Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting is an award-winning investigative news site based in Champaign, Illinois. It serves the public by providing in-depth journalism on agribusiness and related topics and issues. It also seeks to provide the education and training of journalists and students to improve the quality and breadth of news coverage of agribusiness.The Midwest Center predominantly covers issues throughout 12 states in the heartland of the U.S, with a frequent focus on Illinois and rural communities.

Current Position

Location: Champaign, Illinois

Beat: Illinois agribusiness and status of workers

Position:

This reporter develops in-depth and data driven investigative and enterprise stories on agriculture businesses and workers primarily in Illinois. Half-a-million people work in America’s dangerous slaughterhouses, with a majority based in rural areas. In addition, thousands of migrant workers travel to the Midwest each year to work in fields and factories. The focus of the coverage includes working conditions, living conditions and pay discrepancies.

Reporter: Amanda Pérez Pintado