January 2019 Archive

“Doubling Down”: With Private Care Push, Trump’s VA Bucks Lawmakers and Some Veterans Groups

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Jan. 31, 2019, 3:13 p.m. EST

A Power Grab in Kentucky Sparks a Revolt

by Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, and Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader,

Jan. 31, 2019, 9 a.m. EST

OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market

by David Armstrong,

Jan. 30, 2019, 3 p.m. EST

Ex-IBM Executive Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Names of Employees Over Age 50 Who’d Been Laid Off

by Peter Gosselin,

Jan. 29, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours

by Jeremy B. Merrill, special to ProPublica, and Ariana Tobin,

Jan. 28, 2019, 4:29 p.m. EST

A Onetime Rising Democratic Star Faces Questions About Voter Privacy

by Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, and Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader,

Jan. 28, 2019, 12 p.m. EST

Everybody in Chicago’s Mayor’s Race Says They Want Ticket Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Jan. 25, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

When Illinois Laws Meet Real People

by Logan Jaffe,

Jan. 25, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

Ex-Sanitation Salvage Workers Protest: “All We Want Is for Them to Pay Us What They Owe Us”

by Kiera Feldman for ProPublica,

Jan. 24, 2019, 5:04 p.m. EST

What ProPublica Is Doing About Diversity in 2019

by Lena V. Groeger, Liz Sharp, Sisi Wei, and Stephen Engelberg,

Jan. 24, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Students! ProPublica Wants to Pay for You to Attend a Journalism Conference in 2019

by Lena V. Groeger,

Jan. 24, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Required to Fight Money Laundering?

by Heather Vogell,

Jan. 23, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

ProPublica Wins John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism

by ProPublica,

Jan. 22, 2019, 2:25 p.m. EST

Former MS-13 Member Who Secretly Helped Police Is Deported

by Hannah Dreier,

Jan. 22, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Correction: Stories on Insanity Defense Included Factual Errors and Inaccurate Data

by ProPublica and The Malheur Enterprise,

Jan. 18, 2019, 8:03 p.m. EST

Long-Lost Records Surface in Wrongful Conviction Case, Detailing Lead Detective’s Fondling of Informants

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Jan. 18, 2019, 6 p.m. EST

Austin Police Department Orders Deeper Investigation After Audit Finds It Misclassified Cleared Rape Cases

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Jan. 18, 2019, 12 p.m. EST

The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree.

by Ryan Gabrielson,

Jan. 17, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

How the FBI Uses Unproven Image Analysis Techniques in Criminal Cases

by Lucas Waldron,

Jan. 17, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Two New Lawsuits Allege Surgical Errors During Heart Transplants at St. Luke’s in Houston

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

Jan. 16, 2019, 2 p.m. EST

How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, ProPublica, and Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ Chicago,

Jan. 16, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois.

by Logan Jaffe,

Jan. 16, 2019, 3:59 a.m. CST

How We Analyzed Video Gambling in Illinois

by Sandhya Kambhampati and Jason Grotto,

Jan. 16, 2019, 3:58 a.m. CST

What We Learned From the First Year of the Local Reporting Network

by Charles Ornstein,

Jan. 15, 2019, 6:12 p.m. EST

What Engagement Reporting Does — and Doesn’t — Mean at ProPublica

by Ariana Tobin, Adriana Gallardo, Logan Jaffe and Beena Raghavendran,

Jan. 15, 2019, 2:42 p.m. EST

St. Luke’s in Houston Replaces Its President, Other Top Leaders After Series of Care Lapses, Recent Deadly Error

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

Jan. 14, 2019, 7:40 p.m. EST

Nation’s Largest Mental Health Organization Urges Supported Housing Reforms

by Joaquin Sapien,

Jan. 14, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Memorial Sloan Kettering Curbs Executives’ Ties to Industry After Conflict-of-Interest Scandals

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

Jan. 11, 2019, 7:05 p.m. EST

We’re Expanding Our Washington Coverage

by ProPublica,

Jan. 11, 2019, 10:21 a.m. EST

Scientists Call for Drastic Drop in Emissions. U.S. Appears to Have Gone the Other Way.

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Jan. 11, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

ProPublica Hires Reporter Ava Kofman to Cover Technology

by ProPublica,

Jan. 10, 2019, 10:26 a.m. EST

Long Island Schools Move to Curb Police Role in Detaining Immigrant Students

by Hannah Dreier,

Jan. 10, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Proposal Seeks to Give New York’s Private Trash Industry Watchdog Sharper Teeth

by Kiera Feldman for ProPublica,

Jan. 9, 2019, 4:51 p.m. EST

Can the U.S. Military Build a Border Wall Even as It Struggles to Rebuild Itself?

by Joe Sexton,

Jan. 8, 2019, 5 p.m. EST

Say What? How Reporters Gather and Use Quotations

by Steve Mills,

Jan. 8, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

Top Cancer Doctor, Forced Out Over Ties to Drug Makers, Joins Their Ranks

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

Jan. 7, 2019, 6:17 p.m. EST

“Get Out”: Black Families Harassed in Their Own Homes

by Rahima Nasa and Rachel Glickhouse,

Jan. 7, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Feeling Trapped by Vehicle Tickets? Let’s Talk About It — Live

by Derrick Clifton,

Jan. 4, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

Jan. 4, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

ProPublica’s Year in (Mostly) Visual Journalism

by David Sleight,

Jan. 3, 2019, 2:15 p.m. EST

Audit Finds Austin, Texas, Improperly Cleared Rapes

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Jan. 3, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Para un niño inmigrante, ¿cómo resulta vislumbrar el sueño americano para que luego se lo arrebaten?

by Ginger Thompson,

Jan. 2, 2019, 12 p.m. EST

Will Pelosi Open the Floor to Bipartisan Ideas?

by Derek Willis,

Jan. 2, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Meet ProPublica’s New Emerging Reporters

by Katie Zavadski,

Jan. 2, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

What We’re Watching

Sharon Lerner

Andy Kroll

Melissa Sanchez

Jesse Coburn