Pete Madden is an award-winning investigative producer, reporter and editor. As a member of the ABC News Investigative Unit, he contributed coverage of national security, political corruption and human rights to Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline and 20/20. Madden led the network’s groundbreaking investigation of the use of race-norming in the NFL’s Concussion Settlement Program, resulting in the league’s abandonment of the practice, the payment of millions of dollars in additional compensation to ailing former players and their families, and calls for the elimination of race as a diagnostic tool throughout neuropsychology. He also co-developed the hit podcast series Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein, which tracked the rise and fall of the notorious sex offender and examined the mysterious provenance of some of his wealth. Previously, he was a senior producer at Sports Illustrated, where he co-reported the magazine’s “First Golfer” feature about President Donald Trump’s global golf business. His work has earned a Scripps Howard Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards, and he was an Ottaway Foundation-sponsored visiting professor of journalism at SUNY New Paltz in 2023. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the Columbia Journalism School.
Voice of America Is Required to Report the News Accurately. Could Trump Change That?
President Donald Trump is poised to test Voice of America’s statutory “firewall” that protects its editorial operations from interference by any government official.
Trump Orders Reflect Promises to Roll Back Transgender Protections, End DEI Programs
The order would also block requirements at government facilities and at workplaces that trans people be referred to using the pronouns that align with their gender.
Trump Order Aims to Dismantle What He Calls Government ‘Censorship’ of U.S. Citizens
The order comes after Trump and his supporters have accused the government of pressuring social media companies to take down posts over concerns around misinformation.
Trump Issues Executive Order to Suspend U.S. TikTok Ban. But Can It Stick?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days even as national security questions persist.
CNN Found Guilty in Florida Trial of Libeling Navy Veteran in 2021 Story
A Florida jury found CNN guilty of libeling a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover.
Supreme Court Backs Law Banning TikTok If Chinese Parent Company Refuses Sale
The justices decided the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its users.