CNN
Fault lines form as GOP senators debate Trump’s agenda
Live political analysis on CNN This Morning.
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Journalism with judgment.
Deanna Fry is an award-winning newsroom leader who turns complex stories into clear, consequential television, and ambitious ideas into work that lasts.
Peabody and National Emmy® Award winner20+ years shaping national news
About Deanna
Built for the moments that matter.
For more than two decades, Deanna has led teams, run control rooms, developed original programming, and guided coverage through the fastest-moving moments in television news.
Her career spans CNN, CBS News, BET, and local newsrooms. At CBS News, she served as Senior Producer for the Race & Culture Unit and as showrunner and senior broadcast producer of America in Black, the award-winning newsmagazine she co-created for BET.
She has also worked with CBS News Standards & Practices and served as supervising producer for Face the Nation, leading live political coverage while managing producers, editors, and rapidly evolving stories. Today, she produces national news programming at CNN.
Building what comes nextFounder & CEO, Coordius
Deanna is building trust infrastructure that helps credible experts and independent creators find, evaluate, and work with one another to tell better stories.
Visit Coordius.com ↗“I believe journalism is a public service. Every editorial decision shapes how people understand each other and the world.”
Editorial leadershipBreaking news, politics, culture
Original programmingDevelopment, launch, showrunning
Media innovationStrategy, technology, trust
Speaking and advisingKeynotes, boards, moderation
Selected work
Stories built to move.
National coverage, original reporting, and culture-defining television across the country’s leading newsrooms.
CNN
Trump floats regime change after U.S.–Iran strikes
Foreign policy context and rapid-response analysis.
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CBS News
Residents near America’s largest steel mill fight for cleaner air
Accountability reporting on environmental justice.
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CBS Reports
Is America in a new Gilded Age?
A documentary examination of wealth, power, and democracy.
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America in Black · BET
Can DEI survive?
Reporting on the national fight over diversity and inclusion.
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America in Black · BET
Missing Black women and girls
Families look to a new law for answers and accountability.
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Reporting with consequence.
Bylines and original reporting across civil rights, health, justice, education, and the environment.
Is pollution from the steel industry behind cancer rates in Gary, Indiana?
An investigation into industrial emissions, public health, and the communities living in the shadow of America’s steel mills.
Family says Amber Thurman’s death after delayed abortion care was preventable
A family remembers the life behind a case that became central to the national abortion debate.
Legendary civil rights attorneys discuss the continuing fight for equality
Fred Gray and Benjamin Crump reflect on Rosa Parks, Trayvon Martin, and generations of legal struggle.
Daniel Prude’s daughter calls officers’ suspension a “slap in the face”
Tashyra Prude speaks about her father, accountability, and the pain left with his family.
Louisville moves to fire officers involved in the Breonna Taylor raid
New details from termination letters reveal failures surrounding the deadly police operation.
Documentary explores violence and punishment directed at Black girls in schools
Reporting on the bias, discipline disparities, and institutional forces pushing Black girls out of classrooms.
In the news
The work, in context.
Conversations and coverage about leadership, storytelling, and the future of journalism.
A rise in broadcast journalism defined by humanity and justice
Profile of Deanna’s career, values, and approach to storytelling.
In Trump territory, local press tries to distance itself from national media
Deanna on trust, objectivity, and reporting the facts after the 2016 election.
Inside the making of America in Black
The team behind an ambitious new model for race and culture reporting.
Michelle Miller on broadcasting, growth, and her memoir
A conversation shaped by the storytelling relationships behind the camera.
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For speaking, board service, moderation, strategic advising, and media conversations.