Emily Orr
Emily Orr is the Interactive Producer and former Associate Producer at Retro Report. She is involved with production and development of long-form films and series, most recently as a field producer on the four-part coming-of-age series Citizen Nation (PBS/Prime Video). She was an Associate Producer of Silence in Sikeston (WORLD) and on Frontline PBS’s Facing Eviction, the capstone in Retro Report’s five-part series “Hitting Home,” about housing and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Emily is a graduate of the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
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Healing the Ozone: First Steps Toward Success
A worldwide effort to heal damage to the ozone layer is showing early progress.
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Local Communities at the Center: The Making of “Hitting Home”
When Covid-19 left millions of Americans unemployed and at risk of falling behind on rent, governors announced stay-at-home orders to preserve public health. Suddenly having a place to live became a matter of life or death, and the phrase “eviction moratorium” entered the nation’s vocabulary. It was in those early stages of the pandemic that […]
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Facing Eviction
Since the summer of 2020, we’ve documented the impact of the pandemic on housing and evictions. We followed tenants, landlords, lawyers, judges, sheriffs and social workers across the U.S. who were affected.
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Tenants Facing Eviction Over Covid-19 Look to a 1970s Solution
An idea from a tenant rebellion in the 70s could help renters facing eviction.
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What Happens When a Sheriff Challenges an Eviction Order?
The Trump administration has ordered a moratorium on most evictions through the end of this year. But sooner or later back rent will be due, and with unemployment soaring because of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people may be at risk for eviction in the coming months.For decades, the task of eviction has fallen on […]
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Coronavirus Quarantine: Are There Lessons From A Nurse Who Challenged One For Ebola?
Coronavirus has public health officials scrambling to put quarantines into effect. The 2014 Ebola outbreak may have some lessons.
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How Oscar Speeches Became So Political
Oscar night, long a showcase for Hollywood glamour, has also become a platform for film stars to pitch a rainbow of political causes.
