Lucas Waldron
Lucas Waldron is a graphics editor at ProPublica.
Need to Get in Touch?
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.
Have You Had Problems Changing Your Name or Gender Marker?
We’re investigating the barriers transgender and gender-nonconforming people face in changing their name or gender marker on government-issued IDs.
Treated Like Trash
Inside New York’s private garbage industry there’s fatal accidents; brutal work conditions; suspicious unions and lax oversight.
He’s a Proud Neo-Nazi, Charlottesville Attacker – and a U.S. Marine
Vasilios Pistolis, a Marine, took part in the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville and later bragged about it online with other members of Atomwaffen, an extremist group preparing for a race war.
We Have Some Follow-Ups for Facebook — And We Want Your Help
Senators held Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to account today, grilling him while often citing our investigations. You can help keep Facebook accountable, too.
Unmasking California’s New White Supremacists
A group of young white supremacists, known as the Rise Above Movement, coordinated violence at rallies in Charlottesville, VA and across California cities. We identified some of the group members using social media posts and the group’s own propaganda.
How Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr. Avoided Criminal Indictment
New York prosecutors were preparing a case. Then the D.A. overruled his staff after a visit from a top donor.
The Big Problems with Testing Tiny Bits of DNA
New York City’s crime lab has been a pioneer nationally in analyzing especially difficult DNA samples. Now these DNA analysis methods are under the microscope, with scientists questioning their validity.