In our final leg of the road trip, Jessica Gomez and her team meet with voters from Ohio to Maryland to see what they’re worried about beyond what’s making headlines.
This week Matter of Fact continues our journey across the U.S., talking with Americans about the impact of rising costs, the debate over abortion and concerns about the future. Plus, how Hurricane Ian is impacting Florida’s elections and community residents rallying to lift the Bronx neighborhoods out of poverty.
Dina is an award-winning correspondent and producer who crafts stories that illuminate the humanity at the heart of any policy issue. In addition to reporting for Matter of Fact, she is also a correspondent at CBS News. She began her career at ABC News where she worked for many years at Nightline and Good Morning America. Dina has reported and produced in-depth investigative, social justice and underreported stories for KCET/PBS, Al Jazeera America, and A&E Network. Dina anchored a weekly public affairs show and documentary specials at Spectrum News 1. As a documentary director, she led a team to Nicaragua filming the stories of an orphanage, aid workers and the people they assist in the Nicaragua’s toxic and dangerous garbage dumps. Dina is the recipient of five L.A. area Emmy Awards, six L.A. Press Club Awards including for her groundbreaking California fracking investigation, and four RTNA Golden Mike Awards. She lives in Los Angeles and is a native of the Detroit area.
Dan is an award-winning investigative journalist who has a unique eye for finding and telling underreported stories around the world. He also reports for VICE and CBS News, focused on in-depth news documentaries that aim to expose injustice and promote policy debate and social change. Dan’s work has appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC Nightline, BBC World News & PBS NewsHour. His superpower is connecting with people from all walks of life, and his passion is helping their voices be heard to inspire them & others who need lifting up.