Investigative Reporting

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Using Public Documents to Report on Elusive Stories

Stephanie M. Lee

Sarah Cox Exposes the Tradeoffs of “Green” Energy in Canada

William von Herff

Using Open Data to Sharpen Science Stories

Alice Fleerackers

Duaa Eldeib Investigates the Faulty Forensic Test Used to Convict Mothers of Murder

Claudia López Lloreda

Karen Hao Combats Company Stonewalling about AI’s Resource Demands

Shi En Kim

Rod McCullom Looks for the Evidence Behind Policing Technology

Darren Incorvaia

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Reporting on Sexual Misconduct in the Sciences

Humberto Basilio

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Sharing Is Caring: How to Co-byline a Story

Giuliana Viglione

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How to Report on Animal Research Fairly and Transparently

Celia Ford

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Reporting on Court Cases with a Critical Eye

Lindsay VanSomeren

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Reporting on Retractions

Pratik Pawar

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Reporting on Scientific Controversy

Pedro Márquez-Zacarías

Rosanna Xia

Rosanna Xia Unearths the Story of a Decades-Old DDT Dump off California’s Coast

Carolyn Wilke

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Covering Environmental Health When Science Is Lacking

María Paula Rubiano A.

A man and woman sit across each other on an unpaved street surrounded by wooden homes. Behind the man, a camera points in the direction of the woman.

How Collaborative Journalism Enabled Reporting on Latin America’s Threats to Environmental Leaders

María Paula Rubiano A.

Storygram: Eileen Guo’s “He Started a COVID-19 Vaccine Company. Then He Hosted a Superspreader Event”

Stephanie M. Lee

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How to Deal with Pushback on an Investigative Story

Mallory Pickett

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Interrogating Data: A Science Writer’s Guide to Data Journalism

Betsy Ladyzhets