Journalist/Educator, Knight Chair@MediaAtIllinois, Co-founder @gijn and @inn, co-author Investigative Reporter's Handbook; author, Data for Journalists

University of Illinois
Joined April 2008
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NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador:   President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
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See you on Bluesky LinkedIn Facebook for awhile Etc As of November 30
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Tomorrow is the second round of layoffs from the Center for Public Integrity publicintegrity.org/ that leaves it with very little editorial and administrative staff. Hoping tboard can find a way forward to preserve this center that inspired the creation of so many others
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Today, @publicintegrity management informed us that they will lay off 11 of our beloved coworkers. This figure represents more than half our unit.
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Inasmuch Foundation is proud to announce $6.3 million in grant funding this spring. Our awards are distributed amongst 62 nonprofits in the focus areas of Journalism, Education, Human Services, and Community. 🎉 Congrats! We look forward to supporting your missions this year.
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Congrats to all INN winners, especially Chuck Lewis for lifetime award. Proud to join colleagues at EdSource on two honorable mention wins. Kudos on collaboration HM with @BigLocalNews, @nytimes inn.org/about/our-work/nonpr…
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As the end of the year requests for donations pour in, I hope you will consider this one. The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting does crucial in-depth coverage of agribusiness. Donations by Dec. 31 matched $ for $ & are for a reporter's salary mailchi.mp/investigatemidwes…
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Did an update on the history of data journalism. Impossible to include all that has happened and everyone involved in the last 50 years or so (that is a book) but mentioned as much as I could.datajournalism.com/read/long…
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Look at the @511Tactical ballcap on one of the Taliban fighters behind Khalil Haqqani in Kabul here, mimicking the aesthetics of the western SOF who’ve fought them Quite the evolution that company’s fan base has undergone over the past 20 years, from climbing pants to this
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Jim Polk, a long-time IRE leader and member, died on July 15th in his home in Atlanta. Polk, 83, had a distinguished career as an investigative journalist in both print and broadcast, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for his coverage of Watergate. fredrickandson.com/obituary/… .
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New independent watchdog nonprofit newsroom, Flat Water Press, nebraskajournalismtrust.org/… in Nebraska ...more here lincolnsouthrotary.org/Speak…
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Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars in the U.S., has been linked to hundreds of pet deaths, tens of thousands of injured animals and hundreds of harmed humans, EPA records show. usatoday.com/story/news/inve…
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Happy to announce that in the midst of all the crises the new edition of The Investigative Reporter's Handbook is published ire.org/archives/41937
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Pleased to announce the new Executive Director at InvestigateWest @AllisonAugustyn to @invw! Allison has a #journalism background with the @chicagosuntimes and a strong #Seattle history with #nonprofits. She will work in tandem with Robert McClure @RMcClureIW, executive editor
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