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Thrilled to see my colleague @shoeshine on this list of the best investigative journalism of the year. Can’t even describe the hustle that went into this piece, after years of reporting. And it’s in fantastic company.
"Walter’s work brings to light labor abuses in places that the government has forgotten or chosen not to look."
Congrats, @shoeshine on making @Longreads Best Investigative Reporting of 2020.
Can't wait for your book!
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Thrilled to chat with @onthemedia about an idea that began from some incredible work by @shoeshine and @amyjharris – and grew into a network of more than 1,000 local journos.
ICYMI: Our engagement reporter @ByardDuncan joined @onthemedia's @Bobosphere to talk about our reporting networks and collaborative journalism!
Listen here: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm…
Grateful to call @lauracmorel my colleague. Congrats on the anniversary, Laura. And I absolutely endorse the lesson in this thread!
On this day three years ago, my first radio segment aired on @reveal while I was one of their investigative fellows.
I've worked on five other shows since then, now as a full-time Reveal reporter.
revealnews.org/episodes/wher…
Much is broken in our society, including the longstanding business models that have supported fact-based, independent journalism. Nonprofit, public media organizations such as @Reveal are among the last bulwarks of this independent press, and we depend on your support.
1/ Well, if there was ever a year that needed investigative reporting, it was 2020. But don’t let your guard down.
Investigative journalism will be even more important in 2021. That’s why we’re asking you to support us.
checkout.fundjournalism.org/…
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BREAKING: In response to our American Rehab series, @SenWarren and @SenatorBaldwin have asked the @USGAO to investigate unpaid labor at drug rehab programs. beta.documentcloud.org/docum…
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1/ @DaveeJonesLock and I were *very* honored to chat with the indomitable @tanzinavega on today's @TheTakeaway about the people who stand to lose the most from problems with #census2020: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tak…
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We should be clear that the defeated president’s efforts are in a new phase. He lost a free and fair election. He has almost entirely lost his court challenges, reinforcing the reality of his defeat. Now he’s asking fellow partisans to simply hand him the presidency.
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Join our community call at 12pm ET with @christinezhang, @sandhya__k, @eaXLR, @swayze, Sachi Kobayashi, JC Polk, @aurabogado, @iff_or to talk about projects in journalism and tech:
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Feeling especially honored this week to play a small role in the extraordinary @reveal process. If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and listen to this week's gut-wrenching show, beginning with @Al_Letson interviewing @Cande313
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1/ 🆕podcast alert:
In this week's show, our first segment takes listeners to Detroit during election week 2020, where @Cande313 talks about what it was like to work as an election volunteer.
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This week's @reveal talks to a nurse practitioner in Iowa who tells us what it’s been like living in a state with one of the biggest COVID-19 spikes in the nation. Tune in now! LISTEN: bit.ly/NSPRNews
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1/ A week ago, I had the honor of interviewing @Cande313. Her experience volunteering as a poll worker in Detriot really got to me, and I haven’t been able to shake it.
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So proud of the amazing team behind this story, and so grateful for their work to be recognized.
.@reveal won the @LoebAwards in the audio category for "Behind Amazon's Big Smiles."
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This week, we talk to a first time voter, whose struggles reflect the divisions facing this country after an historic election.
Then, we look into the chemical, TCE, and how it potentially causes heart defects in unborn babies.
Listen here:
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Not for nothing but this piece @caitielee0917 and I did for @reveal perfectly predicted what would happen on the days after election day.
We told ya'll, down to President Trump's direct quotes. revealnews.org/article/was-f…
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During Black Lives Matter protests this summer, a man in Erie, Pennsylvania was accused of setting fire to a table inside a coffee shop. Afterward, the FBI showed up. Agents wanted to know where the owner of the shop buys her coffee cups.
Here's more: revealnews.org/article/go-af…
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1/ NEW INVESTIGATION
We sued the gov’t to find out how many migrant children were being held long-term in its shelters.
We now have the answer: the U.S. government has detained nearly 1,000 migrant children for longer than one year since fall 2014.
There’s more:
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More data interactives should be built with the compassion and sensitivity of this one, from @iff_or and @aurabogado:
Hover over each of these dots and be reminded that it represents A HUMAN BEING. Learn about those humans. See them.
Full @reveal story: revealnews.org/article/thous…
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1/We were still working on this episode of @reveal when this NK Tweeted this, but bringing it back cause, it’s out.
bit.ly/31FT4i5
In 1898 White Supremacist killed Black Ppl, took over the government, and burned Black business. Out of the ashes rose Jim Crow Laws.
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Also, listen to every word of @aurabogado on @reveal. The nuance, the pathos, the deep questions, and the clarity she narrates in a multi-national immigration story across the Obama & Trump yrs is unlike anything I've ever heard podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…