Kelly Bennett is an award-winning investigative journalist, writer, fact-checker and producer specializing in long-form, deeply reported narratives.

Her latest documentary project with Akelo Media, "The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony", premieres at Tribeca Festival in June 2026. She was investigative producer on “Bodies for Rent”, streaming now on CBC Gem.

Her latest long-form investigation, “Losing Liam”, about unregulated birth attendants, appeared on the front page of the Toronto Star in December 2025.

She reported and fact-checked the 2022 podcast "The Disappearance of Nuseiba Hasan" for Gimlet Media, which was named one of the best 20 podcasts of the year by The Guardian.

Get in touch: kelly@kellyrbennett.com

Kelly’s investigations have also appeared in the Toronto Star/Global Reporting Centre, The Globe and Mail, The Narwhal, Voice of San Diego and CBC News.

She was a staff reporter/editor at CBC News and an investigative reporter/editor at Voice of San Diego, where she was named a finalist for the Livingston Award. Kelly contributed to the body of work that won a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.