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2014 John Chancellor Award Winner

Columbia University honors Martin Smith with the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism.

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2014 John Chancellor Award Winner

Firestone and the Warlord

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the secret history of Firestone in Liberia.

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Firestone and the Warlord

The Rise of ISIS

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of the ISIS.

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The Rise of ISIS

Rain Media is an independent documentary production company based in New York City. Rain’s films have covered the most important news events of our time, from the rise of Al Qaeda and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the global financial crisis. Read more

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Firestone and the Warlord

What are the costs of doing business in a war zone? That’s the question at...
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The Rise of ISIS

A year ago, few people had heard of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...
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United States of Secrets, Pt. 2: Privacy Lost

When NSA contractor Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret...
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To Catch a Trader

The $8 billion fortune amassed by the hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen was...
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Egypt in Crisis

Less than three years after the popular uprising that led to President Hosni...
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The Retirement Gamble

Ten trillion dollars in Americans’ retirement savings are invested in...
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The Untouchables

Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at...
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The Regime Responds

The Regime Responds is an examination of the way Syria’s President Bashar...

Rain Media Wins Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting – Long Form

Rain Media was a winner at the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards with The Retirement Gamble (2013), an investigation into whether your IRA...
Martin Smith Receives the 2014 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism

Rain Media is very proud to announce that founder Martin Smith is the recipient of the 2014 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism,...

2014 John Chancellor Award Winner

Firestone and the Warlord

The Rise of ISIS

Firestone and the Warlord

The Rise of ISIS

United States of Secrets, Pt. 2: Privacy Lost

To Catch a Trader

Egypt in Crisis

The Retirement Gamble

The Untouchables

The Regime Responds

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Rain Media Wins Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting – Long Form

Martin Smith Receives the 2014 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism

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2014 John Chancellor Award Winner

Firestone and the Warlord

The Rise of ISIS

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