About

Josh Davis is a journalist, filmmaker and assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco State University. Prior to joining the faculty at SF State, Josh received a Peabody and several Emmy Awards for producing social justice documentaries for VICE News, The New York Times and NPR. His roles required him to spearhead in-depth projects and to have the vision to tell stories in innovative ways. At VICE News, he directed the Peabody Award-winning documentary, Charlottesville: Race and Terror, which reported on the deadly white nationalist rally in 2017. The documentary received over 60 million views, and the reporting became a powerful check to President Trump’s claim that there were “very fine people on both sides.” At NPR, Josh directed the Emmy Award-winning multimedia project, Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt. It was pioneering in scope and led the conversation about new forms of digital storytelling. Josh previously taught at NYU, Columbia and CUNY after earning his graduate degree in visual communication from UNC-Chapel Hill. He currently serves as on the Board of Directors for the National Press Photographers Association.

Honors + Awards

2018 Peabody Award - Charlottesville: Race and Terror

2018 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Best Story in a Newscast - Charlottesville: Race and Terror

2018 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Charlottesville: Race and Terror

2018 Pictures of the Year International - 1st Place, Documentary Journalism - Charlottesville: Race and Terror

2018 Scripps Howard Award - Topic of the Year, Divided America - Charlottesville: Race and Terror

2017 Sidney Award - Outstanding Journalism - Charlottesville: Race and Terror

2015 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards - Silver Baton - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 IDA Documentary Awards - Best Short Form Series - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - New Approaches to Documentary - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 Online News Association - Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 The Gerald Loeb Awards - Best Online Project - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 The Webby Awards - Best Documentary Series - 2013 ICP Infinity Awards/MediaStorm

2014 NAACP Image Awards - Nomination, Outstanding Documentary (Television) - The War Comes Home

2014 Overseas Press Club of America - Best Use of Video, Interactive Graphics - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 National Press Photographers Association - Best of Photojournalism - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 Scripps Howard Award - Digital Innovation - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 Pictures of the Year International - 1st Place, Documentary Project of the Year - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 Pictures of the Year International - 1st Place, Documentary Journalism - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2014 White House News Photographers Association - 1st Place, Innovation - Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt

2013 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Nomination, New Approaches to Documentary - 100 Gallons

2013 Society of Professional Journalists, National Mark of Excellence Awards - Gold, Television Photography - Fractured

2013 Horizon Interactive Awards - Gold - The Undocumentary

2013 The Webby Awards - Nomination, Best Green/Environmental Issue Website - 100 Gallons

2013 SXSW Interactive Awards - Finalist, Student Project - Port City Stories

2013 Pictures of the Year International - Award of Excellence, Multimedia Journalism - Fractured

2012 Lens Culture International Exposure Awards - Honorable Mention, Multimedia - Fractured