Jake Duffy

Journalist & Filmmaker

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Jake Duffy is a journalist covering international communities, climate impact, and politics.

An audio and video journalist with work featured in FRONTLINE PBS, NPR Utah, and The Don Lemon Show.

With bylines in KUER, The Salt Lake Tribune, The NYCity News Service, and Front Page Africa.

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VIDEO

Robertsport

Robertsport is a short documentary about two Liberian surfers, fathers, and community leaders confronting the threats of a receding coastline and invasive seaweed destroying their sacred relationship with the ocean.

AUDIO

The Irish Speakers of NYC

An audio feature about the Irish language in New York City - where it came from, how it grew, and where it’s going for CUNY’s Audio Files.

WRITTEN

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Through in depth feature writing and immersive coverage my reporting seeks to discover stories hidden in plain sight, using cross-cultural cooperation and prioritizing elevating voices, perspectives, and themes unknown.

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Feature

Liberia’s New Tourism Authority Wants a Piece of West Africa’s Multi-Billion Dollar Tourism Sector But Challenges Abound.

Front Page Africa

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News
Former LURD General “K1” Sentenced.

Front Page Africa
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A person giving a piggyback ride to a child on a beach with boats in the background.

A woman and a man handling a pangolin, both wearing gloves, inside a room with a tiled wall and a window in the background.
A woman with red hair standing in a food store or bakery, wearing a black t-shirt and black apron. There is a wooden table with jars of spices or ingredients behind her, and shelves with various products in the background.
A group of diverse people gathered outdoors on city street, participating in a protest or rally with signs and banners, some holding signs in Chinese and English, including messages supporting Chinatown and against gentrification, with buildings and a yellow storefront in the background.