Broken Promises -- Working for Change

I pitched a three-part series to MSNBC based on stories I'd uncovered in Los Angeles that national and international implications.  Needless to say -- these went nowhere.  Although, a couple of grad students took up the garment workers story and earned a DuPont Columbia award and Human trafficing has become a big story.  Being first doesn't count if you can't find an outlet.

A THREE-PART SERIES

FOR

MSNBC INVESTIGATES

Los Angeles is a land of dreams.  Its siren song promises sunshine, prosperity and happiness.  However, to many, it’s a broken promise.  Over the last six months we have embarked on a research project to examine ways in which this promise has been shattered and find out what’s being done to put it back together.

Working with the support of the Liberty Hill Foundation we have identified three compelling subjects that we feel illustrate our findings and that lend themselves to being examined on MSNBC Investigates.

We have developed unprecedented access to law enforcement agencies, community groups and individuals who will help us tell these stories.

The problems and the solutions found in Los Angeles are paving the way for the rest of the country.  LA is ground zero for the enormous changes that are starting to occur all over the United States.

With this in mind we propose to produce three one-hour programs that will examine: the reemergence of slavery in America, the growth of sweatshops and the mechanism for changing inner city schools.  These programs will generate a great deal of viewer and media interest.

These programs will be told with a mix of interviews, on the scene footage and a limited number of archival clips.

Our focus will be on the people who are most affected and those who are making a difference.

 

I'll post the outlines in succession.  Interested in hearing if you think MSNBC made a mistake.