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T. Christian Miller is a reporter for ProPublica.

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T. Christian Miller is a reporter for ProPublica. In more than 25 years as a professional journalist and foreign correspondent, Miller has covered four wars, a presidential campaign and reported from more than two dozen countries. He has won numerous accolades for his work in the U.S. and abroad, including two Pulitzer Prizes: one in 2016 for explanatory reporting, which he shared with co-author Ken Armstrong for coverage of sexual assault; and a second in 2020 for national reporting, which he shared with colleagues Robert Faturechi and Megan Rose for coverage of the U.S. Navy. In 2015, he won two Emmy Awards for his work with Marcela Gaviria on a PBS Frontline documentary about the link between the Firestone tire company and the Liberian war criminal Charles Taylor. Miller’s work has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, PBS Frontline, PBS Newshour, NPR and “All Thing Considered,” among other major media outlets.

As an investigative journalist, Miller specializes in the military and international affairs. He has extensive experience with public records, the Freedom of Information Act and data-driven reporting. In 2011, Miller was awarded a yearlong Knight Fellowship to study at Stanford University. He has lectured at the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford; the University of Southern California; Columbia and Duke, among other schools. Miller has served as an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and as a member and treasurer of the Board of Directors for Investigative Reporters & Editors.

During the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Miller was the only journalist in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to covering the reconstruction process. Miller’s groundbreaking work led to the expulsion of a top Pentagon official, the cancellation of a major arms contract and the initiation of several investigations. His work on traumatic brain injuries in the military led the U.S. Army to award Purple Hearts for such wounds. In 2006, Miller published “Blood Money: Wasted Billions, Lost Lives and Corporate Greed in Iraq” (Little, Brown), which the Post called one of the “indispensable” books on the Iraq war. In 2018, Miller and Armstrong published “A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America” (Crown Books), described as a “riveting true-crime story” by O: The Oprah Magazine. Their work was the basis for the Netflix miniseries “Unbelievable,” which won a Peabody Award and attracted 32 million viewers worldwide.

Miller was a foreign correspondent based in Bogotá, Colombia, where he covered that nation’s guerrilla conflict and its connection to Washington’s war on drugs. While there, he was briefly captured and held hostage by leftist guerrillas. Miller graduated from UC Berkeley with highest honors. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife and three children.

Firestone and the Warlord

Unsolved Killing of American Nuns in Liberia an Open Case Again

The FBI for the first time acknowledges the investigation of the 1992 killing of five American nuns in Liberia is again part of an active case.

Sharper's Plea Includes Lifetime Probation, No Alcohol, Penile Device

Former NFL star Darren Sharper has agreed to plead guilty to rape and attempted rape charges. The New Orleans Advocate gets the details of the deal.

Upon Further Review: Inside the Police Failure to Stop Darren Sharper’s Rape Spree

Firestone and the Warlord

Union Buried Evidence of Firestone Support of Warlord After Labor Deal

During a bitter strike in the 1990s, the United Steelworkers of America found Firestone supported warlord Charles Taylor, but never released its findings.

Firestone and the Warlord

A History of Violence: Accusations But No Justice in Liberia

Many of those accused of unspeakable brutality during Liberia’s civil war have never been formally tried.

Firestone and the Warlord

Is This Man Responsible for the Murders of 5 American Nuns?

In an interview with ProPublica, Christopher Vambo, a former lieutenant to Charles Taylor, acknowledged that the brutal 1992 killings might have happened under his command.

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord: A Traumatized Nation

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord: Money and Menace

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord: Deal With the Devil

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord: Tough Talk in the Jungle