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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 20h

At the same time as the city was halting placements, it rejected a move to a cheaper shelter location. For nearly a year, Seattle paid for just as many rooms as before yet helped fewer people off the street with them.
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Seattle paid for shelter beds that it left vacant despite a massive need for housing

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 23h

As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis grows, women say they have been exploited by local men — some associated with aid groups — promising food, money, water, supplies or work in exchange for sexual interactions. Six women detailed their experiences to The Associated Press.
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Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions

As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis grows, some women say they're being exploited by local men promising food, money, or other aid in exchange for sexual interactions.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 2d

In 2022 several indigent defendants filed a lawsuit, claiming an ongoing pattern of delays in appointing a public defender for open criminal cases. The suit found at least 8,445 defendants experienced a delay of 30 days or more.
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Three years and more than 10,000 lawyer calls after being charged, this Wisconsin mother still doesn’t have a defense attorney

Wisconsin has a shortage of public defenders, and felony cases are taking longer to resolve.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 2d

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cuts.
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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s…

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 5d

An investigation by The Washington Post used internal USAID datasets that showed the status of shipments for the first half of 2025. It showed that of $190 million in planned shipments, nearly $76 million never arrived & another 63 million were delayed by more than 7 days.
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Data Centers’ Impact on Utility Prices, UK’s Far-Right Online, Fatal Consequences of USAID Cuts, Drone Strikes on Kyiv

Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also features stories about fuel smuggling in Mexico, poverty in Nigeria, and typhoons in Hong Kong.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 6d

For months, Altadena residents have wondered whether something else might have started fires earlier in their neighborhood. An @npr.org investigation now reveals that transmission lines were not the only kinds of electrical equipment that caused problems on Jan. 7.
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Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed and fire started in Altadena

Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked.

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Nicole Carr @nicolefcarr.bsky.social · 6d

This week I moderated a “Crisis in Journalism” panel at Morehouse College. Our panelists were NABJ National President, @errinhaines.bsky.social , AJC EIC (1st Black editor in paper’s 157-year history) Leroy Chapman + @idabwellssociety.bsky.social ED, Dr. Robbie Morganfield. More to come in Fortify.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 6d

Microsoft said it had disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after The Associated Press published reports earlier this year revealing how the Israeli Ministry of Defense had been using Microsoft’s Azure platform to aid in the occupation of the West Bank.
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Microsoft reduces Israel's access to cloud and AI products over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza

Microsoft said it has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help…

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 7d

The registry is used for background checks across the commonwealth, and in theory keeps those who could harm children away from schools, workplaces, and other sensitive settings. But the state places people on the list without legal proceedings.
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PA child abuse registry draws criticism from parents, advocates

People can be added to Pennsylvania's child abuse registry without a process of legal defense. A lawsuit and new bill aim for a more nuanced approach.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 7d

Democratic and Republican lawmakers across the country tried to push through bills to tighten gift limits, toughen conflict-of-interest provisions or expand financial disclosure reporting requirements. But many of the measures were derailed.
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Lawmakers Across the Country This Year Blocked Ethics Reforms Meant to Increase Public Trust

Democratic and Republican lawmakers across the country tried to push through bills to tighten gift limits, toughen conflict-of-interest provisions or expand financial disclosure reporting requirements...

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 8d

Farming counties saw the second-highest increase among the six federal economic categories — farming, mining, recreation, manufacturing, government and nonspecific — according to an analysis by Investigate Midwest of U.S. Census Bureau and Feeding America data.
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These rural communities feed the world. They’re also going hungry. - Investigate Midwest

Over the last four decades, America’s agricultural output has nearly doubled, as the production of livestock and crops has not only fed the nation but also fueled growing food demand in Asia and South...

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 8d

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 9d

Dozens of killings have gone unanswered in the last decade in Mississippi’s prison system. The Marshall Project - Jackson, Mississippi Today, Clarion Ledger, Hattiesburg American and The Mississippi Link exposed the chaos and neglect behind bars.

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Dozens Killed. Few Brought to Justice. This is Life Inside Mississippi’s Prisons.

Inside Mississippi prisons, murder is never far away. Reporters uncover why violence has become routine and killings go unchecked.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 9d

New York State journalists: We're coming to @syracuseu.bsky.social @newhousesu.bsky.social on Oct. 24 with our two-day investigative reporting basics bootcamp!

Register to attend and learn how to do investigative journalism alongside your regular beat!
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 12d

Lawmakers called on American tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police and for Congress to examine the issue after The Associated Press reported that U.S. technology had played a greater role than previously known in enabling human rights abuses.
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Lawmakers and activists call for action after AP reveals US tech role in China's surveillance state

Lawmakers and activists are urging U.S. tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 12d

The Marshall Project’s latest investigation found that prison homicides in the state are caused by chronic understaffing, gang violence, and delays in treating life-threatening injuries.
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Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquakes, West Bank Settler Violence, Mississippi’s Prison Homicides, Chile’s Data Center Boom

Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also features stories on Russia’s military equipment losses, Pacific deep-sea mining, and Paralympic swimming.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 13d

Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
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“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War

Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s…

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 13d

With low labor and land-lease costs, southern Laos has drawn in investors to set up vast banana and durian plantations. This hunger for fruit cultivation has intensified land grabbing, now a major force behind the country’s alarming rates of deforestation.

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Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

Growing bananas and durians has become a booming investment trend in Southeast Asia’s agricultural sector, driven by surging demand from the Chinese market. Laos is no exception. Constrained by...

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 15d

TOMORROW: Join the Ida B. Wells Society for an investigative internship info session on Wednesday, September 24 at 6 p.m. ET.

This virtual session will include tips on making your application stand out, what the internship entails, and Q&A.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 15d

In this state-sanctioned world, the judges’ salaries are funded by Citizens, the rules followed in Florida’s circuit courts don’t all apply and the insurance company almost always triumphs. It’s a landscape so fraught that a judge recently paused its proceedings.
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A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.

State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for…

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 16d

Journalists had uncovered that Fiagro was financing illegal agribusiness. This Brazilian ecosystem is also threatened by the expansion of monoculture crops. Journalists aimed to check if it had the same impact on the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
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Connecting Brazil’s Financial Market to Environmental Violations: The Hidden Impacts of Agribusiness on Indigenous Lands

Investment funds issued to finance Brazil's agribusiness sector bundle various bonds — some of them labeled “green” — but are tied to socio-environmental violations or potential land grabbing.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 16d

HAPPENING THIS WEEK: We're hosting an investigative internship info session on Wednesday, September 24 at 6 p.m. ET. This virtual session will include tips on making your application stand out, what the internship entails, and Q&A.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 19d

Five years after ICIJ published the FinCEN Files, the Trump administration has walked back significant anti-money laundering rules.

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FinCEN plans to delete data on U.S. companies from beneficial ownership database - ICIJ

Five years after ICIJ published the FinCEN Files, the Trump administration has walked back significant anti-money laundering rules.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 19d

When a team of reporters at ProPublica got access to the code, they found it riddled with errors and hallucinations, including at times grossly inflating the monetary value of contracts or flagging contracts directly tied to patient care.
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How ProPublica Exposed a Flawed AI Tool ‘Munching’ Hundreds of Veteran Contracts

The team used leaked documents and an interview with the AI tool's developer to reveal numerous mistakes behind the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures of veterans' care.

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 20d

"In the US now, the media industry is facing extraordinary financial pressure, leaving newsrooms less and less willing to invest in in-depth investigations. At the same time, those who need to be held accountable are growing ever more rich and powerful."
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‘Every Reporter has an AI Story to Tell’: Tips from an Award-Winning Journalist on the Risks of AI

Karen Hao -- one of the world's leading voices on the impacts and potential harms of artificial intelligence -- speaks to GIJN ahead of her appearance at GIJC25 in Malaysia.

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