half-hour documentary examines how Wells Fargo preyed on millions of ordinary customers with actions which recently led to a fine of one billion dollar, in an effort to boost its bottom line and its reputation on Wall Street. Playing by the Rules talks with several former Wells Fargo employees about the corporate culture which led to the scandal – and whose complaints to management about what was going on fell on deaf ears.

Producer and Writer
Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work
Hosted by the New Yorker Staff Writer Sheelah Kolhatkar
PBS

Busted: America’s Poverty Myths
On the Media

Produced in conjunction with the public radio show “On the Media” for their special audio series about poverty. Brooke Gladstone traveled to Ohio to learn from people living the varied reality of poverty today and to unpack the myths that shape our private presumptions as well as our policy decisions.

Producer and Editor
WNET and WNYC

NYC Rising: Hooked Up

When Superstorm Sandy hit, residents of the Red Hook Houses, the largest public housing development in Brooklyn with over 7,000 residents, struggled without power and clean water for almost a month. Instead of waiting for help, residents and civic groups, transformed themselves from storm victims to storm responders. Meet the local leaders that are taking emergency preparedness into their own hands including installing and expanding a free, solar-powered Wi-Fi network.

Producer and Editor
Peril and Promise: multi-platform public media initiative on climate change
WNET