Jenifer B. McKim

Deputy Investigative Editor

Jenifer B. McKim is the deputy investigative editor at the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting. She is a multimedia, trilingual reporter who focuses on social justice issues, including criminal justice, child welfare, human trafficking, and housing.

McKim’s investigations have earned numerous awards, including two national Edward R. Murrow Awards, a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, and the Freedom of Information Award from the New England First Amendment Coalition. She was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.

Before joining the Center for Investigative Reporting in 2013, McKim was a staff reporter for The Boston Globe, the Orange County Register in Southern California and the San Juan Star in Puerto Rico.

McKim is a frequent public speaker on journalism and public records issues. She is a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. McKim speaks English, Spanish and French.