Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First

Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First

Atlanta News First has the largest team of investigative reporters in the city. Now, in this series of podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations. 
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Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First
Georgia's literacy crisis | Behind the Investigation

Georgia is confronting a reading crisis decades in the making. By the time students reach fourth grade, only one in three can read proficiently, according to a 2025 state assessment. Critics say failed teaching methods, a lack of teacher preparation, and ineffective early interventions are to blame.

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May 6, 2025 8:1 PM
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How Sandy Springs is limiting your First Amendment rights | Behind the Investigation

The Sandy Springs City Council recently passed three new ordinances limiting First Amendment activity, the most controversial of which creates an eight-foot buffer zone between someone wanting to share a message and anyone who doesn’t want to hear it.

00:16:39
May 6, 2025 7:5 PM
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Georgians lose property, savings, and lives as institutional failures go unchecked | Behind the Investigation
 
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May 2, 2025 8:19 PM
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Cars stolen from Atlanta’s airport, a family’s plea for answers, and stolen land | Behind the Investigation

Atlanta News First’s award-winning investigative journalists tackle the tough issues impacting our community.

In this series of visual podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations.

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May 2, 2025 8:17 PM
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Lawmakers move to reset reading education | Behind the Investigation

After a series of Atlanta News First investigations, state lawmakers passed new laws seeking to change how reading is taught in the state’s public schools.

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Apr 22, 2025 6:13 PM
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'I want my children back' | Behind the Investigation

Rachel Fuller’s 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son haven’t lived at her house in years. The last time Fuller saw them was February 2024, around the time her parental rights were terminated after she tested positive for methamphetamine.

An extensive Atlanta News First InvestigationStolen Sobriety, uncovered numerous cases where children were removed from their parents after a failed drug test. The investigation has found that some of the state’s contracted labs to perform those tests have credibility issues.

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Apr 7, 2025 7:19 PM
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From struggling readers to incarceration | Behind the Investigation

Thirty years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice warned the failure to learn to read was not just linked to delinquency, but a likely cause of it. That prediction is playing out today across Georgia, where low literacy rates remain persistent and incarceration rates remain the highest of any democratic country in the world.

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Apr 7, 2025 4:34 PM
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Ambulance delays, engine recalls, hospital overdoses | Behind the Investigation

In this special Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First podcast, we recap some of our most recent, hard-hitting investigations, including deadly ambulance delays; a tragic overdose at a metro hospital; a major car maker issues an engine recall; and the challenges facing search and rescue divers at Lake Lanier.

00:16:31
Mar 21, 2025 3:52 PM
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Speed camera companies spend big on Georgia lawmakers | Behind the Investigation

Legislation under consideration in the Georgia General Assembly would ban school-zone speed detection cameras, and has sparked a fierce debate between lawmakers, law enforcement, and lobbyists. Camera companies have been working behind the scenes to stop the legislation or amend it. 

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Mar 18, 2025 7:7 PM
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