“The Shadow of Thalidomide* is nominated for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Magazine.
RetroReport
The third draft of history: Retro Report looks back at media-hyped stories of the recent past
Chris Buck founded Retro Report about two years ago, although the idea for an investigative, video-based media criticism project had been percolating with Buck well before that. Read the article in its entirety here.
Retro Report wins the Edward R. Murrow Award for Regional Overall Excellence
We are thrilled that Retro Report has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Regional Overall Excellence.
Retro Report Wins an Edward R. Murrow Award
“The Sleeper Cell That Wasn’t* wins an Edward R. Murrow Award, in the category of Best Regional Video News Documentary.
Retro Report Nominated for a Mirror Award
We are honored that *Taking the Lid Off the McDonald’s Coffee Case* is nominated by The Mirror Awards in the Best Single Story category.
Retro Report Wins a Gracie Award
“The Shadow of Thalidomide* wins a Gracie Award in the category of Outstanding Original Online Programming.
For some fine TV journalism, check out this Times ‘Retro’ video
Last month, I described 2013 as the year I lost faith in one of the few bastions of TV journalism in which I still believed: “60 Minutes.” I vowed to look in new places in 2014 for journalism I could confidently tell readers to trust. I found one today, but it’s not on TV. www.BaltimoreSun.com
The Big Stories Then in the Clear Light of Now
This 12-minute video is the first in a weekly series that will re-examine the leading stories of decades past. The series is a collaboration between The Times and Retro Report, a documentary news organization formed last year. www.nytimes.com
