Emma Schwartz
Producer & Reporter
Emma Schwartz is an award-winning producer and reporter. Since 2012, she’s worked on a dozen FRONTLINE films, delving into a wide range of topics from affordable housing to antibiotic resistance to disaster recovery. Based out of American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop, her recent films include Plastic Wars, which uncovered the industry’s decades long campaign to promote recycling as a way to sell more plastic; Blackout in Puerto Rico, which traced the troubled disaster recovery after Maria; Trump’s Trade War, which looked at the changing relationship between the U.S. and China; and Big Sky, Big Money, which examined the growing influence of dark money...
Location:
Washington D.C.
Areas of Expertise:
Business & Economy, Health & Science, Climate & Environment, U.S. Politics, Social Issues
Languages:
English
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Stories from Emma Schwartz
The Healthcare Divide
Plastic Wars
FEMA Tarp Contractor Under Investigation for Fraud
Trump’s Trade War
Report Warns of Fraud Risks in Low Income Housing Program
Hurricane Maria’s New Death Toll Estimate Is Higher than Katrina’s
El huracán María dejo un numero incierto de muertes en Puerto Rico
FEMA Report Acknowledges Failures in Puerto Rico Disaster Response
Congress Ends Puerto Rican Banking Loophole
After Maria, Thousands on Puerto Rico Waited Months for a Plastic Roof
Blackout in Puerto Rico
Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
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