Branden Eastwood

Branden Eastwood is a multimedia journalist who splits time between the US and Indonesia. He attended the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and graduated with a degree in visual journalism from the Brooks Institute of Photography. You can see his photography work at brandeneastwood.com.
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Anissa wearing the UW jersey she helped produce. (Photo by Branden Eastwood)

Threads of global manufacturing tie UW apparel back to Indonesia

by Branden Eastwood
The goal: to track down the person who made one Huskies sweatshirt, in hopes of narrowing the gap between U.S. consumers and the lives of garment workers.
Sep 21, 2013

The (other) oil industry greenwashes de-forestation in Indonesia

by Branden Eastwood
It is a shock to think of Indonesia as the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. How could a country that boasts one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems be spewing out more carbon and methane than economic powerhouses such as Germany and Japan? The answer lies in the forest. Or what’s left of […]
Nov 21, 2012