Inside the Newsroom

In our first decade, CalMatters journalism has brought communities together, inspired lawmakers to create a better California and made the state more accountable to Californians.

CalMatters’ third Emmy award honored accountability journalism that, as one reporter described, “I could not have done” without Digital Democracy.

John D’Anna was most recently managing editor at The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa.

The Emmy nomination goes to SoCal Matters, a weekday video series that brings Greater Los Angeles residents statewide perspective with a local focus.

CalMatters work was praised for showing “deep reporting” and “empathy” in this year’s Golden State Journalism Awards from the Sacramento Press Club.

This is CalMatters’ third year in a row of Emmy nominations, with two award wins.

The Punch Sulzberger Prize for Journalism Innovation is given for work that “exemplifies new ways of executing the craft of journalism that will engage audiences and expand the work’s impact and reach.”

The investigation and documentary reveals that the Border Patrol detained 77 people with no prior criminal history despite claiming operation targeted criminals.

Internal reports on deaths, disease, abuse and overdoses will give the public a rare glimpse inside taxpayer-funded shelters.

CalMatters journalists are lauded for their work — from hard-charging investigations to broad projects like Digital Democracy.