Peter W. Klein

Peter W. Klein is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, professor, and media leader. He was the founder of the Global Reporting Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to innovating how global investigative journalism is funded, produced and finds audiences. A hallmark of the centre is collaboration, as well as experimentation with new forms of reporting, including empowerment journalism.

From 2023 to 2025, Klein was the executive editor at NBC News. Prior to that, he was an investigative producer for 60 Minutes at CBS and an investigative producer at ABC News' Law & Justice unit. He is a contributor to the documentary series PBS Frontline, where his work has been honored with the Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine, as well as the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award and the Sigma Delta Chi Award. He was a regular contributor to The New York Times series Retro Report, focusing on national security stories. He previously wrote a column for The Globe and Mail.

From 2009 to 2010 Klein was the host of the Canadian current affairs interview program The Standard. From 2010 to 2015 he was the Director of the University of British Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism where he continues to serve as a professor and runs the Global Reporting Program, in which he works with students around the world to collaborate on major reporting projects. His journalism has earned recognition from leading professional organizations, including the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (three Emmy Awards), Society of Professional Journalists (two Sigma Delta Chis), Radio Television Digital News Association (numerous Edward R. Murrows), International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (Webby Honor) and the Online Journalism Organization (ONA).