Monica Bauerlein
CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting and longtime leader at Mother Jones, credited with editorial and organizational leadership including the merger with CIR and stewardship of investigative projects.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 27min
Exploding Pintos, Imploding Politics: Celebrating 50 Years of Fearless Journalism
Monica Bauerlein, longtime leader at Mother Jones and now CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, reflects on the magazine’s 1970s origins. She revisits landmark investigations like the Ford Pinto and tobacco reporting. She contrasts past and present political pressures and explains the nonprofit digital transition and the merger with CIR.
