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Following CARES Act money

The CARES Act ranks as the largest stimulus spending bill in U.S. history and much of it is still flowing through coffers across the nation. This panel will teach you […]
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Behind the story: FBI Use of Force

More than a year after the killing of George Floyd, the FBI's new national Use of Force database has yet to be released publicly. While participation is rising, the FBI […]
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Overcoming public records challenges and appealing

Anyone who has filed a public records request has likely been met with frustration after frustration. In this session, we'll give specific advice on overcoming FOIA roadblocks. We'll walk through […]
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Covering domestic extremism

People inclined toward domestic terrorism and extremism are in all of our communities, and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot exposed that this issue goes well beyond protected speech and ideology. […]
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The Hidden Tab

In The Hidden Tab, an ongoing series published throughout 2021, this collaborative team of reporters revealed in the greatest detail ever how taxpayers foot a massive annual bill to run […]
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Code of Silence: Sexual Misconduct by Federal Judges, the Secret System that Protects Them and the Women who Blew the Whistle

The author’s original investigations of this case for the Houston Chronicle exposed for the first time the allegations of repeated sexual assault that a federal court employee had made in […]
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Unmasking America: The Lingering Toll of COVID-19

For this project, a team of 35 student reporting fellows from 17 universities investigated disparities in policies and practices that intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fellows conducted deep research, including […]
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Sacrifice Zones: Mapping Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution

In a groundbreaking data analysis and interactive map, ProPublica revealed more than 1,000 hot spots of toxic industrial air pollution that the EPA has allowed to take root across America, […]
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Airstrikes Gone Wrong

The final airstrike of America’s longest war took deadly aim at a suspected terrorist believed to be planning an attack on U.S. troops exiting Kabul. It went horribly wrong. The […]
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What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol

We know what happened on January 6th: An insurrectionist mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the counting of electoral college votes, whipped on by a president […]
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The Secret IRS Files

was a historic scoop — the greatest trove of heretofore secret financial information on the ultrawealthy ever made public. In its first paragraphs, it revealed that two of the richest […]
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Diplomats for Sale

A diplomatic passport has become the ultimate luxury item for the world’s super rich. It allows the holder to live tax free, bypass customs and carry contraband across international borders. […]
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NPR’s ​Embedded​:​ ​“Mitch”

“Mitch,” a five-part podcast documentary and reporting project from NPR’s ​Embedded​, explores the political rise, influence, and impact of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The series draws on archival records […]
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How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich

Disasters are becoming more common in the U.S. as climate change drives more severe droughts, floods and wildfires. The federal government spends billions of dollars annually helping communities rebuild and […]
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Seclusion And Restraint

It’s not often that a single local education news story uncovers a dangerous secret, garners the attention of the public and lawmakers on a national level, influences federal and local […]
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The Legacy of Guantanamo

This NPR series on waste and dysfunction at the U.S. prison and military court at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the total failure there of the American legal and judicial systems, […]
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