Search for: Search SUPPORT IRW INVESTIGATIONS NEWS BLOG ABOUT IRW BANKTRACKER SEARCH BLACKOUT IN PUERTO RICO FRONTLINE, NPR and IRW investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. By Workshop Staff Published April 12, 2018 Categories News Share this story more FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, examining how the federal response, Wall Street and years of neglect have left the island struggling to survive. This new co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop will be broadcast on PBS stations around the country on Tuesday, May 1, with additional stories online and on-air on NPR. Producers Rick Young, Emma Schwartz and Fritz Kramer are joined by correspondent Laura Sullivan of NPR. The first IRW-FRONTLINE post-graduate fellow, Kate McCormick, helped to research and report the story. Additional coverage aired on NPR’s All Things Considered: Laura Sullivan looks at the problems on Puerto Rico before Hurricane Maria’s devastation in the first of a two-part program. And she examines a trove of internal government documents that reveal a federal relief agency in chaos as millions struggled without power. Tags: Hurricane Maria, multimedia, Puerto Rico TOP NEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS ‘Dying in silence’ Damage doesn’t dim CEO pay New laws reveal dark path for Afghan media FEC stuck on the sidelines MORE NEWS | MORE INVESTIGATIONS FOLLOW US Sign up for IRW newsletters & alerts Submit OUR PARTNERS The Washington Post When Cops Are Fired: How one attorney forces police chiefs to rehire dismissed officers. Frontline Where does plastic go? Plastics industry insiders reveal the truth about recycling. NPR Blackout in Puerto Rico: Examining the federal response to the humanitarian and economic crises in Puerto Rico. inewsource The New Americans: How San Diego grapples with educating refugees. SPECIAL PROJECTS 1 billion records and counting: The Accountability Project reaches new milestone Share this story more Two years after going live, TAP hits a major milestone. Site showcases powerful stories and the reporters behind them Share this story more Investigating Power is a history of breakthrough investigations that revealed news and changed the national narrative on many major topics since the 1950s, from war to health to civil rights. How Trump is shaping immigration policy Share this story more An interactive timeline examines President Trump’s use of executive orders to restrict access to the U.S. The Opioid Epidemic Share this story more In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling prescription narcotics onto the nation’s streets. Legal Privacy Policy Publish Our Stories Contact IRW INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WORKSHOP 4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016-8017 © 2008-2021 Investigative Reporting Workshop