Journalists recognized for investigations produced with the Fund’s support
Several grantees recently received awards for stories they produced with grants and other support from the Fund, including: NPR’s Station Investigations Team, Columbia Journalism Investigations, the Ohio Newsroom and WVXU…
In series looking electric future of San Francisco, grantee digs into history of PG&E
In new series, grantee Kristi Coale is looking into San Francisco’s electric future for The Frisc. The first story in the series examines the long and troubled relationship between San…
Grantee documentary chronicles hunger strike that helped end indefinite solitary confinement
“The Strike,” a new documentary produced with the Fund’s support, chronicles the largest hunger strike in U.S. history, to protest solitary confinement at the Pelican Bay “supermax” prison in Northern…
Grantees investigate oversight of little-known police agency for shelters in New York City
With support from the Fund, Sammy Sussman, Annika Grosser and Sanjana Bhambhani obtained disciplinary records of New York City’s Department of Homeless Services Police, a little-known law enforcement agency that…
Grantee tracks online “GunTube” influencers who peddle nationalism and encourage Americans to take up arms against government
With support from the Fund, Lila Hassan dug into “GunTube,” the online ecosystem of firearms videomakers and influencers on YouTube. She found that T.Rex Arms, a firearms accessories company with…
In first-of-its-kind investigation, grantee finds that one-third of people shot by Detroit police were not charged or convicted of conduct that led to their shooting
More than a third of people shot nonfatally by Detroit police in recent years were not charged with a crime or convicted of the conduct officers said prompted them to…
Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil companies influence research in exchange for donations, grantee reveals
Louisiana State University is letting oil companies influence its research work – if they donate enough money to the university – according to a new report by Sara Sneath, with…
Grantee reveals that Chicago officials ignored warnings of migrant shelter conditions leading up to child’s death – and that unsafe conditions persist
Migrants in a Chicago shelter lived in unsafe conditions before and after the high-profile death of a child at the shelter, according to an investigation by Borderless Magazine, with support…
Nigerian Women Talk About Navigating Harassment in “Safe” Spaces
Trigger warning: Sexual harassment When women complain about sexual harassment, the typical question that follows is, “Where were you?” implying that they had to be in a questionable location for…