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T. Christian Miller

I’m a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter dedicated to accountability, transparency and data-driven journalism.

Have a Tip for a Story?

I am interested in hearing from insiders and whistleblowers — people who know how their organizations work and what is going wrong. I welcome documents and data that deliver concrete evidence.

What I Cover

I’m a longtime investigative reporter who writes frequently about the military, veterans and international affairs. It’s my job to shine light in dark places.

My Background

I’ve worked as a journalist for 30 years, covering war, politics and abuses of power in the U.S. and abroad. My work, in collaboration with colleagues, has been recognized with two Pulitzer Prizes and three Emmy Awards. I have extensive experience with public records and data-driven reporting. I focus on writing in-depth narrative investigations to engage readers and help them understand their world.

I have a passion for mentoring investigative journalists and have served as an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. I’ve been a member and treasurer of the Board of Directors for Investigative Reporters & Editors. In 2011, I was selected to be a Knight Fellow at Stanford University.

I’ve written two books: “Blood Money: Wasted Billions, Lost Lives and Corporate Greed in Iraq” and “A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America.” My work with my colleague Ken Armstrong was the basis for the Netflix miniseries “Unbelievable,” which won a Peabody Award and attracted 32 million viewers worldwide.

While on staff at the Los Angeles Times, I was a foreign correspondent based in Bogotá, Colombia, where I covered the guerrilla conflict and its connection to Washington’s war on drugs. While there, I was briefly captured and held hostage by leftist guerrillas. I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with highest honors. I am based in the San Francisco Bay area.

My Commitment to Sources

I pride myself on my ability to report sensitive stories with compassion and rigor. I keep my word and fiercely protect my sources.

My Commitment to Ethics

I am deeply committed to fair, honest and ethical reporting. I don’t take shortcuts or cheap shots. I subscribe to ProPublica’s Code of Conduct. The trust of my readers is paramount.

Disaster in the Pacific

Years of Warnings, Then Death and Disaster

How the Navy failed its sailors

FBI’s Violent Crime Database to Get Financial Boost From Justice Department

The infusion of money for the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program comes after ProPublica reported on shortcomings in the use of a database meant to assist in capturing serial killers and rapists.

The Taking

Texas Lawsuit Alleging Fraud in Construction of First Border Wall Comes Apart

Hidalgo County’s claims of improper enrichment by a former employee and his family are either dismissed or withdrawn. Employee sees vindication; the county says it could appeal or head to federal court.

The Taking

New Details Alleged in Scheme to Make Millions Off First Border Wall in Texas

The latest lawsuit filing in Hidalgo County talks of kickback deals worked out over drinks and steak dinners.

The Taking

How a Local Bureaucrat Made Millions Amid the Rush to Build a Border Fence

The feds faced a deadline to finish the first version of a border wall. Godfrey Garza Jr. of Hildalgo County, Texas, made it happen, and made himself a small fortune along the way. Other than Garza, no one seems too happy about that.

The Taking

A Border Wall’s Uncompensated Victims

Scores of Texas landowners in the shadow of the border wall say the government should pay them for their damaged property values.

The Taking

The Taking

The federal government’s boldest land grab in a generation produced the first border wall — and a trail of abuse, mistakes and unfairness.

For Some Victims, Reporting a Rape Can Bring Doubt, Abuse — and Even Prosecution

False reporting is a crime, one that some police would like to make a priority. But history shows the police can’t always tell the truth from a lie.

Will Texas Massacre Finally Get Military to Improve its Criminal Reporting System?

The Air Force’s apparent failure to send the criminal records of the airman behind Sunday’s mass killings to civilian authorities allowed him to obtain guns. Such reporting failings are widespread and longstanding.

The Taking

Border Agency Set to Jumpstart Trump’s Wall in a Texas Wildlife Refuge

Customs and Border Protection indicates it will use its own funds to build 3-mile segment of wall amid one of the nation’s most cherished bird-watching locales.