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Todd Wiseman was the senior editor for video and multimedia at The Texas Tribune, where he worked from 2010 to 2023. Todd previously worked at the Austin School of Film and Synthetic Pictures and interned for director Richard Linklater. At The Texas Tribune, Todd helped develop the “Stump Interrupted” series, which won a national Edward R. Murrow award. He also co-produced the award-winning documentary “Beyond The Wall.” A Fort Worth native, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a dual degree in film and English and is based in Austin.
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The Texas Tribune spoke to criminologists, policy makers and advocates to hear their perspectives on what the current moment means for Texas and what happens next. Full Story
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