Christopher Tyree
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Christopher Tyree is the executive director and co-founder of the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism.
His cameras and pen have carried him to report on stories on nearly every continent. His award-winning projects have been published in hundreds of the world's leading periodicals and broadcast networks, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, CNN, National Geographic TV, BBC, The Guardian, and Mother Jones.
His photography, films, writing, and editing have earned him awards from competitions, such as Pictures of the Year International, National Press Photographers Association, Association of British Science Writers, Communication Arts, The Emmy Awards, Society for Environmental Journalists, The Society for News Design, and The Associated Press.
He has a graduate degree in visual communication from Ohio University and a bachelor's degree in journalism from James Madison University.
