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Reporting Recipe: How to Identify Suspicious Campaign Finance Records
This week’s episode of “Trump, Inc.” reveals how watchdogs discovered contributions eventually traced to key figures in the Ukraine scandal. Here’s how regular people can do the same on their own.
How to Use Our Database to Report on Accused Priests in Your Area
We published a searchable database of nearly 6,000 clergy members deemed credibly accused of abuse. Here’s how to do your own investigation.
We’ve Gotten a Lot of Questions About Our Database of Credibly Accused Priests. Here Are the Answers.
Our database compiles lists of thousands of priests deemed “credibly accused” of sexual abuse and misconduct. Dozens of readers wrote in with questions and suggestions.
“Las mujeres en un lado y los varones en otro lado”: Cómo fue que los nuevos poderes, y los viejos descuidos, de la Patrulla Fronteriza separaron a una familia
Bajo Trump, los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza ejercen un poder casi desenfrenado sobre el destino de los migrantes; y, sus decisiones, al parecer aleatorias, pueden fracturar familias.
Dating Apps Can Be Dangerous. Congress Is Investigating.
Prompted by press reports, including a recent article by Columbia Journalism Investigations and ProPublica, a House subcommittee announced that it would examine the use of dating apps by minors and the prevalence of sex offenders on such sites.
Líderes católicos prometieron transparencia con el tema del abuso de menores. No han cumplido.
Tras décadas de proteger la identidad de abusadores sexuales infantiles acusados, y, con el fin de revelarlas al público, muchos líderes de la Iglesia Católica comienzan ahora a divulgar listas con sus nombres. Sin embargo, tales listas son incongruentes e incompletas, u omiten detalles críticos.
Sexual Abuse Reports From Illinois’ Catholic Dioceses Are Still Missing A Lot of Data
ProPublica’s “Credibly Accused” database lists names and info of abusers currently or formerly in the ranks of U.S. Catholic dioceses. Here’s a rundown on Illinois.
“Women to One Side, Men to the Other”: How the Border Patrol’s New Powers and Old Carelessness Separated a Family
Under Trump, Border Patrol agents wield nearly unchecked power over the fate of migrants — and their seemingly random decisions can cleave families apart.
Local Accountability Journalism Still Has a Huge Impact
Between the Local Reporting Network and ProPublica Illinois, our work shows that state leaders across the country are listening and things can change.
How These Jail Officials Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes to Inmates
Many cash-strapped Kentucky jails prop up their budgets by selling e-cigarettes to inmates, making more than $1.3 million in 2018. Some jailers, or their friends and family, are making money while jails overlook the health concerns of vaping products.
Sex Offenders Were Becoming Cops. After Our Stories, Alaska’s Governor Wants That To End.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed law comes after Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found that dozens of rural Alaskan police officers had been hired despite criminal convictions.
A Preventable Disaster Killed Six Marines. After Our Story, Congress Has Questions for Military Leaders.
A ProPublica investigation showed senior military leaders were worried about how prepared American sailors and Marines were for combat.
We Assembled the Only Nationwide Database of Priests Deemed Credibly Accused of Abuse. Here’s How.
ProPublica’s reporting spanned several months and produced an original database containing each diocesan list as it was originally published online.
Con acusaciones creíbles
Durante el pasado año y medio, diócesis y órdenes religiosas en los Estados Unidos, que cubren la mayoría de la población católica del país, emitieron listas de los abusadores "con acusaciones creíbles" que han servido en sus filas. Puede hacer búsquedas en las listas por medio de nuestra base de datos interactiva. Esta sección estará disponible en español próximamente.
Credibly Accused
Over the last year and a half, U.S. dioceses and religious orders covering most of the Catholics in the country have released lists of what they regard as “credibly accused” abusers who have served in their ranks. You can search these lists in our interactive database.
Catholic Leaders Promised Transparency About Child Abuse. They Haven’t Delivered.
After decades of shielding the identities of accused child abusers from the public, many Catholic leaders are now releasing lists of their names. But the lists are inconsistent, incomplete and omit key details.
How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence
Federal judges were penalizing big companies for destroying emails and other evidence. So the companies lobbied to have the rules changed. Since then, a ProPublica analysis shows, the rate at which judges issue penalties has fallen by more than half.
Help Us Cover the Election With Electionland 2020
ProPublica is relaunching its collaborative project for a third time to cover voting during this crucial election year. We’re recruiting newsroom partners.
ProPublica Announces $1 Million in Support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for Electionland
Gift from organization of craigslist founder to support national and local reporting on voting issues around 2020 U.S. elections
Alaska’s Public Safety Officer Program Is Failing. Can It Be Saved?
A big part of Alaska’s law enforcement crisis is a program that recruits residents of remote villages and trains them to work as police. Now, a group of state legislators is proposing nine ideas to rescue the program.
