Draft:Maren Machles

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{{short description|American investigative journalist and podcast producer}}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Investigative journalist|podcast host|producer}}

| employer = Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

| known_for = {{hlist|Bad Watchdog podcast|Investigative journalism}}

| education = {{hlist|University of Maryland}}

| awards = {{hlist|Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Grand Prize Award|Investigative Reporters and Editors Audio Award|Peabody Award nomination}}

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Maren Machles is an American investigative journalist and podcast producer who specializes in government accountability and social justice reporting. She currently serves as an investigative producer at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), where she hosts and produces the investigative podcast "Bad Watchdog".{{cite web |url=https://www.pogo.org/about/people/maren-machles |title=Maren Machles |website=Project On Government Oversight |access-date=November 15, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.democracygroup.org/shows/bad-watchdog |title=Bad Watchdog |website=The Democracy Group |access-date=November 15, 2024}}

Early life and education

Machles graduated from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.{{cite web |url=https://merrill.umd.edu/alumni/alumni-profiles/maren-machles |title=Alumni Profile: Maren Machles |website=Philip Merrill College of Journalism |access-date=November 15, 2024}}

Career

Before joining POGO in 2022, Machles worked as an investigative journalist at the Scripps Washington Bureau, where she produced major investigations into the U.S. immigration system, criminal justice reform, tribal justice issues, and gender violence.{{cite web |url=https://rfkhumanrights.org/awards/journalism/2020-winners |title=2020 RFK Journalism Awards Winners |website=Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights |date=2020 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} Her work has appeared on multiple national platforms including PBS NewsHour, NPR, USA Today, Twin Cities PBS, and across Scripps local television stations.

= Scripps Washington Bureau =

While at Scripps, Machles co-produced "A Broken Trust," an investigation into sexual assault in Indian Country that earned the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Grand Prize Award. She also led an investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department following Breonna Taylor's death, which received national recognition and a Peabody Award nomination.{{cite web |url=https://peabodyawards.com/2021/nominees |title=2021 Nominees |website=Peabody Awards |date=2021 |access-date=November 15, 2024}}

Notable works

= Bad Watchdog podcast =

In 2023, Machles began hosting and producing POGO's first investigative podcast series "Bad Watchdog." The six-part series investigates patterns of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General. The podcast examines how the watchdog agency's failure to investigate complaints led to systemic accountability issues within one of the country's largest law enforcement agencies.

Awards and recognition

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Grand Prize Award (2020) for "A Broken Trust," reporting on criminal justice issues in Indian Country
Investigative Reporters and Editors' Audio – Small award (2021) for investigating the Louisville Metro Police Department
Peabody Award nomination (2021) for coverage of the Louisville Metro Police Department's practices

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.marenmachles.com}}

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