Jeremy Bernfeld

Senior Editor for Investigations

Jeremy leads the investigations desk at The Public’s Radio, helping the newsroom publish more investigative and accountability journalism that matters to Rhode Island and the Southcoast.

Prior to joining The Public’s Radio, Jeremy was the director of collaborative reporting at WAMU in Washington, D.C., and founder of Guns & America, an award-winning national reporting project covering the role of guns in American life. He was also the editor of Harvest Public Media, a collaborative project covering our food system based in Kansas City.

A native New Englander, Jeremy currently lives in Providence, where he spends his time chasing after his wife, daughter and dog, and occasionally riding his bike.

jbernfeld@ripr.org

Recently published
Known for his sense of empathy in the courtroom, Caprio served for 38 years in the Providence Municipal Court
Columbus has served as the Providence theater company’s artistic director since 2006
A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general — including those from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut — says the Trump administration is unlawfully restricting over $1 billion in VOCA grants, threatening support for crime victims and survivors
The proposed service reductions would affect 58 bus routes in total, eliminating 17 of those routes entirely
The deadly fire at the Fall River assisted living facility appears to have started in a resident’s room on the second floor