Demócratas de alto nivel exigen investigación de operativos mortales...
by Ginger Thompson Demócratas de alto nivel en los comités tanto de asuntos extranjeros como los judiciales de la Cámara de Representantes exigieron eljueves una investigación de los operativos...
View ArticleAnother Thing Disappearing From Rural America: Maternal Care
by Adriana Gallardo and Nina Martin Maternity care is disappearing from America’s rural counties, and for the 28 million women of reproductive age living in those areas, pregnancy and childbirth are...
View ArticleProPublica, NPR and BPL Presents to Host Maternal Health Forum With Advice...
by ProPublica By many measures, the U.S. has become the most dangerous place to give birth in the affluent world. Each year 700 to 900 American women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes –...
View ArticleThe Freedom Plea: How Prosecutors Deny Exonerations by Dangling the Prison Keys
by Megan Rose Despite new evidence undermining the convictions of at least eight men for violent crimes in both Baltimore City and County over the last two decades, none were exonerated. Instead, they...
View ArticleWhat Does an Innocent Man Have to Do to Go Free? Plead Guilty.
by Megan Rose On Oct. 15, 2008, James Owens shuffled, head high despite his shackles, into a Baltimore courtroom, eager for his new trial to begin. Two decades into a life sentence, he would finally...
View ArticleHelp Us Monitor Political Ads Online
by Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson During the 2016 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump’s operatives bragged to the press that they tried to dissuade African Americans from voting by targeting...
View ArticleThe Breakthrough: Hopelessness and Exploitation Inside Homes for Mentally Ill
by Joaquin Sapien In the 1960s, New York began to clear out its scandal-ridden psychiatric hospitals. In their place, a new system emerged. Thousands of mentally ill New Yorkers moved into “adult...
View ArticleHow the Truth Can Get Damaged in a Hurricane, Too
by Andrew Revkin The disinformation and falsehoods that can accompany breaking news online — involving terror attacks or national elections — have become a familiar plague in recent years. Big weather...
View ArticleIntroducing Our Data Journalism Advisers
by Scott Klein and Ryann Grochowski Jones It’s no secret that we like math at ProPublica. Our data team creates its own statistical models, drawing insights that support — and help guide — reporting...
View ArticleFamiliares de niños indocumentados atrapados en operaciones anti-tráfico humano
por Hannah Dreier Este verano, Edwin, un hombre de Kansas City, recibió una llamada de funcionarios de inmigración que le informaron que habían recogido a su sobrino en la frontera sur. Querían...
View ArticleRelatives of Undocumented Children Caught Up in ICE Dragnet
by Hannah Dreier This summer, a Kansas City man named Edwin got a call from immigration officials. They had picked up his nephew at the southern border and wanted to release the teen into his care. So...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Is Big and Complicated. Help Us Understand It.
by ProPublica ProPublica would like to hear from people who have expertise in some facet of the health insurance industry. It’s one of the most important industries in the country and takes up a...
View ArticleProPublica’s Alec MacGillis to Receive Lovejoy Award
by ProPublica ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis will be the recipient of the 2017 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. Sponsored by Colby College, the honor recognizes a member of the news profession who has...
View ArticleHouston Officials Hope Harvey Convinces Congress to Fund Coastal Barrier
by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Tuesday gave his strongest endorsement to date for constructing a...
View ArticleProPublica and Texas Tribune Project on Dangers of Hurricanes to Houston a...
by ProPublica The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers announced today that “Boomtown, Flood Town,” a collaboration between ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, is a finalist for the North...
View ArticleRethinking the ‘Infrastructure’ Discussion Amid a Blitz of Hurricanes
by Andrew Revkin The wonky words infrastructure and resilience have circulated widely of late, particularly since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma struck paralyzing, costly blows in two of America’s...
View ArticleThe Trump Administration Plans to End a Refugee Program for Children
by Marcelo Rochabrun The Trump administration plans to stop accepting refugee applications from children with U.S.-based parents from three violence-riddled Central American countries — El Salvador,...
View ArticleFacebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’
by Julia Angwin, Madeleine Varner and Ariana Tobin Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook’s self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for...
View ArticleIndependent Monitors Found Benzene Levels After Harvey Six Times Higher Than...
by Lisa Song and Al Shaw, ProPublica, and Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune
View ArticleFacebook Moves to Prevent Advertisers From Targeting Haters
by Daniel Golden In the wake of ProPublica’s report Thursday that Facebook advertisers could have directed pitches to almost 2,300 people interested in “Jew hater” and other anti-Semitic topics, the...
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