July 2016 Archive
ProPublica Responds to Company’s Critique of Machine Bias Story
Northpointe asserts that a software program it sells that predicts the likelihood a person will commit future crimes is equally fair to black and white defendants. We re-examined the data, considered the company’s criticisms, and stand by our conclusions.
Technical Response to Northpointe
Northpointe asserts that a software program it sells that predicts the likelihood a person will commit future crimes is equally fair to black and white defendants. We re-examined the data, considered the company’s criticisms, and stand by our conclusions.
SRSLY: Why Make Something When Nothing Sells Just as Well?
Your three-minute read on the best reporting you probably missed.
The Best Reporting on Hillary Clinton Over the Years
Clinton has been in the public eye for four decades — and there have been investigative stories about her for nearly as long.
New Jersey Student Loan Agency to Staff: Don’t Tell Borrowers About Help Unless They Ask
It’s yet another obstacle for borrowers from the country’s largest state-based college loan program.
Set It and Forget It: How Default Settings Rule the World
The many ways we act by default (without even knowing it).
Judge Tosses Out Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against ProPublica, CIR
A federal district judge ruled that an Arizona businessman failed to provide evidence to back up his claim that he was defamed in an August 2014 story
The Best Reporting on Tim Kaine Through the Years
Through accountability stories and other in-depth reports, we took a look back at the career of the Virginia senator who Hillary Clinton has picked as her running mate.
SRSLY: The Female Viagra: 0.5 Satisfying Sexual Events Per Month if You Don’t Pass Out
Your three-minute read on the best reporting you probably missed.
Delayed, Denied, Dismissed: Failures on the FOIA Front
On the 50th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act, here are ProPublica reporters’ most frustrating public record failures.
The Secret Documents That Detail How Patients’ Privacy is Breached
A federal agency sends thousands of letters a year to health providers closing out complaints about HIPAA violations. Though the government could make those letters public, it doesn’t. ProPublica has started to do so.
Read the HIPAA Closure Letters For Yourself
Under the Freedom of Information Act, ProPublica requested letters closing HIPAA complaint investigations. Here’s what we’ve received so far.
New Report: Problem Care Harms Almost One-Third of Rehab Hospital Patients
Many patients sent to rehab facilities to recover from medical crises or procedures sometimes suffer additional harm from the care itself, a government study concludes.
What’s The Rent? NYC Housing Officials Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development is flouting a rent-reporting requirement for apartments built under the city’s single biggest housing tax break. Mayor Bill de Blasio doesn’t seem to mind.
