Angela Caputo

Assistant Professor of Journalism Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

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Biography

Angela Caputo is an award-winning investigative journalist, newsroom leader and educator. She is the Executive Director and co-founder of the nonprofit Investigative Project on Race and Equity. Her work has prompted legislative reform on voting rights in Georgia; exposed a series of racially-biased policing practices that informed Department of Justice oversight of Chicago’s police department; spurred juvenile justice reforms in Illinois’ legislature and Cook County’s courts; and touched off the indictments and firings of public officials. She got her start as an intern for The Chicago Reporter and subsequently worked at American Public Media, the Chicago Tribune and Daily Southtown.

Education

Columbia College Chicago

Master of Arts

Journalism

2004

Western Michigan University

Bachelor of Arts

History, Women's Studies

1997

Accomplishments

Richard Driehaus Award for Investigative Journalism

Richard Driehaus Award for Investigative Journalism

Chicago Headline Club Watchdog Award

Chicago Headline Club Watchdog Award

National Headliner Award for Public Service

National Headliner Award for Public Service

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Affiliations

  • Friends of The Chicago Reporter
  • Chicago Headline Club
  • Co-founder of the Chicago Headline Club’s FOIA Fest, Society for Professional Journalists
  • Northwestern University Social Justice Media Fellow
  • John Jay Media, Media Crime Fellow
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Event Appearances

Investigating traffic stops presentation

Investigative Reporters and Editors annual conference  

2024-06-23

Newsroom Leaders on Launching Nonprofit News Investigative Teams panel

Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and Investigative Reporters and Editors  

2024-05-10

Investigating inequality – from police stops to the racial wealth gap presentation

Investigative Reporters and Editors Chicago Watchdog Workshop  

2015-10-23

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