Eric Umansky
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ProPublica Is Hiring a Reporter-Blogger
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - November 25, 2009 12:16 pm EST
ProPublica is looking for a reporter-blogger who will follow up on and synthesize investigative journalism by others. We're looking for a journalist who has a critical eye and a knack for daily writing and reporting.
In addition to reporting experience, we're looking for somebody who has worked on the Web and is excited about rethinking how serious journalism can be done online.
We don't pretend to have all the answers about how enterprising, aggressive journalism should best be married with the iterative model of … more…
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by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - September 30, 2009 8:26 am EST
New Feature: Tracking Stimulus Spending—Made Easy!
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - August 5, 2009 11:35 am EST
Obama’s Actual Words on Indefinite Detention
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - July 6, 2009 5:07 pm EST
Steal our stories
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - May 6, 2009 1:47 pm EST
Whitehouse.gov Reinserts Call to ‘Repeal’ Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - May 2, 2009 10:55 am EST
Whitehouse.gov Reinserts Call to “Repeal” Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - May 2, 2009 10:55 am EST
Contractors Wounded in War Return Home to Fight AIG and Other Insurers
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - April 16, 2009 3:45 pm EST
Frontline on International Bribery
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - April 7, 2009 5:39 pm EST
Introducing Our Stimulus Blog
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - March 3, 2009 3:01 pm EST
Light Posting Alert
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - February 16, 2009 9:34 am EST
Introducing ShovelWatch.org: Tracking the Stimulus From Bills to Building
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - February 9, 2009 10:20 am EST
AG Nominee Holder Suggests Secret Memos May Be Released
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - February 2, 2009 5:25 pm EST
Missing Memos: Take A Look Yourself
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - January 29, 2009 1:30 pm EST
Obama Begins to Fulfill Gitmo Promise
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - January 22, 2009 4:32 pm EST
Tracking Obama’s Promises
by Eric Umansky and Scott Klein, ProPublica - January 20, 2009 12:40 pm EST
Light Posting Alert
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - January 19, 2009 11:40 am EST
Gitmo Database Details 779 Prisoners’ Cases
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - January 15, 2009 4:28 pm EST
How You Can Help Us Flag Great Journalism (Now Even Easier!)
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - December 30, 2008 12:01 pm EST
ProPublica: Steal Our Stories!
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - December 24, 2008 12:59 pm EST
Browse Iraq Reconstruction History For Yourself
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - December 15, 2008 6:06 pm EST
Obama Announces (Controversial) EPA Pick
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - December 15, 2008 5:29 pm EST
Tell Us About Yourselves
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - December 9, 2008 5:17 pm EST
Bush—By Your Numbers
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - December 8, 2008 11:01 am EST
Obama Details Promises for Transparency
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - November 7, 2008 5:32 pm EST
What Happens if Felon-Senator Stevens Wins?
Eric Umansky and Jesse Nankin, ProPublica - November 5, 2008 1:01 pm EST
AIG’s Risk Models Missed Major Risks
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - November 3, 2008 11:48 am EST
Former Prosecutor: War Crimes Case “Eviscerated”
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 31, 2008 1:14 pm EST
Pentagon Investigating Gitmo Abuse? Who Knows
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 29, 2008 4:39 pm EST
Gitmo Tribunal: Things Fall Apart
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 29, 2008 10:40 am EST
Dems Warn Banks: Lend Bailout Money—or Else
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 28, 2008 10:43 am EST
Gitmo Dismissals Don’t Include One of Most Problematic Cases
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 22, 2008 10:50 am EST
Admin on Gitmo: We’re Staying the Course
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 21, 2008 9:00 am EST
After Earful From Senators, AIG Suspends Lobbying
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 20, 2008 4:29 pm EST
Banks Hoarding Bailout Money
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 17, 2008 10:39 am EST
The Gutting of the SEC
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 15, 2008 10:20 am EST
A Quick Note, And a Good Explainer
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 13, 2008 10:49 am EST
Gov’t-Owned AIG: We’re Still Lobbying!
by Eric Umansky and Sharona Coutts, ProPublica - October 10, 2008 3:52 pm EST
McCain Campaign Works to Discredit Coming ‘Troopergate’ Report
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 10, 2008 10:18 am EST
Talking With ‘The Trillion Dollar Meltdown’s’ Charles Morris
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 8, 2008 1:47 pm EST
Little Scrutiny of Gov’t's Rapid Financial Rule Changes
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 8, 2008 10:01 am EST
DOJ: We’re Not Releasing Gitmo Detainees
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 7, 2008 5:01 pm EST
Judge Orders 17 Gitmo Detainees Released
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 7, 2008 11:38 am EST
Did Lehman Bros. Lie to Investors?
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 6, 2008 10:46 am EST
How Will The McCain Campaign ‘Get Rid’ of Corruption on Wall Street?
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 3, 2008 4:48 pm EST
SEC Oversight of Investment Banks Was in Shambles
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 3, 2008 10:23 am EST
The Six Gitmo Prosecutors Who Protested
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 1, 2008 12:59 pm EST
SEC ‘Clarifies’ Accounting Rule, But Lobbyists Want More
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - October 1, 2008 10:35 am EST
Former Gitmo Prosecutor: Detainee Was Child Soldier and ‘Duped’
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - September 29, 2008 4:38 pm EST
How AIG Imploded
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - September 29, 2008 10:23 am EST
Another Gitmo Prosecutor Resigns in Protest
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - September 25, 2008 10:50 am EST
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As a senior editor at ProPublica, I oversee daily reporting. Previously, I wrote Slate's "Today's Papers". I've also written, mostly on national security issues for The New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, The New Republic, and elsewhere. Earlier in my career, I was editor of MotherJones.com.
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