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Utah Attorney General’s Office ‘Surprised’ Police Shot at So Many People in 2020
The Salt Lake Tribune and FRONTLINE collaborate to investigate police shootings after Utah fails to collect data.
January 10, 2021
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot
A ProPublica-FRONTLINE review of the insurrection found several noted hardcore nativists and white nationalists who also participated in the 2017 white power rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
January 9, 2021
‘Constant Breaking of Your Heart:’ How Utah Police Respond to Mental Health Crises
Police shootings in Utah often involve someone who is suicidal or in a mental health crisis.
January 9, 2021
Chaos at the Capitol
A violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, as Congress met to certify Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. The rioters plotted for weeks beforehand on social media, mobilizing around the president’s false claims of a stolen election and were egged on by him and others at a rally just before they stormed the Capitol.
January 9, 2021
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Christiane Amanpour, Maria Ressa & Ramona Diaz in Conversation About 'A Thousand Cuts'
January 8, 2021
'Lies Laced With Anger and Hate Spread Fastest': Journalist Maria Ressa Maps Social Media Disinformation in Documentary 'A Thousand Cuts'
The new documentary 'A Thousand Cuts' traces Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on the press, the spread of disinformation on social media — and one journalist’s vow to “hold the line.”
January 8, 2021
Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.
Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.
January 7, 2021
2020: The Year in Review
FRONTLINE's executive producer, Raney Aronson-Rath, reflects on a tumultuous year.
December 30, 2020
Fewer Rejected Ballots Seemed to Be a Win for Voter Access. Trump and Others Disagree.
New mail ballot rules, extensive publicity over how to vote correctly by mail and broadened opportunities to fix minor errors on a ballot before it was discarded worked to limit wide-scale absentee ballot rejections.
December 28, 2020
Q&A with ‘My Brother’s Bomber’ Filmmaker Ken Dornstein on Lockerbie Bombing Updates
The name of the newly charged Lockerbie bombing suspect was familiar to filmmaker Ken Dornstein, who had set out years earlier in search of those responsible for the 1988 terrorist attack.
December 22, 2020
Big Oil Evaded Regulation And Plastic Pellets Kept Spilling
The oil and plastic industry, which makes plastic pellets, says it has programs in place to prevent any spills. But NPR and FRONTLINE found top officials have known about the problem for decades, even as they successfully fended off regulation that might have kept them in check.
December 22, 2020