About MeErin D. Cauchi is an investigative journalist based in New York City who reports on accountability issues related to national security, global conflicts, civil liberties and human rights. She has worked for NBC News, National Geographic, BBC News, Al Jazeera, CNN among many others.
In 2020, she was the recipient of the James Beard Award in Visual Reporting for her work documenting corruption and the influence of drug cartels over the international avocado supply chain. Her team's work making the Netflix series "Rotten" was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2020 as an Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary. In 2019, Erin reported and co-wrote a nonfiction book for Simon & Schuster that serves as a fact-check on how the U.S. has waged war since 9/11, which is scheduled to publish in the spring of 2021. |
Over nearly 15 years of international reporting on diplomatic negotiations, military campaigns and traumatic events, Erin has developed expertise in covering terrorism and the government policies designed to stop it, in particular, surveillance systems, national security watchlists, and the inner workings at the Department of Homeland Security.
From winter of 2016 until the summer of 2017, she worked at NBC News & MSNBC, covering the biggest breaking news — expert in digital newsgathering, OSINT and visual forensics as well as producing live TV from the field on the presidential campaign trail and investigative reports focused on border security. She also acted as the bridge between MSNBC's TV and digital news coverage, experimenting with new platforms including 360° VR. In the summer of 2016, Erin hosted a special cybersecurity series for NBC's Dateline.
For the previous four years, she was a producer at Al Jazeera Media Network where she covered the world and how the U.S. fits into it. She played an integral role in launching the award-winning Al Jazeera America network in 2013.
Erin’s work has appeared in a dozen media outlets across the U.S. and Canada including Newsweek, TIME, New York Magazine, and the Miami Herald. Her first U.S.-based role was at BBC News’ North America bureau in Washington D.C., where she led digital newsgathering for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
Her byline is E.D. Cauchi
From winter of 2016 until the summer of 2017, she worked at NBC News & MSNBC, covering the biggest breaking news — expert in digital newsgathering, OSINT and visual forensics as well as producing live TV from the field on the presidential campaign trail and investigative reports focused on border security. She also acted as the bridge between MSNBC's TV and digital news coverage, experimenting with new platforms including 360° VR. In the summer of 2016, Erin hosted a special cybersecurity series for NBC's Dateline.
For the previous four years, she was a producer at Al Jazeera Media Network where she covered the world and how the U.S. fits into it. She played an integral role in launching the award-winning Al Jazeera America network in 2013.
Erin’s work has appeared in a dozen media outlets across the U.S. and Canada including Newsweek, TIME, New York Magazine, and the Miami Herald. Her first U.S.-based role was at BBC News’ North America bureau in Washington D.C., where she led digital newsgathering for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
Her byline is E.D. Cauchi
Education• Master of Science, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Bachelor of Arts (Honors), University of Toronto • Advanced French, Université Sainte-Anne |
Skills• Investigative Reporting
• Documentary Filmmaking • Real-Time Newsgathering • OSINT & Visual Forensics • Breaking news UGC verification • Filming (DSLR & ENG) • Video Producing & Editing |
Languages• French (fluent)
• Spanish (intermediate) Work Authorization• United States
• European Union • Canada |
Teaching & Judging• News & Documentary Emmy Awards judge
• Digital Publishing Awards judge for Canada's National Media Awards Foundation • New York University, video journalism lecturer • UN/State Department TechCamp, conflict reporting video trainer |