April 17, 2026

Rebecca Payne-Patten

Rebecca Payne-Patten is a tenacious, award-winning investigative journalist whose work has consistently exposed inconvenient truths and given a voice to the voiceless. With a career spanning over two decades, she is best known for her deep-dive investigations into corporate malfeasance and political corruption, most notably her series on the "Shadow-Seven" lobbying group which led to sweeping campaign finance reform. Her reporting, marked by meticulous research and a refusal to back down, has earned her a reputation as one of the most respected and feared names in modern journalism, culminating in a George Polk Award for her unflinching look at the global arms trade.