Two Decades of Award-Winning Public Interest Journalism

Homelands Productions is an independent, non-profit journalism cooperative specializing in radio
features and documentaries. Since 1990, Homelands has reported from more than 50 countries,
produced eight series for public radio, and won 22 national and international awards. More...

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Examining the challenge of feeding
the world at a time of social and
environmental change. More...

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WORKING

Intimate, sound-rich portraits of
workers in the global economy. More...

Worlds of Difference

Documenting moments of decision for traditional cultures worldwide. More...

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Homelands News

"Food for 9 Billion" Airs on Marketplace & PBS NewsHour
"Food for 9 Billion" is a year-long look at the challenge of feeding the world at a time of rapid social and environmental change. It's a collaborative project of Homelands Productions, the Center for Investigative Reporting, American Public Media's Marketplace, and PBS NewsHour. More...

"Hungry in America" Examines Hunger Among Seniors
Jonathan Miller, Sandy Tolan, and Cecilia Vaisman teamed with Chris Anderson, Susan Meiselas, Larry Towell, and Alex Webb of Magnum Photos on a four-part multimedia series about hunger among older Americans. The series was commissioned by AARP. More...

Radio, Print & Web Series Exposes California Food Crisis
Produced by Sandy Tolan, USC Annenberg students, and the Center for Investigative Reporting, "Hunger in the Golden State" explores waste, nutrition in schools, the fraying safety net, and ways to help Californians fighting to ward off hunger. More...

Homelands Wins Three National Awards for WORKING
The Society of Professional Journalists has presented Homelands with the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for the "WORKING" series. Gregory Warner's profile of Congolese miner Fidele Musafiri won awards from the Third Coast Festival and New York Festivals. More...

Our Producers

Sandy Tolan
Sandy Tolan has won many awards for his radio work and his writing. The author of The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, he teaches at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. More...

Alan Weisman
Alan Weisman has written five books, including the best-selling The World Without Us. His work has appeared in Harper's, Discover, Atlantic Monthly, New York Times Magazine, and LA Times Magazine. He is now working on a book about population and the world's carrying capacity. More...

Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller is Homelands' executive director and executive producer of the "Food for 9 Billion," "WORKING," and "Worlds of Difference" projects. A longtime freelancer for radio, print, and TV, he has reported from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the USA. More...

Cecilia Vaisman
Cecilia Vaisman has extensive reporting experience in Latin America, Asia, and the USA. A former staff producer at NPR and special projects editor at Chicago Public Media, she now teaches audio documentary at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. More...

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