Adriana Gallardo
Adriana Gallardo was an engagement reporter at ProPublica.
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Adriana Gallardo was an engagement reporter at ProPublica. Adriana joined ProPublica in 2016 as an engagement reporter. Since then, she’s collaborated across the newsroom on investigative series covering women’s health, immigration, and sexual violence. Her community-sourced reporting has contributed to several awards including a 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist series for explanatory reporting (Lost Mothers) and the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for public service (Lawless).
In 2021, "Unheard," an engagement reporting project from Alaska’s “Lawless” investigative series, was awarded The Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, The Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism, The Ethics in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and was the inaugural winner in the community journalism category with The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellies).
Prior to ProPublica, Adriana oversaw a national reporting series at 15 public media stations. She's traveled the country with the StoryCorps mobile booth collecting hundreds of stories archived at the U.S. Library of Congress. In her hometown Chicago, she spent over a decade working as a journalist, media educator and radio producer. She is based in Brooklyn and is an adjunct professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York (CUNY).
¿Conoces a un niño en un centro de detención o refugio?
Ayúdanos a averiguar datos sobre los niños inmigrantes detenidos por el gobierno.
Do You Know a Child In a Detention Center or Shelter Facility?
Help us find out the facts about immigrant children being held by the government.
Have You Experienced or Witnessed Civil Rights Violations at a School? Share Your Story.
Do you know something about a civil rights investigation at a school? Have you experienced or witnessed civil rights violations? We want to hear from you.
How We Collected Nearly 5,000 Stories of Maternal Harm
Asking if readers knew women who died or almost died in childbirth drew an outpouring that carries lessons for both traditional and engaged journalism.
¿Has visto a ICE o a la Patrulla Fronteriza en tu comunidad? Cuéntanos tu historia.
Las agencias federales de inmigración dicen que están tratando de evitar los arrestos e interrogatorios en las que consideran “localizaciones sensibles”. Ayúdanos a monitorear dónde están operando.
Have You Seen ICE or Border Patrol in Your Community? Tell Us.
Federal immigration agencies say they avoid arresting and questioning people at “sensitive locations.” Help us learn where they are conducting operations.
Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth.
We started with 10 women who faced six different maternal complications.
Another Thing Disappearing From Rural America: Maternal Care
A new study shows that more than half of the country’s rural counties now don’t have hospitals with obstetric services. And women of color are being hit the hardest.
‘If You Hemorrhage, Don’t Clean Up’: Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died
We’ve heard from 3,100 women who survived life-threatening complications of pregnancy or childbirth. They told us what they wish they had known — and what they would say to other new and expectant mothers.
What We’ve Learned So Far About Maternal Mortality From You, Our Readers
Our first maternal health story started with unusual sources, an ask and lots of collaboration. We’re just getting started.