InvestigationEnvironment, Justice How the FBI Used ‘Cop City’ Protests to Snoop on Activists in Chicago Internal FBI documents indicate a larger federal law enforcement assessment related to “Anarchist extremism” and domestic terrorism. Adam FedermanGristMarch 23, 2023
BackstoryJournalism The Backstory: The Research Team The Art of Fact-checking Paco AlvarezMarch 16, 2023
InvestigationJustice Why Do People Keep Dying in the Harris County Jail? The Texas jail is bursting at the seams as officials push for more pretrial incarceration. Jessica PishkoThe AppealMarch 9, 2023
InvestigationJustice When Force-Feeding Is Torture After years of litigation, Type Investigations and The Nation have acquired footage of a force-feeding at a federal prison. It shows treatment that may amount to torture. Aviva StahlThe NationMarch 8, 2023
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Alaska’s Fisheries Are Collapsing. This Congresswoman Is Taking on the Industry She Says Is to Blame. Mary Peltola won her election by campaigning on a platform to save the state’s prized fisheries. A powerful fishing lobby is standing in her way. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineMarch 3, 2023
BackstoryHealth, Immigration The Backstory: Fazil Khan and Liz Donovan Reporting on Children Who Lost Parents to the Pandemic Paco AlvarezFebruary 22, 2023
InvestigationJustice, Politics Woman Jailed for Collecting 4 Ballots in Arizona Sparks Fear of Voting in Majority Latino City Guillermina Fuentes, a 66-year-old grandmother and former mayor, spent a month in jail for violating an Arizona voting law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Kira LernerStates Newsroom, The GuardianFebruary 8, 2023
AnalysisHealth, Justice San Quentin’s Rolling Lockdowns Are Not Keeping Anyone Safe Rahsaan ThomasThe AppealFebruary 7, 2023
NewsHealth Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a parent or caregiver who died of COVID. Here are some of their favorite memories, and what they wish others knew. Liz Donovan, Muriel Alarcón & Sam RabiyahThe City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, City LimitsJanuary 26, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Politics The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need. Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them. Liz Donovan & Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, City LimitsJanuary 26, 2023