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For this Reporters Inc. project, five homosexual and five heterosexual Chicagoans are sequestered in the same house for a week together; the resulting debates, drama, bonding, and resolution bring understanding and enlightenment to issues of sexuality. For the first time ever, The Reporters Inc. now offers the full "Experiment: Gay and Straight" documentary for FREE on YouTube.

Ten Chicago-area residents are sequestered inside a home for one week, in an attempt to deal head-on with the always-controversial issues of race relations in one of the country's most segregated cities. The results are provocative, explosive, and ultimately enlightening as the participants throw out all notions of being politically correct in order to come to a true understanding of one another. For the first time ever, The Reporters Inc. now offers the full "Experiment in Black and White" documentary for FREE on YouTube.

This fascinating film takes you behind the scenes of a Minneapolis, Minnesota Donald Trump rally, when he kicked off his re-election bid in October 2019. There's anger outside the stadium but celebration inside, and The Reporters Inc. goes in-depth with his most fervent fans on everything from the economy and climate change, to religion and racism.

"The Queens" explores the transgender subculture of competitive female impersonation. Along the way, this feature-length documentary delves into the rich history of Chicago’s iconic female illusion show lounge, The Baton, and the club's legendary offspring, the Miss Continental beauty pageant. The entertainers immersed in this fascinating close-knit community share the highs and lows of their lives as they compete for the coveted crown. The entire documentary is available to rent or buy on...

In 1991, 18-year-old Lamont McKoy was convicted of murdering Myron Hailey in a drug deal gone bad. Four years later, McKoy-who has never wavered in his claims of innocence-reached out to police from prison, saying he'd heard rumors that a man named William "Rat Rat" Talley was actually Hailey's killer. This video contains content that will be in The Reporters Inc. upcoming documentary "Lamont McKoy: Search for the Real Killer."

On a May 2004 morning, Mike Hansen, a single father of three young daughters, awoke inside the Alexandria, Minnesota home of a friend where he'd been staying with his two youngest. He'd fallen asleep with them on a bed in the basement. He immediately realized that his baby, four-and-a-half-month old Avryonna, wasn't breathing. This video contains content that will be in The Reporters Inc. upcoming documentary "A Father's Nightmare: The Mike Hansen Story." Transcript

In July 2019, Mike Johnson greeted family and friends as he walked out of the Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center in Oneida, Wisconsin after serving 25 years in connection with Tom Monfils' death. He was 71-years-old. The Reporters Inc. had exclusive access to Mike Johnson on the day of his release. This video contains content that will be in The Reporters Inc. upcoming documentary "The Monfils Six: Mystery at the Mill."

In 2018, at the age of 54, Mike Hirn was finally released from prison after serving 23 years for the murder of Tom Monfils. The parole commission called him "a model prisoner." The Reporters Inc. had exclusive access to Mike Hirn on the day of his release. This video contains content that will be in The Reporters Inc. upcoming documentary "The Monfils Six: Mystery at the Mill."

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