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Opinion | ProPublica’s reporting on Pete Hegseth is journalism done right

Rigorous reporting revealed a potentially big story was a nonstory. For its verification efforts, the nonprofit took a beating.

December 12, 2024

Tom Jones

How ProPublica kept focus on humanity at every stage of series on homelessness and possession loss

The nonprofit is working to 'center and focus on the voices of people who have experienced this'

June 11, 2024

Amaris Castillo

Opinion | Breaking down ProPublica’s Samuel Alito scoop and Alito’s preemptive WSJ response

The Supreme Court justice criticized a ProPublica story in the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal before ProPublica’s story had even posted.

June 22, 2023

Annie Aguiar

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

A ProPublica story about Justice Clarence Thomas accepting gifts from a billionaire has renewed calls for the court to adopt a formal ethics code

April 17, 2023

Matthew Crowley

Opinion | The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board blasts ProPublica over its Clarence Thomas investigation

In an astonishingly brazen editorial, the Journal’s editorial board called it ‘The Smearing of Clarence Thomas’ and a ‘non-bombshell.’

April 10, 2023

Tom Jones

Opinion | ProPublica’s bombshell report about Clarence Thomas and other links for your weekend review

The Supreme Court justice has been treated to luxury vacations by a billionaire Republican for more than 20 years without disclosure, ProPublica says.

April 7, 2023

Tom Jones

Opinion | Is there anything wrong with ProPublica’s story about the taxes of the rich?

ProPublica shows, in detail, why we should at least examine how taxes work for the rich. And that gives its investigation journalistic value.

June 9, 2021

Tom Jones

For local nonprofit news, 2020 was a very good year, and 2021 will be even better

Five initiatives are directing money and talent to local newsrooms across the country. Can it make up for the decline of legacy newsrooms?

January 26, 2021

Rick Edmonds

How do you follow a Pulitzer-winning project? By listening.

ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News worked with Alaskans to tell their stories about sexual assault

July 16, 2020

Kristen Hare

How ProPublica and Frontline tracked down a violent white supremacist with a government security clearance

The first thing A.C. Thompson wants you to know about this red-capped man captured in…

July 5, 2018

David Beard

Try This: These students hacked Microsoft’s presentation tool for mobile storytelling

This article originally appeared in Try This! — Tools for Journalism, our newsletter about digital…

August 22, 2017

Ren LaForme

These 6 numbers show ProPublica’s growth since Election Day

Thanks to a shoutout from John Oliver, the election of President Trump, an insult from…

May 8, 2017

Benjamin Mullin

Craig Newmark Foundation gives $1 million to ProPublica

The Craig Newmark Foundation, the philanthropic endeavor started by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, announced on…

March 1, 2017

Benjamin Mullin

After 7 years, a veteran of Chicago journalism is getting back in the game

As a journalism professor, Louise Kiernan often talks with her students about jobs. On Thursday,…

February 24, 2017

Kristen Hare

ProPublica names Louise Kiernan first editor in chief of ProPublica Illinois

ProPublica Illinois announced Louise Kiernan as its first editor in chief on Tuesday. Kiernan, who…

February 21, 2017

Kristen Hare

Opinion | ProPublica’s reporting on Pete Hegseth is journalism done right

Opinion | Breaking down ProPublica’s Samuel Alito scoop and Alito’s preemptive WSJ response

Opinion | The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board blasts ProPublica over its Clarence Thomas investigation

Opinion | ProPublica’s bombshell report about Clarence Thomas and other links for your weekend review

Opinion | Is there anything wrong with ProPublica’s story about the taxes of the rich?

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