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Christopher Tyree

Charlottesville
As seen in: Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism, Medium, PBS, Flipboard, Phys.org, The Hindu, Irish Independent, ProPublica, Medical Xpress, The World from PRX, The Virginian-Pilot and
Covers:  Investigative, transmedia journalist focused on telling stories of the human condition
Doesn't Cover: entertainment
Journalism=Democracy. ED and Co-founder of Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism. VCIJ.org Tweets represent my own views. He/Him

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His cameras and pen have carried him to investigate and report on stories on nearly every continent and his award winning projects have been published in hundreds of the world's leading periodicals and broadcast networks including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, CNN, National Geographic TV, BBC, The Guardian and Mother Jones. He has a graduate degree in Visual Communication from Ohio University. His photography, films, writing and editing ha…

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Money Emergency

Money Emergency

How do people around the world get money when they need it most? The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex surve…

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Financial Shock

Financial Shock

It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live; the question isn’t if you’ve faced a financial emergency but…

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Generation Activist

Generation Activist

Adults younger than 40 are between, nine and 17 percent more likely to join in activism than those older than…

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Invisibles: The plastic inside us

Invisibles: The plastic inside us

Original research by Orb Media reveals for the first time how microscopic plastic fibers have contaminated ta…

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Plus Plastic: MICROPLASTICS FOUND IN GLOBAL BOTTLED WATER

Plus Plastic: MICROPLASTICS FOUND IN GLOBAL BOTTLED WATER

Original reporting by Orb Media reveals microplastic contamination of bottled water from leading brands aroun…

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What Does Solitary Confinement Do To Your Mind?

What Does Solitary Confinement Do To Your Mind?

A mentally ill inmate under solitary confinement at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Va., peers…

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Living for Coal, Dying for Breath

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By Christopher Tyree
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Christopher Tyree is a Virginia native and the senior director and co-founder of the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism. For more than 30 years, his cameras and pen have carried him to report on stories on nearly every continent. His award-winning projects have helped shape policy and spur awareness of important issues.
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Living for Coal, Dying for Breath

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By Christopher Tyree
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Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE STORY THIS STORY WAS SUPPORTED BY THE PULITZER CENTER.
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History in Virginia - long in the making

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By Christopher Tyree
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Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Christopher Tyree / Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO At a time of major political divisions, Abigail Spanberger speaks about her vision for a unified and economically sound Commonwealth during her inaugural address on January 17, 2026. Democrat Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s first female governor, acknowledging generations who fought for a political voice.
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Society of Environmental Journalists Award

2018 - Outstanding Explanatory Reporting

Honorable Mention "Invisibles: The Plastic Inside Us" by Christopher Tyree and Dan Morrison for www.orbmedia.org, The Guardian, Public Radio International, the Irish Independent, Bild, Deutsche Welle, SVK (Slovakia), La Repubblica, Cadena SER radio (Spain, Panama, Colombia, Argentina), El Universal (Mexico), Folha de Sao Paulo (Brazil), the East African, the Indian Express, Dhaka Tribune/Bangla Tribune, and Koran Tempo (Indonesia) Story links: Multimedia Text Audio Data Orb Community Judges' comments: The sheer magnitude of effort in bringing original academic research into reporting to answer an important question about plastics in our drinking water is astounding. All the multimedia elements, including the quizzes, data, video and infographics worked well.

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Short list Association of British Science Writers

2018 - Best Investigative Journalism

Best investigative journalism Team: Damian Carrington, Dan Morrison & Chris Tyree for “Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals” published by The Guardian

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59th Pictures of the Year International

Sports Photography

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62nd Pictures of the Year International

Sports Photography

First Place

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Pictures of the Year

1999 - Portrait
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Pictures of the Year

1994 - Spot News

Second Place

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INN Impact Prize

2017 - Nonprofit News Photography

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