Jenn Dize

Jenn Dize is the co-founder of Status Coup News, reporting on crises and injustices that impact everyday people. She has focused much of her investigative reporting on the Flint water crisis in Michigan. Along with Jordan Chariton, she knocked on nearly 500 doors in Flint, revealing improper lead testing practices in the state. This led Erin Brockovich to call for criminal prosecution of officials involved. Additional reporting for VICE has helped reveal criminal cover-ups and payoffs coming from former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s office, along with a damning picture of who knew what and when.

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Wiped Phones and the Battle for Evidence in Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's Prosecution

Jordan Chariton, Jenn Dize

- July 21, 2021

Phones belonging to top state health department officials were found with no text messages from January 2014 to October 2015.

FILE - In this Monday, June 6, 2016 file photo, journalists surround around Gov. Rick Snyder to ask him questions about the Flint water crisis after he toured skilled trades programs at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich. Flint had one of the worst man-made environmental debacles in U.S. history. Lead infected the distribution system in the city of 100,000, which was under the thumb of financial managers appointed by Snyder. Officials finally took action after a doctor reported high levels of lead in children. (Jake May/The Flint Journal - MLive.com via AP)

How a Flurry of Suspicious Phone Calls Set Investigators on Rick Snyder's Trail

Jordan Chariton, Jenn Dize

- Jan. 13, 2021

The former Michigan governor, his chief of staff, and health director were in close contact in October 2014, when Legionnaires’ disease in Flint was setting off alarm bells among officials.

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Wiped Phones and the Battle for Evidence in Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's Prosecution

How a Flurry of Suspicious Phone Calls Set Investigators on Rick Snyder's Trail