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Scott Michels is a journalist and senior producer at Retro Report, an independent nonprofit news organization. His short- and long-form documentaries, on topics ranging from police reform to immigration to the war in Afghanistan, have appeared on PBS, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and VICE. He recently wrote and produced "Crisis on Campus," a film that examines the growing pro-Palestinian campus protest movement, for PBS FRONTLINE. Prior to that he was the senior series producer for "Extremism in America," a five-part digital series and broadcast film for PBS WORLD that examined the decades-long rise of violent hate groups in America. He's been nominated for two Emmys and has won numerous other awards, including the Edward R. Murrow, Telly and Webby awards. Scott is a graduate of New York University School of Law and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.