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The Examination is an independent nonprofit newsroom that investigates preventable health threats and empowers people in harm’s way. 

Our journalism draws on the scientific method and rigorously-collected evidence. It is informed by research showing that certain industrial products and practices are responsible for more than a third of all global deaths. Marginalized communities often pay the highest price.

Smoking rates across parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East are two or three times as high as in many of the wealthiest nations. An escalating obesity epidemic in Latin America and Africa is driven by diets high in processed foods and sugars. Almost everyone on the planet breathes polluted air, with the risks most concentrated among the poor.

 The associated harms are not abstract. Sicknesses linger for years, even decades, weakening families and bankrupting household budgets. Children lose parents; parents lose children. Health care systems are strained and national treasuries are depleted. 

Too few pay attention to the costs and causes of these slow-rolling health crises. In an age of cutbacks and retrenchment, many newsrooms worldwide lack even a single health reporter. 

The Examination partners with news organizations and engages with communities across the globe to help bridge the knowledge and accountability gap, exposing and explaining health risks and inequities, and pointing the way to possible solutions.

Our ultimate ambition: journalism that informs public discourse, inspires positive change and leads to a healthier world.

The Examination is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Adessium Foundation. We have also received grants from the Pulitzer Center and the IJ4EU fund

The Examination is also pleased to partner with 

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The Examination operates independently and is solely responsible for its content.

About us

About

Claire Chaumont

Dwayne Montaque

J. Robin Moon

Evan Myers

Evan Narcisse

Kasey Oliver

Jess Simmons

Amy Singer

Challen Stephens

Tracey Woodruff

Board of Directors 

The Examination draws on the scientific method to reveal and illuminate preventable health threats that kill and sicken people around the world. We conduct our own testing, produce original data and rigorously analyze evidence.

In 2024, we established a Scientific Advisory Committee to ensure our reporting and data is scientifically sound and to experiment with new modes of journalism-science collaborations that can help advance public health.

Consisting of researchers in different continents with expertise in commercial determinants of health and specific harmful industries, the committee’s mandate is as follows:

Tadesse Amera

Lisa Bero

Sarah Gollust

Marcela Reyes Jedlicki

Nason Maani

Jihad Makhoul

Abdus Salam

Scientific Advisory Committee

The Examination’s investigations often cross borders, bringing together reporting on public health crises — as well as the companies and individuals behind them.

We can’t do this alone. We’ve built a news organization that puts collaboration at the heart of its mission, recognizing the experience, connections and cultures of storytelling that each journalist and newsroom can bring.

At The Examination, we share our data, tools, resources and reporting firepower to help partners expand their capacity to produce deeply reported, community-oriented journalism and achieve impact. 

We work with journalists and newsrooms of all sizes from around the world. Our only prerequisites are open communication, trust and mutual respect. And of course, a great story.

We’re just getting started and we want to hear from you.

Maybe you have a local public health story with international scope. Or you’re an editor eager to involve your newsroom in our next cross-border investigation. Or you’d like to learn more about our model of collaboration.

 to learn more about what we typically look for in stories. We’re always interested in new ideas, formats and approaches. Please fill out the form below to get in touch.

 if you are interested in republishing one of our stories.

Partner with us

Team up with our reporters, data journalists and editors to tell global stories about public health threats and expose those responsible.

The Examination is a fully remote newsroom with a commitment to invest in the careers of our journalists. 

People of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people and those with experiences in the communities we cover are strongly encouraged to apply. 

All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or any other status protected under applicable law.

Open positions will remain posted here until they are filled. 

If these jobs aren’t the right fit for you, but you want to work with The Examination to tell vital stories on the global public health beat, please get in touch at 

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The Examination’s journalism is based on rigorous, independent reporting and research. We retain full authority over our content, and maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions. Our standards of editorial independence align directly with those adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News.

We are committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization.

We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support.

Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions.

We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics and special projects. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a public trust, we do not pay certain taxes. We may receive funds from standard government programs offered to nonprofits or similar businesses.

Our organization may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

We do not give supporters the rights to assign, review or edit content.

We make public all revenue sources and donors who give $5,000 or more per year. As a news nonprofit, we avoid accepting charitable donations from anonymous sources, government entities, political parties, elected officials or candidates seeking public office. We will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by our board of directors, present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.

Our news organization is committed to editorial independence and transparency in all of our reporting. As such, any collaboration with external partners must align with our mission and uphold our commitment to editorial excellence.

We approach editorial collaborations with the following guidelines in mind:

In addition to these guidelines, we also have the following proactive measures in place to ensure the integrity of our collaborations:

By adhering to these guidelines, we ensure that our collaborations enhance our reporting and serve the public interest.

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Audience Development Associate

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Managing Editor

Executive Director

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Director of finance and administration

Senior Editor

Senior Reporter

Senior Reporter

Impact & Strategy Editor

Investigations Editor

Director of Development

Senior Reporter

Interim Managing Editor

Deputy managing editor, digital

Senior Reporter

Senior reporter & partnership coordinator

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