On the week of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Center for Investigative Reporting and NPR published "Under Suspicion," a joint yearlong investigation that looked at suspicious activity reports at the Mall of America and how the U.S. government has gathered intelligence since Sept. 11. 

For CIR's first live Behind the Story event, we teamed up with the San Francisco Film Society to give people a full look at how we put together an investigation in this digital age. "Under Suspicion" was published in print, broadcast, radio, as an animation and with multimedia components. Watch CIR reporters, producers and editors discuss their methodology and how they put together this innovative package.  

Animating the Future of Investigative Reporting

Watch the animation "Suspect America."

CIR Reporters Discuss Their Reporting Methodology

Read the story "Mall of America visitors unknowingly end up in counterterrorism reports."

Producing a Broadcast Video Segment

Watch the PBS Newshour video "Under Suspicion."

Online Databases and How They Add Value to an Investigation

View the Homeland Security document library

CIR Reporters G.W. Schulz, Andrew Becker Discuss Collaboration

Listen to NPRs's radio stories "Under Suspicion At The Mall Of America" and "Mall Counterterrorism Files ID Mostly Minorities."