January 2019 Archive
How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost
Lawmakers said legalizing video gambling would generate billions of dollars for the state. Instead, it’s proved to be little more than a money grab.
Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois.
More than 30,000 video gambling machines are scattered across Illinois, and gambling addiction appears to be on the rise.
How We Analyzed Video Gambling in Illinois
Here’s how we conducted an in-depth look at the rapid expansion of video gambling in the state and its financial and social costs.
What We Learned From the First Year of the Local Reporting Network
Reporters across the country are brimming with ideas for great stories to investigate. All they lack is time and support.
What Engagement Reporting Does — and Doesn’t — Mean at ProPublica
So you’ve filled out a questionnaire, signed up for an investigation or talked with one of our engagement reporters. Here’s what to expect from this kind of journalism.
St. Luke’s in Houston Replaces Its President, Other Top Leaders After Series of Care Lapses, Recent Deadly Error
The sudden removal of the three executives follows a yearlong investigation by ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle into widespread problems at the hospital, including deaths in its heart transplant program.
Nation’s Largest Mental Health Organization Urges Supported Housing Reforms
In a letter citing a ProPublica and Frontline investigation, the National Alliance on Mental Illness has asked a U.S. district judge to ensure that people who have moved out of adult homes and into their own apartments have what they need to do so safely.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Curbs Executives’ Ties to Industry After Conflict-of-Interest Scandals
The cancer center will now bar top officials from sitting on outside boards of for-profit companies, and is conducting a wide-scale review of other policies.
Scientists Call for Drastic Drop in Emissions. U.S. Appears to Have Gone the Other Way.
A report by a private research company found that U.S. emissions, which amount to one-sixth of the planet's, didn't fall in 2018 but instead skyrocketed. The 3.4 percent jump for 2018, projected by the firm, would be second-largest surge in greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. since Bill Clinton was president.
Long Island Schools Move to Curb Police Role in Detaining Immigrant Students
In response to our story about a student who was detained and deported after drawing a doodle of his school mascot, the Huntington district is seeking a countywide agreement to rein in school-based police officers.
Proposal Seeks to Give New York’s Private Trash Industry Watchdog Sharper Teeth
The legislation would allow the agency to bar union officials from representing workers in the industry if they are found to be lacking “good character, honesty and integrity.”
Can the U.S. Military Build a Border Wall Even as It Struggles to Rebuild Itself?
President Donald Trump has floated the idea that the military build his much-touted border wall. Tonight, the idea might become reality.
Say What? How Reporters Gather and Use Quotations
Journalists work hard to get the truth and capture comments that are compelling and colorful.
Top Cancer Doctor, Forced Out Over Ties to Drug Makers, Joins Their Ranks
AstraZeneca has hired Dr. José Baselga, the former chief medical officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering, to lead its cancer research unit.
“Get Out”: Black Families Harassed in Their Own Homes
Our Documenting Hate database shows that the terrorizing of people where they live is alive and well decades after the civil rights movement.
Feeling Trapped by Vehicle Tickets? Let’s Talk About It — Live
We’re hosting a community forum on March 4 and would love to see you.
U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation
The Education Department said it will look into a long-standing complaint of racial inequities in Wolf Point schools after The New York Times and ProPublica wrote a story about the issue.
ProPublica’s Year in (Mostly) Visual Journalism
2018 marked 10 years of pairing fearless investigative journalism with engaging and inventive presentations.
