Local and Community Investigative Journalism

ProPublica Is Seeking New Applicants for Its Local Reporting Network

We are looking to work with three more newsrooms, for a year beginning in April 2021, on accountability journalism projects.

by ProPublica

Feb. 5, 11:07 a.m. EST

About the Local Reporting Network

ProPublica is supporting local and regional newsrooms as they work on important investigative projects affecting their communities. Topics include sexual violence, conflicts of interest, housing, and workplace safety. Our partner, the Anchorage Daily News, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for our collaboration.

The Cutting

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by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

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Polluter’s Paradise

Air Quality Regulators in “Cancer Alley” Have Fallen Dangerously Behind

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Power Play

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Distinguished Fellows

These reporters are pursuing a broad range of important investigative projects in partnership with ProPublica over a three-year period.

Kyle Hopkins

Anchorage Daily News

Anchorage, Alaska
Molly Parker

The Southern Illinoisan

Carbondale, Illinois
Rob Perez

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii
Jennifer Smith Richards

Chicago Tribune

Chicago, Illinois
Wendi C. Thomas

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Memphis, Tennessee
Ken Ward Jr.

Mountain State Spotlight

West Virginia

Partner Newsrooms

These newsrooms and reporters are working with ProPublica for one year on an accountability journalism project.

Arizona Daily Star

Tucson, Arizona

Reporter: Amy Silverman
Arizona Republic

Phoenix, Arizona

Reporter: Alden Woods
Asbury Park Press

Neptune, New Jersey

Reporter: Andrew Ford
Bay City News Foundation

Oakland, California

Reporter: Scott Morris
The Business Journal

Youngstown, Ohio

Reporter: Dan O’Brien
Capital Gazette

Annapolis, Maryland

Reporter: Danielle Ohl
The Daily Herald

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Reporter: David Bernstein
The Desert Sun

Palm Springs, California

Reporter: Janet Wilson
The Frontier

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Reporter: Brianna Bailey
Georgia Health News

Atlanta, GA

Reporter: Max Blau
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii

Reporters: Rob Perez, Sophie Cocke
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Louisville, Kentucky

Reporter: R.G. Dunlop
The Maine Monitor

Hallowell, Maine

Reporter: Samantha Hogan
Miami Herald

Miami, Florida

Reporter: Carol Marbin Miller
New Mexico In Depth

Albuequerque, New Mexico

Reporter: Bryant Furlow
The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun

Raleigh, North Carolina

Reporter: Carli Brosseau
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland, Oregon

Reporter: Tony Schick
The Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach, Florida

Reporter: Lulu Ramadan
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Spotlight PA

Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Reporter: Bob Fernandez
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond, Virginia

Reporter: Patrick Wilson
WBEZ

Chicago, Illinois

Reporter: Shannon Heffernan