Angela Caputo

Assistant Professor of Journalism | Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES

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 (2)

Columbia College Chicago: Master of Arts, Journalism 2004

Western Michigan University: Bachelor of Arts, History, Women's Studies 1997

Accomplishments (11)

Richard Driehaus Award for Investigative Journalism (professional)

Richard Driehaus Award for Investigative Journalism

Chicago Headline Club Watchdog Award (professional)

Chicago Headline Club Watchdog Award

National Headliner Award for Public Service (professional)

National Headliner Award for Public Service

Illinois Associated Press Media Editors Award for Public Service (professional)

Illinois Associated Press Media Editors Award for Public Service

Investigative Reporters and Editors, Tom Renner Award finalist (professional)

Investigative Reporters and Editors, Tom Renner Award finalist

Better Government Association, Richard Driehaus Award for Investigative Reporting (professional)

Better Government Association, Richard Driehaus Award for Investigative Reporting

Herman Kogan Media Award (professional)

Herman Kogan Media Award

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award (professional)

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award

Salute to Excellence, National Association of Black Journalists

Salute to Excellence, National Association of Black Journalists. 2010, 2011, 2012.

Studs Terkel Award (professional)

Studs Terkel Award

Peter Lisagor Award best investigative, education, equity, business & in-depth reporting (professional)

Peter Lisagor Award best investigative, education, equity, business & in-depth reporting

Affiliations (6)

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
University of Southern California, Center on Health Journalism, Fellow

Event Appearances (6)

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

Raising the roof: Investigating housing presentation

Investigative Reporter and Editor’s annual conference

2014-06-26

How to uncover inequity and swindlers in subsidized housing presentation