Beena Raghavendran
Beena Raghavendran is an engagement reporter focused on local reporting at ProPublica.
Beena Raghavendran is an engagement reporter focused on local reporting at ProPublica. She joined ProPublica in 2018 and works to crowdsource stories with reporters around the country. She also runs the young professionals' network at the Asian American Journalists Association. Prior to ProPublica, she was an education reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Has Your School Had a COVID Outbreak? Is Your District Following CDC Guidelines? Help Us Report.
As the Delta variant spreads across the country, ProPublica is reporting on the health and safety of students. Tell ProPublica whether your school is following CDC guidelines and whether any students, faculty or staff have gotten sick.
by Nicole Carr, Bianca Fortis, Alyssa Johnson, Beena Raghavendran, Nicole Santa Cruz, Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman,
Do You Live in the Kanehili or Kauluokahai Subdivisions? We Have Questions About the Quality of Your Homes.
We hope to talk to one person from each of the roughly 500 homes in the Kanehili and Kauluokahai subdivisions of Kapolei, Honolulu. Help us hold the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands accountable.
by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
Are You Having Trouble Paying Electric Bills in Detroit? Please Share Your Story.
An energy provider based in Detroit shut off 80,606 electric accounts last year, even during the hottest and coldest months of the pandemic. Without electricity, people suffer. If you’re a customer of a Detroit-area electric provider, we want to hear from you.
by Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media, and Erin Smith and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,
Did You Attend the Milton Hershey School? We're Investigating It. Help Us.
Please help us by filling out the form below and sharing it with your fellow alumni. We’ve already heard from many of your classmates, but want to hear from as many of you as possible.
by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA, Beena Raghavendran and Zipporah Osei, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.
In one of the country’s richest cities, the public housing authority aggressively sued its residents, filing complaints for amounts as little as $5.
by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
¿Son seguras las escuelas y las universidades en Estados Unidos? ¿Los alumnos realmente aprenden? Ayúdenos a saber más.
ProPublica está cubriendo la reapertura de escuelas, colegios superiores y universidades durante COVID-19 y necesitamos su ayuda. Cuéntenos acerca de la seguridad, el ámbito académico, las colegiaturas y el acceso al aprendizaje.
por Beena Raghavendran, Caroline Chen, Annie Waldman y Jodi S. Cohen,
Community Storytelling Is Informing Our Coverage of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services. Share Your Story.
Journalists have not always brought people with intellectual and developmental disabilities into the conversation. We’re trying to change that with our investigation into Arizona’s disability services. But we need your help.
by Beena Raghavendran and Maya Miller, ProPublica, and Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star,
Local Reporting Network
What’s Your Experience With Intellectual and Developmental Disability Care in Arizona?
The Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica are investigating services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here's how people with disabilities, their families, friends, caregivers, teachers and medical providers can help.
by Amy Silverman, Arizona Daily Star, and Maya Miller and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
Arizonans: Share Your Story About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at our Virtual Event
The Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica want to hear about your experiences with intellectual and developmental disabilities services. Join storytelling coaches, journalists and the Detour Company Theatre on July 8 to get involved.
by Amy Silverman, Arizona Daily Star, Beena Raghavendran and Maya Miller, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
How Panic Buying Has Put an Incredible Strain on Food Banks Even As the Need for Them Explodes
Here’s the dismal equation for food banks: Panic shopping and hoarding have led to supply shortages. Volunteers frightened of the virus have stopped showing up. And a newly jobless population has sent demand soaring.
by Beena Raghavendran and Ryan McCarthy,