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
Groups from Providence, Woonsocket and Central Falls say shutdown-related halt to food aid will strain local resources and leave families hungry
An after-action report calls the July fire one of the most complex in city history, credits first responders for their decisive efforts, and urges stricter fire codes for other high-risk facilities across Massachusetts
Howitt shared in the prize for charting a theory about how economies go through ‘creative destruction’
The Rhode Island governor says lawyers advised him to keep the April 2024 report private to protect the state’s lawsuit, as lawmakers demand more oversight and transparency
A long-awaited report by an engineering firm was made public on Friday. It does not settle on a singular cause of the closure