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Blair Hickman

As community editor, Blair Hickman led ProPublica's health care, financial and education communities.

Blair Hickman was ProPublica's community editor. Previously, she led online editorial and outreach strategy for Dowser Media. Prior to that, she was a multimedia assistant for the PBS series "Women, War & Peace" and a writer for Mediaite, focusing on news and emerging media. She's contributed content to a range of publications, including Jezebel, the New York Daily News and Patch. Hickman is a graduate of NYU's Journalism's Studio 20 and Brown University's Nonfiction Writing program.

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The best accountability journalism of the past week.

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Yesterday, our Pulitzer-winning Wall Street reporter Jesse Eisinger fielded reader’s questions. Here are 10 of the best. 

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The most damning journalism of the past week.

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The most damning journalism of the past week.

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The most damning journalism of the past week.

Foreclosure Crisis

The Best, Most Revealing Reporting on the Foreclosure Crisis

The housing crisis in the U.S. has been going on nearly five years, with still regular revelations about misdeeds by banks and others. Here’s our roundup of standout reporting on the crisis.

Top MuckReads: Mosque Surveillance and Bain’s Political Preferences

The top investigative or accountability journalism from Feb. 3-10.

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The top investigative or accountability journalism from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2.