David Sleight
David Sleight was ProPublica’s Senior Director, Design & Product, and was responsible for ProPublica’s overall design and presentation across platforms.
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David Sleight was ProPublica’s Senior Director, Design & Product. He became ProPublica’s first design director in May of 2014, and was responsible for ProPublica’s overall design and presentation across platforms.
In 2016, Sleight was named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and was the recipient of a Communication Award from the National Academies for his work on ProPublica’s “Killing the Colorado” series. Projects he has worked on have been recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes, the Online News Association, the Society for News Design, Malofiej, PDN, the Society of Illustrators, and American Photography and American Illustration.
Previously, he worked with startups as a consultant specializing in user experience, editorial presentation and product design. Before that, he led the interactive design team at BusinessWeek.com, and helped build some of the first web-based textbooks at Pearson Education.
Hell on Wheels: The Rogue World of One of New York’s Major Trash Haulers
Fatal accidents, off-the-books workers, and a union once run by a mobster.
The Year in Visual and Interactive Storytelling
Highlights from a year of ambitious visual storytelling, data journalism and interactive presentations at ProPublica.
Long Story Short
An annotated history of the 30-year fight over a single polluted Air Force base.
‘What Are We Going to Do About Tyler?’
Tyler Haire was locked up at 16. A Mississippi judge ordered that he undergo a mental exam. What happened next is a statewide scandal.
The Bomb That Went Off Twice
The explosive compound RDX helped make America a superpower. Now, it’s poisoning the nation’s water and soil.
The Taking
The federal government’s boldest land grab in a generation produced the first border wall — and a trail of abuse, mistakes and unfairness.
How Military Outsourcing Turned Toxic
Fraud. Bribery. Incompetence. The military’s use of contractors adds to a legacy of environmental damage.
Welcome to the New ProPublica.org
A new publishing system brings a refreshed design and improved features to our site.
Sikhs in America
Demonized as immigrants. Mistaken for Muslims. For more than a century, Sikhs in the U.S. have faced suspicion and violence.
Kaboom Town
The U.S. military burns millions of pounds of munitions in a tiny, African-American corner of Louisiana. The town’s residents say they’re forgotten in the plume.