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Confrontations with judges are grabbing attention, but more quietly a pattern of questionable arrests shows the extent to which the administration is willing to test norms and laws.

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The Mississippi sheriff whose department had been under federal investigation for torturing people staffed his mother’s commercial chicken farm with inmates from the county jail and used taxpayer-purchased equipment to improve the grounds.

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Over the next three years, they filed thousands of public records requests, searching statewide for evidence of other law enforcement agencies using legal agreements to hide employee histories from one another — and the public. gijn.org/stories/inve...

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Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,” said one grant recipient. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Fake papers are slowing research that has helped millions of people with lifesaving medicine and therapies. Analysts’ data shows that fields related to cancer and medicine are particularly hard-hit, while areas such as philosophy and art are less affected.

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The way communities elect school board members plays a key, if often overlooked, role in whether racially diverse districts experience takeovers by ideologically driven conservatives seeking to exert greater influence over what children learn in public schools. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/19/t...

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#JournalismJobs @ProPublica.org is seeking a computational journalist to help uncover abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust. The journalist will find, or build, the data that uncovers stories with an accountability lens.

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GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.

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Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia.

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The Global Investigative Journalism Network shares some of the no-cost, easy-to-use digital tools that NICAR speakers described as both surprisingly useful and generally underused by reporters.

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Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in raids and sweeps.

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Investigative journalists at the recent NICAR25 data journalism summit said that these enthusiasts are a valuable, media-friendly, and underused source of critical tips and information, along with specialist industry magazines.

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The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude method for identifying research he calls “woke.”

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Amazon, ride-sharing apps, travel companies, and retail giants such as Staples and Target have engaged in the practice, which can set different prices for customers based on factors including internet browsing data or where they live.

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ICYMI: We announced our inaugural cohort of Ida B. Wells Society Investigative Reporting Fellows. Read more about the journalists and the work they'll be doing here: buff.ly/bhgScJE

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Any actions that involve environmental activities will affect communities nationwide. Journalists can connect the dots. “Environmental issues are one of the best opportunities to localize national news and put it in a community context.”

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The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court.

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Louisiana has a long record of convicting and sentencing to death people later found to be innocent. In the past three decades, the state has exonerated 11 people facing execution, among the highest such numbers in the country.

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The Midwest Newsroom is hiring a journalist with a passion for investigative reporting for a full-time, one-year fellowship in public media. The coverage focus areas are climate, criminal justice, education, immigration, housing, and public health.

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We’re excited to announce the 10 members of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting’s Reporting Fellowship! Read more about the journalists and their upcoming work here: buff.ly/y9mobIQ

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Questions about whether oncologist Dr. Thomas Weiner would be permitted to continue practicing medicine intensified after a @ProPublica.org investigation exposed a trail of patient harm tied to his practice.

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The government of the United States engages with virtually every country in the world on some level. All of these activities are traceable at some level through public-facing databases.

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City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.

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A flood of bots designed to help people navigate their college and career options have surfaced over the last two years, but he more students turn to chatbots, the fewer chances they have to develop real-life relationships that can lead to later success.

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#JournalismJobs Applications are open for @propublica.org's Local Reporting Network. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of investigative reporting and impact, and provide a memo about the project they’re proposing for the partnership.

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How Cambridge converted those tiny bits of data into massive political wins has never before been made public. Its methods raise disturbing questions about how our personal data can be used to manipulate us.

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While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant. Few records in the HUD system are redacted or anonymized.

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The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for lifesaving transplants. But more and more, they are being skipped over.

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#JournalismJobs @charlotteobserver.com is hiring an investigative reporter with a track record of holding officials accountable by unearthing the impact of their actions. buff.ly/tZ2Pwr3

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Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.

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There’s no perfect alternative to the government databases, but some non-governmental organizations have their own datasets, which can be useful to journalists. Several journalism associations have been making government data available to members.

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#JournalismJobs CalMatters is hiring a managing editor who will run the day-to-day operations and work directly with five assignment editors as well as experts on visuals, data, promotion and more.

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A nearly year-long NPR investigation has found problems with the courts' internal system and a culture of fear about blowing the whistle. Federal judicial employees spoke to NPR about their experience working for judges appointed by presidents from both major political parties.

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Records obtained by Spotlight PA through sources show problems ranging from poor paperwork to failures to contact medical professionals to delays in investigating cases. In the meantime, deaths during open investigations have steeply risen in recent years.

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Applications are now open for the ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program, in which editors will get training in how to manage reporters who are working with data, documents and sensitive sources, including whistleblowers and people who have suffered trauma.

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Recently fired USDA employees told Investigate Midwest the terminations have stalled irrigation projects, rural housing aid and efforts to combat invasive crop diseases. Remaining staff are overwhelmed, and farmers may not receive needed and timely help.

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This investigation almost didn’t get published. The main reason: the accessibility of the sources. Because the repression in Xinjiang is still ongoing, a single wrong word can lead to deportation, imprisonment, or death for witnesses.

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#JournalismJobs #internships The Latino News Network is accepting applications for the Hortencia Zavala Foundation Summer 2025 Internship Program. Applications will be accepted until March 7. The internship is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

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#JournalismJobs @propublica.org is hiring a temporary Audience Editor who will work closely with senior editors and reporters on the presentation and promotion of our stories and who will assist the audience team with daily social platform programming.

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Bloomberg built a custom WhatsApp tipline for drivers to submit screenshots of lockouts and talk to reporters. The tipline helped connect reporters to over 100 sources who provided details about their lived experiences with lockouts and additional data.

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@texasobserver.org has identified the operator of an overtly racist social media account as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and more.

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At least 29 recruits died during basic training at law enforcement academies around the country in the last decade, an AP investigation found. Most died of exertion, dehydration, heatstroke and other conditions tied to intense exercise — often on the first day of training.

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@fieldnotes.co is hiring! Want to expose the (many) misdeeds of the oil & gas industry? Come join our team! Researcher: full-time Research Fellow: full-time, 18-month term, designed for early career folks My DMs are open if you have any questions!

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An NPR analysis of several public data sources, including USASpending.gov and the Federal Procurement Data System, finds errors, omissions and lingering questions about the accuracy and scale of the massive savings claimed by DOGE in recent days.

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Homelessness is at a record high, and there are many investigative stories to tell. ProPublica compiled some of the tips and lessons they've learned from their sources for other reporters pursuing this coverage.

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The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines the group and expands a list of DOGE workers.

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Over the last four years, Tesla has sued at least six car owners in China who had sudden vehicle malfunctions, quality complaints or accidents they claimed were caused by mechanical failures. Tesla won all 11 cases for which AP could determine the verdicts.

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Oh happy day! 😀 ProPublica Opens Application for Five New Local Partners for Its 50 State Initiative

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Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.

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