Jeremy Bernfeld

Senior Editor for Investigations/Interim Managing Editor

Jeremy leads the investigations desk at Ocean State Media, helping the newsroom publish more investigative and accountability journalism that matters to Rhode Island and the Southcoast.

Prior to joining OSM, Jeremy was the director of collaborative reporting at WAMU in Washington, D.C., and founder of Guns & America, an award-winning national reporting project covering the role of guns in American life. He was also the editor of Harvest Public Media, a collaborative project covering our food system based in Kansas City.

A native New Englander, Jeremy currently lives in Providence, where he spends his time chasing after his wife, daughter and dog, and occasionally riding his bike.

Recently published
Though the group of mostly Rhode Island-based plaintiffs won a legal victory Thursday, an administrative stay seeks to give an appeals court time for review.
The special election for Ward 2 was triggered by Helen Anthony’s retirement
A coalition of mostly Rhode Island nonprofits and cities is urging a federal judge to require the Trump administration to issue full SNAP benefits, not the partial payments announced earlier this week
Following a federal judge’s order in Providence, the Trump administration says it will resume SNAP payments — but recipients will get only about half of their usual benefits
A federal judge in Providence has ordered the USDA to release emergency funds to restore food assistance, siding with Rhode Island nonprofits and cities nationwide that sued over the shutdown’s freeze on SNAP benefits