Amy Brittain

Washington, D.C.

Investigative reporter

Education: Louisiana State University, B.A. in Mass Communication; Columbia University, M.S. in Journalism (Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism)

Amy Brittain joined the investigative team of The Washington Post in 2013. She has contributed reporting to a wide range of investigative topics, including unregulated day cares, the Ebola epidemic and sexual harassment coverage. In 2016, she was part of a team of Post reporters who were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for chronicling fatal shootings by police officers across the country. In 2017, Amy was named a finalist for the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists for her series “Second Chance City,” which exposed lapses in the criminal justice system that led to devastating consequences for
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Complaints about home birth midwives languish amid Maryland backlog

After their babies died, parents in Maryland sought help from the state Board of Nursing, which regulates midwives. They are still waiting.

December 26, 2023

A home birth midwife faces scrutiny after a baby dies. It’s not the first time.

Infants are twice as likely to die after planned home births compared with hospital deliveries, a Post investigation found. Inconsistent laws and limited accountability make it difficult to evaluate a home birth midwife’s record.

November 14, 2023
The DiVincenzos, shown at home in Port Republic, Md., in July, were high school sweethearts and had tried for eight years to have a baby.

    Introducing “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop”

    Grenada’s revolutionary leader was executed in a coup in 1983, with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean mystery.

    October 12, 2023

      Introducing “Field Trip”

      Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand the most urgent stories playing out in five iconic landscapes today.

      June 20, 2023

      Female bodybuilders describe widespread sexual exploitation

      Leaders of U.S. bodybuilding’s two premier federations oversaw decades of sexual exploitation of female athletes, The Post found.

      October 28, 2022

        Broken Doors, Episode 1: "That's what you get"

        The first episode of "Broken Doors," a new investigative podcast series from the Washington Post.

        May 25, 2022

        The trouble with policing ‘hot spots’

        Today on “Post Reports,” we explore why a policing strategy that was abandoned in Louisville after the death of Breonna Taylor is gaining steam in other cities.

        April 20, 2022

        A policing strategy abandoned after Breonna Taylor’s death spreads to other cities

        At least nine jurisdictions either plan to or have adopted the crime-reduction strategy known as ‘place network investigations’ — a model that examines geographic connections that allow crime to flourish.

        March 31, 2022

        Introducing "Broken Doors"

        An unusual warrant. A pattern of questionable no-knock raids. A reporting thread that just kept going. “Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series from the Washington Post. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.

        March 25, 2022

        Video, images and interviews deepen questions about role of pool deck in condo collapse

        The Post interviewed more than a dozen experts and modeled the building to better understand the potential points of structural failure.

        July 8, 2021