Andrea Wise
I am ProPublica’s visual strategy editor. I edit and art direct photography, illustration and other forms of visual storytelling.
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As ProPublica’s visual strategy editor, I edit visuals for stories and also develop systems and processes that help our visual teams do their best work. I also co-founded Diversify Photo, a nonprofit organization that supports the work of photographers, editors and visual producers from underrepresented groups in the global visual media landscape.
Before joining ProPublica as a visuals editor in 2021, I was a photo editor at National Geographic and have also photo edited for Newsweek, The Intercept and BuzzFeed News. I studied studio art at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and then started my career as a photojournalist working for newspapers including The New York Times, the Hartford Courant and the Victoria Advocate. I discovered my love of editing in grad school at Syracuse University.
This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air.
A Florida pharmacist serves as an expert witness on behalf of states defending lethal injection protocols, often speaking about a drug that he has no authority to prescribe. His testimony has helped pave the way for executions across the country.
Doctors Warned Her Pregnancy Could Kill Her. Then Tennessee Outlawed Abortion.
A Tennessee mother wanted to end her high-risk pregnancy, but doctors feared prosecution.
They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.
Tracing the fallacy of 911 call analysis through the justice system, from Quantico to the courtroom.
What Happened to Rezwan
When Kabul fell, Biden promised to rescue Afghan allies. For 14-year-old Rezwan Kohistani and his family, that meant being sent to a remote Missouri town where no other Afghans lived. “We’d been left alone,” said Rezwan’s father.
These Foster Kids Need Mental Health Care. New Mexico Is Putting Them in Homeless Shelters.
Youth crisis shelters aren’t set up to deal with foster youth who need intensive mental health treatment. When teens try to harm themselves or others, staff resort to calling 911.
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Profitable Utility Company Shut Off Electricity to Homes Thousands of Times
Three months into the pandemic, Michigan’s largest power company began ramping up power shut-offs for customers behind on their bills.
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St. Jude Hoards Billions While Many of Its Families Drain Their Savings
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital promises not to bill families. But the cost of having a child at the hospital for cancer care leaves some families so strapped for money that parents share tips on spending nights in the parking lot.
America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.
A dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA and companies know about it. But contaminated meat continues to be sold.
How Liberty University Discourages and Dismisses Students’ Reports of Sexual Assaults
The school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell ignored reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for breaking its moral code, say former students. An official who says he was fired for raising concerns calls it a “conspiracy of silence.”
Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought Out From Under Them.
In Pembroke, the well-intended efforts of mostly white nature conservationists overlook one thing: The township’s Black farming community has never fully supported them.