Marisa Palmer

hi there, I’m Marisa and I produce video documentaries. as a producer and journalist, I deeply believe conversations, connection, and trust are at the core of community-building and I work to incorporate those elements in each story I develop. My work spans about a decade, during which I’ve produced stories on criminal justice and policing, women’s health, Black life, and small business.

selected work.

Screen+Shot+2020-12-12+at+1.38.24+PM.jpg — **How Breast Milk Could Help Develop A Coronavirus Treatment**

bitody_20191709-1mpalmer_Egg_Freezing_v039_COLOR.00_06_44_02.Still008.jpg — **Is Egg Freezing Worth Spending Up To $50,000?**

Screen+Shot+2020-12-12+at+1.36.19+PM.jpg — **Without Its Post Office, An Alaskan Rural Town Wouldn't Get Vital Supplies**

Screen%252BShot%252B2020-02-25%252Bat%252B7.00.21%252BPM.jpg — **Business Insider Today with Karamo Brown**

cacao%2Bcolombia.jpg — **Colombia Using Chocolate to Combat Cocaine Production**

**One Bakery Is Turning Dragon Fruit Into Bread To Help Farmers**

Apple%2Bthumb.jpg — **Why Red Delicious is No Longer America’s Favorite Apple**

**Why This Is the Last Cigar Maker in**
**Cigar City**

businessinsider_d6e46c91_Weaves+still.jpg — **Why Man Weaves Are Taking Over the Men’s Grooming Industry**

businessinsider_d6e1ec17_globes+16x9+thumb.jpg — **These Handmade Globes**
**Cost Up to $100,000**

businessinsider_d6e426bd_Harlem_Haberdashery_square.jpg — **How One Black-Owned Boutique Has Survived Harlem’s Changing Demographics**

businessinsider_d6d915e8_TI_SingaporeWasteSystem_FB.00_02_16_14.Still004.jpg — **Why Singapore Burns Its Trash**

**How One Jean Shop is Reviving Detroit’s Denim Business**

Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-03%2Bat%2B5.56.18%2BPM.jpg — **How Valentines Day Flowers**
**Are Harvested**

businessinsider_d6e1a9d5_BIT_Mlawrence_MPalmer_Sugarcane_Social_V1.00_00_01_01.Still002.jpg — **Making Eco-Friendly Straws from Sugarcane**

border+crisis.jpg — **Canada’s Border “Crisis”**

Screen+Shot+2019-11-02+at+6.16.37+PM.jpg — **This is the Longest Flight In The World (Singapore)**

writing.

**MTA Workers in NYC say the government did too little to protect them from the coronavirus**

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cosmic+crisp.jpg — **Farmers have invested millions in the new Cosmic Crisp apple variety**

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**How Vans Iconic Sneakers Are Made**

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nespresso+recycling.jpg — **Nespresso is recycling its own single-serve coffee pods**

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nyc recycling.jpeg — **How NYC recycles**

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**How a denim business opened in the middle of the recession and thrived**

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la+white+streets.jpg — **Los Angeles is spending $40,000 per mile to paint streets white**

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**How the New York Times is made and printed | The Making Of**

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about me.

Marisa Palmer is currently a part of the Communications team at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. She recent obtain her Masters of Science Degree in Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. She comes to the world of criminal justice from a decade-long career as an award-winning video journalist.

As a journalist, Marisa is a listener at heart. She’s captivated by experiences, stories, and projects that evoke empathy for people often misunderstood. Marisa was most recently a producer for Vice News’ domestic documentary unit, where she explored stories about race, politics, and environmental injustice. Prior to Vice News, Marisa was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, where she studied the effects of police training programs in the U.S. and began developing a database that ranked training programs by quality, efficacy and accessibility. Before Harvard, Marisa was a Senior Video Producer for Business Insider’s News and Documentary team where she helped launch Facebook’s first digital daily news program.

Marisa won a Telly award for her reporting on Baltimore’s police training programs, an NABJ Salute to Excellence award for a report on the making of Juneteenth into a federal holiday, and two Emmys for assisted reporting. Before arriving at Business Insider, Palmer worked for CBS News.

She was formerly a board member for the New York Association of Black Journalists, an Emma Bowen Fellow, and a Hearst Producing Fellow. She is an alum of Syracuse University and holds a dual bachelors degree from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

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