Journalist Ed Williams on Reporting Systemic Failures at CYFD

Journalist Ed Williams has had his shovel out this past year, digging deep into our state’s troubled foster care system for nonprofit news outlets Searchlight New Mexico and ProPublica. Ed’s last handful of stories have revealed devastating abuses and entrenched systemic failures — with some of New Mexico’s most vulnerable kids bearing the brunt. The series has led to the beginnings of reform at the state Children, Youth and Families Department — and he’s far from finished reporting. This week, Senior Producer Laura Paskus asks Ed why this system is so broken, what it might take to turn things around and how he’s managed to keep digging amid so much trauma.     Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico  For More Information: Trapped: Foster children are caught in a cycle of abuse – Searchlight New Mexico  Ed Williams - Searchlight New Mexico