Farrah Anderson

Award-winning investigative reporter focused on exposing injustice and driving accountability.

Her work examines systemic failures in policing, healthcare, mental health systems, and incarceration — and the people harmed when oversight breaks down.

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Her reporting has compelled police departments to release long-withheld records, strengthened officer vetting laws in Illinois and prompted statewide policy change. Her work has earned the 2025 Richard H. Driehaus Award for Investigative Reporting and appeared in The New York Times, NPR, The Intercept, and outlets across the Midwest.