Jake Kincaid is an investigative reporter at inewsource covering the impact of federal policy in San Diego. Before moving to San Diego, he reported from across the U.S. and Latin America covering misconduct by prosecutors in Ohio that left innocent people in jail for decades, abuse of political prisoners in Nicaragua, the impact of U.S foreign policy on the Colombian peace process and the failure of the coroner system in the U.S to accurately count COVID-19 deaths in rural areas. His reporting won National Headliner awards and he was an Overseas Press Club fellow with Reuters in Mexico City. His work has appeared in National Public Radio, The Guardian, USA Today, The Miami Herald and Univision. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in the Toni Stabile Investigative program and was an investigative reporter at Columbia Journalism Investigations. Jake speaks fluent Spanish. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, surfing and salsa dancing.
Beat: Federal Impact Reporter
The Federal Impact Reporter tracks local impacts of Trump administration funding and policy changes on institutions and community members across the San Diego region. This reporter produces a range of stories, from quick-turn dailies on developing news to more in-depth stories, and partners with investigative reporters to bring our readers the fact-based, objective reporting they need to make sense of these shifts. This reporter also produces a regular newsletter to provide the most comprehensive look regionally at reporting on the impacts of federal decisions and policies changes on San Diego communities.