Investigative Reporting

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.

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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

Stephanie Lee Unravels the Conflicts of Interest Behind a Controversial COVID-19 Study

Katherine J. Wu

Amber Gibson and Cassandra Willyard Investigate Abuse of Medical Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jeanne Erdmann

Annie Jacobsen on the Stories behind Secretive Government Research Programs

Greg Miller

Elizabeth Shogren Uncovers Censorship of Science at the National Park Service

Jennifer Lu

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How to Conduct Difficult Interviews

Mallory Pickett