All Humphrey School graduate students are invited to join Emmy-winning investigative journalist and documentary film producer Nathan Halverson for a lunchtime teach-in. Learn about the process of research and reporting on breaking news. The event is free but registration is required: https://z.umn.edu/NateHalversonRSVP
About Producer and Journalist Nate Halverson
Nate Halverson is an Emmy Award-winning senior reporter and producer at The Center for Investigative Reporting, covering business and finance with an emphasis on the global food system. CIR’s weekly investigative reporting program “Reveal” airs on 600+ public radio stations, including MPR News stations. Nate’s reporting has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, Fox News, Mother Jones, Newsweek, The Denver Post, MSNBC, and CNN. Nate is a graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and a former staff writer at the Minnesota Daily.
The Grab follows Halverson and his team as they uncover the growing geopolitical conflicts behind food and water in the 21st century, traveling from China and Africa to the Middle East and across America, discovering a world being torn apart by inequity and resource conflict. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and has been described by RogerEbert.com as the “The ‘holy s&%t’ documentary of the year.” The Grab reveals the invisible forces working to control the world’s food and water resources.