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Christopher Peak

Investigative Reporter, APM Reports

Meet Christopher Peak

Christopher Peak is an investigative reporter covering education for APM Reports. With Emily Hanford, he co-reported​ Sold a Story, a podcast about a disproven​ approach to teaching reading used in many elementary schools.   

“Sold a Story” was one of Apple’s most shared podcasts in 2023 and 2024. Following its release, at least 25 states passed new laws about reading instruction, and school districts nationwide, including New York City, announced they would no longer use programs investigated in the podcast.   

Sold a Story won a duPont-Columbia​, a National Edward R. Murrow Award, an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, a Third Coast Award, two Scripps Howard awards and it was nominated for a Peabody.   

Christopher has also been a finalist for the Education Writers Association’s national award for beat reporting, and he has won numerous regional and state awards, including the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ First Amendment Award, for his FOIA litigation.  

Christopher is a graduate of Yale University. He previously worked for the New Haven Independent, NationSwell​ and the Point Reyes Light, and he contributed research for the Peabody Award-winning podcast “Uncivil.” He currently lives in New York City.   

You can find Christopher on X and LinkedIn.