Jillian Weinberger

Producer

The Takeaway

Jillian Weinberger is a producer for The Takeaway through a partnership with The Center for Investigative Reporting.

Jillian Weinberger is a producer for The Takeaway through a partnership with The Center for Investigative Reporting. At The Takeaway, Jillian produces stories on national and international affairs, law and justice, politics, and the arts. She also helps plans the show's future news calendar and produces live coverage during breaking news events. In 2013, she received fellowships from the International Center for Journalists and Loyola Law School's Journalist Law School in Los Angeles. Originally from Cleveland, Jillian holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and lives in San Francisco.


A militia member stands watch

Update: ‘Go home,’ sheriff tells armed men who took over federal compound in Oregon

Global Politics

“It’s time for you to leave our community, go home to your families,” Sheriff David Ward said. “You said you were here to help the citizens of Harney County. That help ended when that protest became an armed occupation.”

Planned Parenthood

There’s a long legacy of violence against abortion providers in the US

Global Politics
Carey Mulligan

Some of the earliest fighters for women’s rights star in a new movie, Suffragette

Media
Equal pay bags

California takes a big step to equalizing pay between men and women

Business
Border fence

Do good fences make good neighbors? A history of border walls.

Global Politics
Elderly person

A new drug being tested raises hopes for people with Alzheimer’s

Health

Alzheimer’s afflicts more than five million Americans, and millions more around the world. But researchers have promising research in a new drug that could treat those millions of people.

DiNapoli and Nadler

USA Freedom Act co-sponsor calls the bill a good step — but says more must be done

Global Politics

Rep. Jerry Nadler has been an outspoken critic of NSA surveillance. He was part of the effort to reform the Patriot Act that culminated in the USA Freedom Act, but says there’s more work to do.

Youth in Iran

Young Iranians want more freedom and a normal life — and they may finally be getting it

Global Politics

Iran has been strained under sanctions for years, and the nation’s young people have struggled to find jobs. They also want simple things, like the ability to access the Internet. Finally, they look set to get some of what they want.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, attends a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 26, 2015.

Here’s the royal family you should really be watching

Global Politics

Forget Princess Charlotte: The House of Saud is shaking things up in Riyadh and preparing to turn over the reins of Saudi Arabia to a younger generation of rulers. And a former US ambassador says those changes, including a new crown prince, look like the real deal.

Jumaane Cook

A new study finds many insurance plans are ignoring Obamacare requirements for women’s health care

Health

Obamacare has been in places for several years now, but many consumers still aren’t getting the coverage they’re entitled to. A new study found that many health plans aren’t providing mandated free services, and others are outright excluding some people from certain guaranteed coverage.