Our Mission
Retro Report’s mission is to arm the public with a more complete picture of today’s most important stories. We correct the record, expose myths and provide historical context to the fast-paced news of our world today using investigative journalism and narrative storytelling.
Retro Report is founded on the conviction that without an engaging and forward-looking review of high-profile events and the news coverage surrounding them, we lose a critical opportunity to understand the lessons of history. The long term mission is to provide a permanent living library where viewers can gain new insight into the events that continue to impact our lives today.
Retro Report has produced more than 200 short documentaries and video series and partnered with The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, NBC, Politico, the Guardian, Univision, Quartz and others.
Our Origin
Retro Report was created by Christopher Buck, who first began drawing up the blueprints for this living news library more than a decade ago. An entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Buck is a reformed news junkie who spent 15 years working as a television editor.
The project was launched by Buck, his partner Larry Chollet and Executive Producer Kyra Darnton and their team of producers, reporters and editors.
In keeping with our public service goals, Retro Report is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization of the Internal Revenue Code. We seek tax-deductible donations from foundations, institutions and individuals to support our work.
Just as traditional news companies have created a wall between their advertising and their editorial departments to prevent undue influence, we likewise maintain a wall between our fundraising and our editorial departments. We will not charge for access to the website.
Our Governance
Editorially, we are governed by strict adherence to the highest journalistic standards. We know individuals may interpret historical events and their consequences differently from us. Because of this, we welcome your feedback about our pieces.
Retro Report is grateful for the financial support from individuals, foundations and organizations, including our Founder/President, The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Pulitzer Center. We are actively seeking individuals and foundations who are interested in our mission and want to explore new ways to fill the gap in journalism.
Annual Report
Retro Report publishes short-form documentaries that provide meaningful context to today’s headlines in a new and exciting way. We strive to counter the confusion that has been created by a frenzied media landscape by presenting the deep historical context needed to understand the issues that impact our lives. That perspective better serves the public and is often missing in commercial journalism today. Through fresh, investigative reporting and compelling storytelling, Retro Report offers new insights into events that are all too often reported today but forgotten tomorrow.
We operate with the conviction that an engaging and forward-looking review of high-profile events, and the news coverage surrounding them, is critical to understanding the lessons of history and developing robust civic literacy. And, since the stories we report on continue to evolve, we are committed to providing a permanent, living library where each story is tracked and updated so that viewers can gain new insights as events develop and history unfolds.
Your tax-deductible donation helps us to tell more stories and keep our living library updated. It is because of you that we can continue providing the context essential to—and often missing from—journalism today. Thank you for your support.
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Upon request, we will provide you with a description of our programs and activities for which donated funds will be expended. A copy of our most recently filed financial report is available from the Charities Registry on the New York State Attorney General’s website (www.charitiesnys.com) or, upon request, by contacting the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau, at 28 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10005, or us at 633 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10017. You also may obtain information on charitable organizations from the New York State Office of the Attorney General at www.charitiesnys.com or (212) 416-8401.
Contact
Retro Report, Inc.
633 Third Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 987-0209
Find us on Twitter at @retroreport and Facebook.
Awards

The Domestic Violence Case That Turned Outrage Into Action

Coronavirus Reignites a Fight Over Rights of Detained Migrant Children


Future of Aging

Operation Ceasefire: Inside a Community's Radical Approach to Gang Violence




Why We Can't Have a Civil Conversation About Guns



Athletes vs. Injustice: Protests in Sports

Retro Report




'Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?'





Could We Geoengineer Ourselves Out of Climate Change?

Bush v. Gore: How a Recount Dispute Affects Voting Today

She Derailed the Fight for Equal Rights for Women

Atomic Vets

How Zero Tolerance Blurred the Lines Between Schools and Criminal Justice


A New Housing Program to Fight Poverty has an Unexpected History



Atomic Vets

How Fear of the Measles Vaccine Took Hold


Population Bomb: The Overpopulation Theory That Fell Flat

Transgender Rights: A Decades-long Struggle for Equality

Lessons from Columbine About School Shootings and Media Misinformation

He's the only CIA Contractor to be Convicted in a Torture-related Case

Lessons From the Challenger Tragedy

The Murder of US Churchwomen in El Salvador That Exposed a Government Coverup


Lessons From the Challenger Tragedy

Thalidomide: Return of an Infamous Pill


Wrongly Accused of Terrorism: The Sleeper Cell That Wasn't

Thalidomide: Return of an Infamous Pill
