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ProPublica “Zero Tolerance” Series Wins First-Ever Peabody Catalyst Award
The ProPublica series “Zero Tolerance” on the Trump administration’s family separation policy was awarded on Tuesday the first-ever Peabody Catalyst Award for bringing immediate change to the practice.
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Ida B. Wells Society and ProPublica Announce the 2019 Data Institute
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica announced Monday that applications are open for The Data Institute, a 12-day intensive workshop on how to use data, design and code for journalism. The free program will take place July 22 to Aug. 2 at the New School in New York City.
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ProPublica’s “Zero Tolerance” Series Wins Paul Tobenkin Award
ProPublica reporters Ginger Thompson, Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders are the recipients of this year’s Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award for their stories in the “Zero Tolerance” series examining the Trump administration’s immigration policy at the border.
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ProPublica Named a Finalist for Two Peabody Awards
The ProPublica series “Zero Tolerance” and “The Disappeared” have been named Peabody finalists. In addition, Investigative Reporters and Editors announced that “Zero Tolerance” won the IRE Award for Breaking News.
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ProPublica Wins Six Malofiej Awards for Infographics
The Society for News Design announced this week that ProPublica has won six Malofiej Awards, an annual competition honoring the best infographics in media from around the world.
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Join Our Team in Illinois: We’re Looking for a Data Reporter
We’re seeking a smart, motivated data journalist to join our Chicago-based newsroom.
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ProPublica Illinois and ProPublica Local Reporting Network Partnership Win Awards of Excellence in Health Care Journalism
The Association of Health Care Journalists announced Wednesday that ProPublica Illinois’ “Stuck Kids” series won an Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism in the health policy category, and “Half-Life,” a collaboration between the Santa Fe New Mexican and ProPublica, won in the public health category.
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ProPublica Wins June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
The annual prize honors outstanding journalistic coverage that enhances the public’s understanding of cancer, cancer research or cancer policy.
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ProPublica’s A.C. Thompson Wins Walter Cronkite Award for “Documenting Hate”
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism announced this week that ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson is the winner of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism in the category of Individual Achievement by a National Journalist.
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ProPublica Wins Overseas Press Club Award
The Overseas Press Club announced ProPublica’s “Fuel to the Fire” as the winner of the Whitman Bassow Award, which recognizes the best reporting on international environmental issues.
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ProPublica and Houston Chronicle Project Named a Finalist for Health Care Print Journalism Award
The ProPublica and Houston Chronicle project “Heart Failure” has been named a finalist for the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation’s Health Care Print Journalism Award.
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ProPublica Named a Finalist for 3 Scripps Howard National Journalism Awards
The Scripps Howard Foundation announced today that three projects from ProPublica and the ProPublica Local Reporting Network are finalists for the Scripps Howard National Journalism Awards.
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ProPublica Named a Finalist for Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics
The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced that “A Betrayal” by ProPublica reporter Hannah Dreier is one of five finalists for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.
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ProPublica Wins John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism
ProPublica’s multipart investigation on flawed federal and local law enforcement practices in the struggle against the MS-13 gang won the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism.
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We’re Expanding Our Washington Coverage
We’re going to be digging more into the work of the federal government. And we’re hiring reporters and an editor in Washington, D.C., to do it.
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ProPublica Hires Reporter Ava Kofman to Cover Technology
ProPublica announced Thursday that Ava Kofman is joining its staff as a reporter covering technology. She starts on Jan. 21.
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ProPublica Honored With the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech & Open Government Award
We were recognized for “Trump Town,” a series of articles and a searchable database of 2,724 of President Donald Trump’s political appointees, along with their federal lobbying and financial records.
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ProPublica and International Center of Photography Host “The Cleaners” Film Screening and Talk on Social Media Content Moderation
Who controls what you see on the internet? “The Cleaners,” a documentary by German filmmakers Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block, takes viewers inside a hidden industry of digital “cleaning,” in which content deemed inappropriate is deleted from the internet.
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Experts Explore the Consequences of Bad Science on the Justice System
A panel co-hosted by ProPublica, The New York Times Magazine, Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and Harvard Law’s Criminal Justice Policy Program looked at the use of unreliable forensic science practices and models for reform.
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ProPublica Wins Four Online Journalism Awards
ProPublica was honored with four Online Journalism Awards, the most of any news organization, at the Online News Association Conference on Saturday.
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ProPublica Wins September Sidney Award for “The Shadow Rulers of the VA”
The story shines a light on how a trio of Trump associates are shaping Veterans Affairs policy from Mar-a-Lago.
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“Bombs in Our Backyard” Wins SEJ’s Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting
The new award recognizes the “best of the best” in environmental journalism and was selected from among the first-place winners of SEJ’s seven award categories.
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Marilyn Thompson to Join ProPublica As Senior Editor for Expanded Local Reporting Network
ProPublica announced today that Marilyn Thompson will join its staff as a senior editor supervising the state government-focused group in ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network.
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Ida B. Wells Society and ProPublica Announce the 2018 Data Institute
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica today announced their partnership for the Data Institute.
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ProPublica Named Finalist for 10 ONA Awards
The ONA Awards honor excellence in digital storytelling and distribution.
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ProPublica Hires Data Reporter Jeff Ernsthausen
ProPublica announced today that Jeff Ernsthausen will be joining its staff as a data reporter.
