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
Eight states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, formed a partnership to share resources on vaccines, emergency preparedness and public health, amid federal uncertainty
Secretary of State Gregg Amore said he objected to providing personally identifiable information, like the last four digits of one’s social security number, contained in the state’s voter rolls
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division argued in court filings that excluding white teachers from the loan-forgiveness program violated anti-discrimination laws
Known for his sense of empathy in the courtroom, Caprio served for 38 years in the Providence Municipal Court
Columbus has served as the Providence theater company’s artistic director since 2006