Evident Media

Documentary Journalism For People, Not Profit

This is Evident

Evident is a nonprofit news organization producing documentary journalism for the public good. We put crews on the ground and cover crucial issues through in-depth cinematic reporting. Our journalism is accessible and transparent, driven by our mission to inform the public, not by profit incentives. With your support, we can make the truth Evident.

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How To Spot AI Scams

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With artificial intelligence, almost anyone can create almost anything in images and text. But that often leads to errors and distortions with real-life consequences for people relying on AI-generated products — from health cookbooks created without dietary expertise to holiday gifts that fool buyers with fake photos. Bellingcat researcher Kolina Koltai shares tips for spotting AI-generated material and shows us how AI is being used by vendors on platforms like Etsy and Amazon to dupe customers.

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Arming The Pacific

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The U.S. and China are on a collision course in the Pacific, leaving American allies and island territories in the line of fire: “We don't have any rights.” In our first Evident documentary, correspondent Dan Ming (VICE News, Al Jazeera) embeds with the U.S. Army's Jungle Training School in Hawaii, sees protest against military bases in Japan and meets Guam residents who are fighting against preparations for their island to become a war zone.

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Nature Divided

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With border walls going up across the world, what is the impact on the wildlife facing new barriers? From eastern Europe to the U.S.-Mexico border, correspondent Sam Eaton shows how conservationists are trying to bridge a divide across fragile ecosystems.

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Our Team

Zach Toombs

Executive Director & Founder

Zach is an Emmy-winning executive producer and filmmaker. He supervised documentary programming at Scripps and has reported on political campaigns, artificial intelligence, and climate disasters around the world.

Kevin Clancy

Creative Director & Co-Founder

Kevin Clancy is an Emmy-winning producer, cinematographer, and editor who has led documentary productions across 25 countries. Before co-founding Evident, he served as Senior International Producer for Scripps' Longform team.

Elise Flick

Communications Strategist

Elise was the Global Communications Director for VICE News and is currently a vice president at the advertising agency R/GA. For media inquiries about Evident, reach Elise at elise@evidentmedia.org.

Abby Gordon

Development Producer

Abby was a development producer for PBS and Part2 Pictures, where she developed and sold series and features for Hulu, HBO Max, PBS, and Netflix.

Olivia Witherite

Social Media Strategist

Olivia shaped social media strategy at The Athletic, which was later acquired by The New York Times.

Jennifer Smart

Video Editor & Animator

Jennifer is a Murrow Award-winning editor who previously worked on documentary programming for Scripps News and projects for Bellingcat and National Geographic.

Jesse Seidman

Partnerships Lead

Jesse is an Emmy-winning producer who worked with VICE News, Scripps News, and PBS. He has reported on the military, politics, and cryptocurrency. Jesse is the co-founder of production company Same Same Media.

Dexter Thomas

Community Lead

Dexter is an Emmy-winning producer and former culture correspondent for Vice News. Holding a PhD in Asian studies, Dexter has written for Wired, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times, where he contributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage.

Board of Directors

Christina Hartman

Vice President of Emerging Technology Operations and former Head of Scripps News at The EW Scripps Company

Kate O’Brian

Former President of News at The E.W. Scripps Company, former President at Al Jazeera America and former Senior Vice President of News at ABC News

Jim Spencer

Founder & former CEO of Newsy and lecturer of Innovative Media Management at the University of Texas at Austin

Sebastian Walker

DuPont and Emmy-winning journalist and former DC bureau chief and Middle East bureau chief for VICE News

Our founding team’s projects have won recognition from across the industry.

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