A journalistic training hospital based at American University

Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2009
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D.C. landlords owe over $40 million in housing code violation fees — some of which go back to FY2018. At one property, over $1 million were waived due to administrative errors by the Department of Buildings. Read more here from me & @ahmadihamed_ in @wcp : washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…
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Deputy editor Stephanie McFeeters (@mcfeeters) joined @newscentermaine to talk about how our newsroom and @irworkshop examined how Maine counties are spending $261 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. WATCH: newscentermaine.com/video/ne…
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Following the findings by image sleuths described in my recent investigation in @ScienceMagazine a key paper cited by @ProthenaCorp to support Parkinson's drug development has been retracted: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… The investigation is here science.org/content/article/…
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Since 2021, Maine has not revoked a single child care license, despite reports confirmed by inspectors of facilities losing children and not realizing they were gone, piles of garbage blocking exits, and firearms waved in front of children. READ: buff.ly/3zWPFjo
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My new investigation for @newsfromscience: Did a top @NIH official manipulate Alzheimer's/Parkinson’s research for decades? Neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah found to engage in scientific misconduct; 132 of his papers fall under suspicion science.org/content/article/…
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reporters from @irworkshop interviewed 40 tenured and tenure-track faculty members who have resigned from Florida colleges and universities in the last two years. 33 of them directly cited Gov. Ron DeSantis' culture war politics. Published in @chronicle chronicle.com/article/why-fa…
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Our @irworkshop investigation reveals 9 of 12 public Florida universities had faculty resignations spike in 2022. Into 2023, STEM professors who generated millions in grant money have fled. The biggest losers in this hyper-politicized system: Students. chronicle.com/article/why-fa…
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Back in July, I was named editor of @irworkshop - a non-profit newsroom based at American University that functions as a journalism clinic. We've been heads down, hard at work. But today we relaunched our newsletter with updates on what we've been up to irworkshop.substack.com/p/re…
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The promise of a Diversity Visa can change lives, but what happens when the government promises more visas than it’s authorized to give out? Explore the impact on applicants and their dreams in this story by @irworkshop: publicintegrity.org/inequali…
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Last month, the State Department rejected more than 4,000 applicants vying for diversity grants, despite being in the final step of the application process. Attorneys say they have never seen so many denials administered after reaching the interview stage.motherjones.com/politics/202…
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A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results @AmyEGardner @irworkshop @JohnSullivanAU washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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CPJ & over 40 other media organizations signed onto the @rcfp's amicus brief in support of the @ReviewJournal’s motion to protect #JeffGerman’s electronic devices & unreported source material from law enforcement. @AP @TheAtlantic @BostonGlobe @BuzzFeed rcfp.org/briefs-comments/sta…
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Replying to @LevinsReports
Let me give a plug for some amazing student investigative journalists. You can follow their work at @HowardCenterASU, @HowardCenterUMD, @irworkshop, @UCBerkeleyIRP, @ArnoltCenter, @HU_IdaSociety
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So proud to have worked on this piece for a good chunk of the summer alongside @g_vitaglione @the_nazmul @Sammy_Sussman and other interns at @irworkshop. Give it a read when you have the chance.
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Two recently deceased data-journalism giants, Tom Torok (@nytimes & @MyPhilaInquirer) and David Donald (@publicintegrity & @irworkshop) will be the first inductees into the Investigative Reporters & Editors Ring of Honor. Well deserved! @IRE_NICAR ire.org/awards/ring-of-honor…
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LIVE now: we discuss @ucbsoj @schapiro's @grist piece, As alarm over plastic grows, Saudis ramp up production in the US. A SABIC-Exxon venture on the TX coast is pumping out toxic chemicals + greenhouse gases. Join us. @DeSmog @irworkshop @pubhealthwatch kalw.org/show/your-call/2022…