
Lucas Waldron
Lucas Waldron is a graphics editor at ProPublica.
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Lucas Waldron is a graphics editor. Previously, he was a visual investigations producer on ProPublica’s video team.
Waldron’s work includes creating data visualizations, animations and motion graphics for ProPublica stories. He has also co-reported stories on issues related to transgender and nonbinary communities.
Waldron is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Previously, he worked at KQED and The New York Times.
Police Footage: The Interrogation That Led to Ricky Joyner’s Murder Charge
During more than two hours of interrogation, Joyner repeatedly said he wanted to talk to a lawyer. But police kept questioning him, even after he asked to leave.
by Lucas Waldron,
Local Reporting Network
People Are Using Secret Facebook Groups To Spread Hate We Can’t See. We Need Your Help.
We recently uncovered racist, sexist and hateful posts and comments in a secret group for current and former Border Patrol agents. Such groups are only visible to their members.
by Ariana Tobin, Thalia Beaty and Lucas Waldron,
Intuit CEO in Internal Video: Hiding Free TurboTax Was In “Best Interest of Taxpayers”
The video obtained by ProPublica shows the CEO defending the company as committed to “integrity without compromise.”
by Justin Elliott and Lucas Waldron,
How Do TSA Officers Screen Transgender Passengers? We Want to Talk to You.
We want to hear about issues transgender and nonbinary people have had during interactions with the TSA.
by Lucas Waldron and Brenda Medina,
Así es como TurboTax lo engañó para que pagara por la declaración de sus impuestos
¡Síganos mientras tratamos de hacer la declaración de impuestos gratis en TurboTax!
por Justin Elliott y Lucas Waldron,
Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
Come along as we try to file our taxes for free on TurboTax!
by Justin Elliott and Lucas Waldron,
Despite Crackdowns, White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Videos Take Stubborn Root on YouTube
The ideas in a treatise by Brenton Tarrant, the alleged gunman responsible for the massacres at two New Zealand mosques, are also circulating on many of the world’s most popular social media platforms.
by A.C. Thompson and Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, and Christopher Mathias, HuffPost,
How the FBI Uses Unproven Image Analysis Techniques in Criminal Cases
The bureau’s image unit has linked defendants to crime photographs for decades using unproven techniques and baseless statistics.
by Lucas Waldron,
Americans Dodge $660 Billion in Taxes Each Year — And It’s Probably Getting Worse
The IRS is underfunded and understaffed. One result: audits of the wealthy are rapidly declining.
by Lucas Waldron,
How a Police Beating in Elkhart, Indiana Unfolded
Reporting by ProPublica and the South Bend Tribune revealed a history of corruption and police abuse in Elkhart. This video, obtained through a public records request, shows police officers punching and kicking a handcuffed man.
by Lucas Waldron,
Local Reporting Network