Scaling Up: Pork producers are becoming more specialized
This is the second in a five-part series titled “Scaling Up.” Each week, we’ll release a new graphic explaining one […]
Russia captures largest nuclear plant in Europe. Now what?
On the night of March 3, more than 4 million people watched a livestream of security camera footage from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Located along the southern bank of the Dnieper River, the six reactors at Zaporizhzhia constitute the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Bright flashes illuminated columns of armored vehicles, which were […]
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Promised debt relief, some Black farmers get collection notices
After amassing more than $100,000 in debt over more than two decades of farming, a Georgia-based farmer named Denver got welcome news last year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers like him would be eligible for a new debt relief program. USDA would pay off certain loans and give him a little extra for […]
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GRAPHIC: Use of the H-2A program more than tripled in past decade
The H-2A temporary agricultural program — which allows U.S. agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for seasonal jobs — has […]
Graphic: A 40-year look at the busiest canal on the Mississippi River
Millions of tons of corn, wheat and soybeans travel down the Mississippi River each year to be shipped all over […]
The Global Investigative Journalism Conference Goes Online Nov. 2021; We Head to Sydney in ’22
The 2021 Global Investigative Journalism Conference, originally scheduled to take place in Sydney, Australia, will instead be held online this […]
The Global Rise of University-Based Investigative Journalism Centers
This story was originally published by the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Also check out IJEC’s overview of investigative centers linked […]
Center for Public Integrity welcomes new staff
The Center for Public Integrity has promoted veteran staff member Jamie Smith Hopkins to editor and is making key additions to the nonprofit investigative news organization’s reporting and audience teams. Corey Mitchell, an associate editor and reporter at Education Week, will join Public Integrity on Feb. 22 as a senior reporter covering education. Lisa Yanick […]
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How we did it: ‘They think workers are like dogs.’ How pork plant execs sacrificed safety for profits
With support from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, we deeply examined the outbreak at Triumph Foods, which sickened hundreds […]
Analysis: N.C.’s rural Covid-19 rate stems from meatpacking plants
While nursing homes and prisons made up most rural hot spots in the spring, growing evidence now points to a […]