About Homelands

WHAT WE ARE

Homelands Productions is an independent nonprofit journalism cooperative. Since our founding in 1989, we have reported from more than 60 countries, produced nine special series for public radio and television, and won 22 national and international awards.

We also serve as a nonprofit fiscal sponsor for projects that excite us, and our Public Interest Reporting Defense Fund helps journalists whose work has gotten them in trouble.

WHO WE ARE

Producer-members Sandy Tolan, Alan Weisman, Jonathan Miller, Ruxandra Guidi, and Bear Guerra work in radio, podcasting, photography, video, and print. We are also authors, teachers, and mentors.

WORK WITH US

We love collaborating with other people, projects, and organizations. If you’d like to explore how we might work together, send us a note at info@homelands.org.

SUPPORT OUR WORK

Our work would be impossible without the generosity of supporters who share our commitment to high-quality public-interest journalism. Please donate online or visit our support page for more options.

Sharing our umbrella

Long known for our work in public radio, Homelands has been increasingly looking to nonprofit fiscal sponsorship as a way to fulfill our public service mission. We are currently sponsoring six extraordinary projects.
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Hugo Balta named Vaisman Award winner

Chicago-based publisher and TV host Hugo Balta has been named the recipient of the 2024 Cecilia Vaisman Award from Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. The award is named for Medill faculty member and Homelands Productions co-founder Cecilia Vaisman, who died in 2015.
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