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ProPublica Hires Claudia Milne as Senior Editor for Video
Milne will lead the nonprofit newsroom’s video efforts, creating a range of original stories, as well as overseeing partnerships with established production companies.
When Hate Meets Hoax
After a string of racist messages rocked a college in Minnesota, a fabricated note introduced a toxic sense of uncertainty that undermined attempts to address a serious social problem.
Free Food and Networking: Apply for Our Diversity Mentorship Program at ONA
You can now apply for ProPublica’s Diversity Mentorship breakfast, which will be held at the Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C., in October.
Se lesionaron en el trabajo. Y entonces fueron deportados.
Cómo las compañías de seguros usan las leyes de Florida para hacer que inmigrantes indocumentados sean arrestados y deportados cuando se lesionan en el trabajo — y lo que significa en la América de Trump.
Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate
Most tech companies have policies against working with hate websites. Yet a ProPublica survey found that PayPal, Stripe, Newsmax and others help keep more than half of the most-visited extremist sites in business.
How We Investigated Technology Companies Supporting Hate Sites
We wrote software to find the external domains contacted by popular websites that have been identified as extremist by either the Southern Poverty Law Center or the Anti-Defamation League.
U.S. Lawmakers Seek Kushner Company Records on Maryland Apartments
Democrats from the state’s congressional delegation say articles by ProPublica, The New York Times Magazine and The Baltimore Sun raise “very serious and troubling concerns” about whether Kushner’s businesses comply with federal housing standards.
Spurned by Major Companies, The Daily Stormer Returns to the Web With Help From a Startup
The 20-year-old founder of BitMitigate said he had taken on the neo-Nazi website because he believes in free speech and because, “I thought it would really get my service out there.”
Can Police Prevent the Next Charlottesville?
“We saw it coming,” said a Virginia officer, but they couldn’t stop it. Still, law enforcement experts say measures can be taken — even when protesters are armed.
Track News Stories About Hate With the Documenting Hate News Index
We’re launching a new interactive project, the Documenting Hate News Index, that shows just how ubiquitous hate incidents really are.
Documenting Hate News Index
This page lists media reports, collected by Google News, about hate crimes and bias incidents.
Here Are the Hate Incidents Against Mosques and Islamic Centers Since 2013
Data from a civil rights group shows that reports of hate incidents involving American mosques jumped sharply in 2015 and has remained at the same rate since — about once every three days.
Many Nurses Lack Knowledge of Health Risks for New Mothers, Study Finds
A nationwide survey shows that postpartum nurses often fail to warn mothers about potentially life-threatening complications, mainly because they need more education themselves.
Service Provider Boots Hate Site Off the Internet
The web services company Cloudflare appears to have ended its relationship with the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.
A Stealth History Lesson in Baltimore
The city’s removal of Confederate statues in the dead of night was Baltimore’s latest attempt to make peace with the ghosts of the Civil War.
They Got Hurt at Work. Then They Got Deported.
How insurance companies use a Florida law to get undocumented immigrants arrested and deported when they get injured on the job — and what it means in Trump’s America.
The Joe Arpaio I Knew
The former Maricopa County sheriff made his name in part by targeting immigrants — even after a judge ordered him to stop. As President Trump considers a pardon, it’s worth remembering precisely what Arpaio did in his decades in law enforcement.
Trump Has Broad Power to Block Climate Change Report
Influential advisers press the Trump administration to subject a draft climate change report to a “red team” review that many scientists decry as misplaced.
Misdemeanor Defendants Facing Jail Time Not Told They Have a Right to Counsel, Bar Association Finds
American Bar Association monitors report misdemeanor defendants in Nashville often aren’t told they are entitled to a lawyer even when their charges mean they could end up behind bars.
Meet ProPublica’s Latest Emerging Reporters
Here are five terrific college journalists of color who will receive college stipends and mentorship.
