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.
The Best Watchdog Journalism on Elderly Care
This week, we launched an interactive tool that lets you search nursing home inspection reports. Here are the types of stories that could be buried in those files.
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An Easier Way to Donate to ProPublica: Via Twitter
Help support journalism in the public interest.
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The Best, Most Revealing Reporting on Our Healthcare System
Our roundup of standout reporting on health care in the U.S. and the struggle to fix it.
by Blair Hickman and Cora Currier,
Introducing a New, Non-Evil Way to Share our Stories on Facebook
Let your friends know how smart you are. Share what you read on ProPublica on Facebook.
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The Best Watchdog Journalism on Obama’s National Security Policies
We rounded up some of the best, scoopy pieces of accountability journalism on Obama’s national security policies.
by Blair Hickman and Cora Currier,
This Memorial Day, the Best Stories on How We Treat Our Troops
The best watchdog journalism on U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan – with a few classics thrown in.
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Happy Graduation! Here's The Best, Most Depressing Journalism on Student Debt
It's graduation season. Here's what you need to know about the state of student debt.
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