The Unlikely Friendship Between a Cop and a Man He Arrested
Matter of Fact w/ Soledad O'Brien
The News Archive
More than a decade of reporting for Hearst Television's Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien. Jessica and her team have traveled to every corner of the country, uncovering and telling long-form stories about national issues with deeply local consequences—from immigration and housing to healthcare and agriculture. At the heart of every story were the people living with the real-world impact of public policy. A selection of award-winning stories from the archive is below.
Emmy-nominated · Featured
High Housing Costs Force Many Employed People into Homelessness
The reporting on the rise of the working homeless that earned a National Emmy nomination: people with full-time jobs and nowhere to live.
National reporting
We Drove Down Interstate 70 and Asked People About Their American Identity…
Wisconsin Businesses Address Housing Gap to Increase Employment
Rural Veterinarian Shortage Raises Concerns Over Food Safety
Bargain Block, HGTV
Phoenix Looks for Solutions to Senior Homelessness
Holocaust Survivor Returns to Auschwitz with Family
This Football Team is One of the Best in the Country. Is That Why No One Will Play Them?
Veterans Say Psychedelics are Helping Them Treat Their PTSD
With Oregon's Provisional Legalization, Many Turn to Magic Mushrooms for Mental Health Help
Region Hit by Opioid Epidemic Considers Whether an Illegal Psychedelic Drug Could Help
Migrants to the U.S. Stuck Between the Policies of Two Presidents
Paradise Lost: California Town Struggles to Recover After Deadliest Fire in History
How a Brewery is Battling Gang Violence One Pint at a Time
Nonprofit Uses Clean Energy for Hurricane Relief
Correspondent Jessica Gomez Shares Personal Connection to the Iranian Protests
Former Football Player Helps Hundreds with Addiction Recovery
America's Farmers Facing Both Financial and Mental Health Crises
Federal Judge Describes the Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement
Rescued Afghan Sisters
A Baseball Player's Dream of Growing New Fields
Rural Hospitals Buckling Under Pressure from Pandemic
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