Who We Are

Founder/Director/Producer Jody Santos has traveled to some 30 countries across five continents, documenting everything from the trafficking of girls in Nepal to the widespread and often abusive practice of institutionalizing children with disabilities in the U.S. and abroad. Her documentaries have appeared on national public television and cable networks like Discovery Channel, and her work also has been featured on New England Public Radio and in publications like Mad in America.

Regardless of the medium, Jody’s goal has been to amplify all voices and to shed light on those narratives that are usually unseen or underreported. As a special projects producer for NBC in Boston, she was nominated for an Emmy for a special report on an effort to rid the city’s streets of black market guns. Her two-part special for public television, No One Left Behind, won a Telly Award in the social responsibility category in 2016. It was selected from over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents.

Jody’s book, Daring to Feel: Violence, the News Media, and Their Emotions, explores how journalists cover violence and challenges the journalistic mandate of objectivity. It was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2009.

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