Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting is the state’s only independent, nonpartisan and collaborative nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide, data-driven investigative reporting. AZCIR’s mission is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable by exposing injustice and systemic inequities through investigative journalism.

Current Position

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Beat: Health disparities

Position:

The systemic inequities in Arizona’s healthcare system that were thrust into the spotlight amid COVID-19 have since begun to fade from public view. Yet in many cases, they persist, including some that have become more dire. From vulnerable populations with inadequate access to medical care to excessive rates of diabetes and asthma affecting specific demographic groups, AZCIR’s coverage seeks to expose and highlight such inequities, which disproportionately affect Arizona’s communities of color.

Reporter: Hannah Bassett