Retro Report is a non-profit news organization that produces mini documentaries looking at today 's news stories through the lens of history and context . The organization describes itself as a counterweight to the 24-hour news cycle . They have covered topics including the Population Bomb theory , the Tawana Brawley rape allegations , the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak , the MMR vaccine controversy , the Ruby Ridge standoff , the Columbine High School massacre , the McDonald 's hot coffee lawsuit , and the history of black activism in sports . Retro Report 's stories are published on their own website and also by distribution partners such as '' The New Yorker '' '' , '' '' Politico '' , PBS 's American Experience , STAT News , '' Quartz '' and '' The New York Times '' , where they are featured alongside an article by longtime journalist Clyde Haberman . In a Poynter Institute for Media Studies article , Executive Producer Kyra Darnton describes Retro Report 's mission as providing , " context and perspective by going back and re-reporting and reanalyzing older stories , or stories that we think of as not relevant anymore . ” In a 2014 Nieman Foundation for Journalism article , Ann Derry , The New York Times ’ editorial director for video and television partnerships , said Retro Report 's stories are " consistently among the most-watched pieces of video content at the Times . " Since the series premiered on May 6 , 2013 , Retro Report has produced more than 150 short form documentaries
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
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