Sarah Childress
Former Series Senior Editor
FRONTLINE’s former series senior editor, Sarah Childress developed and strengthened reporting across all FRONTLINE platforms, from its documentaries to interactives, digital stories and podcast series.
She contributed to multiple digital projects and award-winning documentaries, and in 2019 co-produced Flint’s Deadly Water, a two-year investigation into the extent of a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis and officials’ failure to stop it. The documentary was recognized by the Scripps Howard Awards with the Jack R. Howard Award for Broadcast – National/International Coverage, as a finalist for a 2019 Investigative Reporters and Editors Award and the Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting...
Stories from Sarah Childress
Nine Former Michigan Officials, Including Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder, Charged in Flint Water Crisis
Michigan Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder Charged in Flint Water Crisis
Charges Expected for Former Gov. Snyder, Top Officials for Flint Water Crisis
FRONTLINE Selects 2020-2021 Local Journalism Partners
Local Journalism Initiative: FAQs
Soccer Leaker Rui Pinto Named as Luanda Leaks Whistleblower
American Mom Pleads Guilty to Concealing Terrorism Financing
We Found Dozens of Uncounted Deaths During the Flint Water Crisis. Here’s How.
Flint’s Deadly Water
Five Years In, the Flint Water Crisis Continues Its Deadly Toll
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