Sarah Childress

Former Series Senior Editor

Dig Deeper: Pope Francis and His Church
A roundup of reporting on Pope Francis and the challenges he faces in the Church.
February 25, 2014
What's the State of the Church's Child Abuse Crisis?
More than three decades after the initial reports of abuse began to emerge, critics say that many bishops seem more committed to protecting the church than preventing abuse.
February 25, 2014
Meet Tyler Oakley, YouTube’s Self-Proclaimed "Peter Pan"
YouTube star Tyler Oakley sat down with FRONTLINE to talk more about living his “most adventurous life,” working with brands today, and his plans for the future.
February 18, 2014
The Future of Digital Marketing Is You
How companies are using your personal data to predict, and influence, what you buy.
February 18, 2014
Alissa Quart: From Gen X to Z: Teens and the New Cool
Today, "coolness is about giving everything. It's like you have to be constantly selling yourself, showing yourself and marketing yourself... Instead of turning your back to the audience or wearing sunglasses at night, you're taking off those sunglasses and you're smiling into the camera."
February 18, 2014
Jason Calicanis: You Are Your Own Media Company
"The most important [thing] young people need to realize is audience equals power. ... The bigger your audience and the deeper your connection with it, the more opportunity you're going to have in your life."
February 18, 2014
Mark Andrejevic: We Are All "Lab Rats" Online
"Is there a point that we get creeped out by the use of data to target advertising to us?"
February 18, 2014
Allison Arling-Giorgi: For Gen Y, Brands Are Our Peers
"We feel the need to express our thoughts and opinions when it comes to practically everything. So if we say something about a brand or a company or an experience, we have a captive audience. Our peers are listening."
February 18, 2014
danah boyd: The Kids Are All Right
"The best way to understand young people's relationship to the attention economy is to realize that they're ... trying to make sense of it as part of the public world in which they're growing up."
February 18, 2014
From "The Merchants of Cool" to "Generation Like"
How a high-school English teacher in Cincinnati inspired FRONTLINE's latest exploration of marketing to that all-powerful demographic: American teens.
February 18, 2014
UN: North Korea Commits "Unspeakable Atrocities"
The North Korean government uses torture, abuse and other crimes to crush dissent and maintain control of its people.
February 17, 2014
What's Happened to the Rebels in Aleppo?
Abu Ali, the rebel commander, was abducted in December; the fight against ISIS and the government continues.
February 11, 2014