Nina Sparling

Reporter for The Public's Radio

Nina Sparling is a reporter with The Public's Radio's investigative team. She has written for outlets including the New York Times, the Paris Review, Vogue, Logic Magazine, and the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Her radio work has appeared on Marketplace, KQED, Alaska Public Media, Capital Public Radio, and with the podcast 70 Million.

Las Jornadas de 21 Horas de un Adolescente en New Bedford
Cómo un adolescente inmigrante intentó combinar entre ir al bachillerato y trabajar en las noches en una procesadora de productos del mar.
September 20, 2023
A New Bedford Teenager’s 21-Hour Days
How a migrant teen tried to juggle going to high school and working overnights at a seafood processor.
September 20, 2023
The Flaws in the Systems to Protect Migrant Teens
A patchwork of state and federal of state and federal agencies are tasked with protecting migrant teen workers from exploitation, but they rely on approaches to uncovering violations that regulators themselves acknowledge are flawed.
September 19, 2023
Adolescentes Inmigrantes Trabajaron en Empleos Riesgosos en Procesadoras de Productos Del Mar en New Bedford
El Departamento del Trabajo de EE. UU. está investigando posibles violaciones de leyes sobre empleo infantil, pago de horas extras y antirepresalias en dos procesadoras y una agencia de empleo con sede en Rhode Island
September 18, 2023
Migrant Teens Worked in Risky Jobs in New Bedford Seafood Processing Plants
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating possible violations of child labor, overtime pay, and anti-retaliation laws at two processors and one Rhode Island-based staffing agency.
September 18, 2023