California Governor Commutes Sentence in Shaken Baby Case

by A.C. Thompson
ProPublica, April 6, 2012, 4:48 p.m.

California Gov. Jerry Brown today commuted the sentence of Shirley Ree Smith, a 51-year-old woman whose 1997 conviction for shaking her infant grandson to death has drawn national attention.

Campaign Ads: How To Free the Files at Your TV Station

by Daniel Victor
ProPublica, April 6, 2012, 12:58 p.m.

Whether you work for a news organization or not, we’re asking for help posting public data detailing what super PACs are spending on political ads. Here’s how to do it.

The Best Watchdog Journalism On Fracking

by Blair Hickman and Cora Currier
ProPublica, April 6, 2012, 10:52 a.m.

A special edition of Top #Muckreads in advance of a ProPublica Tenement Talk on “The Perils and Promise of Fracking.”