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June 13, 2019 | The Baltimore Sun
Cops and Robbers, Part III: Monsters
Wayne Jenkins was on a mission to find big dealers and steal their drugs and cash. Then the feds found him.
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June 13, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
A Father's Day of Sacrifices
A passing tradition at a farm in Connecticut on Father's day signifies so much for the men who leave their families to work.
June 12, 2019 | The Baltimore Sun
Cops and Robbers, Part II: Hunting
How a corrupt police squad scoured Baltimore streets in pursuit of black men to search, arrest—and steal from.
June 12, 2019 | The Baltimore Sun
Cops and Robbers, Part I: The Rise of Wayne Jenkins
Ignoring warning signs of misconduct, Baltimore Police praised—and promoted—Gun Trace Task Force leader.
Report: U.S. Agencies Didn’t Follow Policies To Assist Immigrant Soldier
Hundreds of noncitizen veterans were placed in removal proceedings during the past six years despite policies to consider their service in deportation cases and to provide a pathway to citizenship for immigrants serving in the U.S. military.
June 11, 2019 | MidWest Center for Investigative Reporting
Taken: Reforms to State Civil Forfeiture Laws Still Lag, Critics Say
Reforms to state civil asset forfeiture laws have made it slightly tougher to seize property, but critics say they don't go far enough to protect citizens.
June 11, 2019 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MidWest Center for Investigative Reporting, IowaWatch, Iowa Public Radio
Taken: Despite Reforms, Burden Still Heavy On Owners of Seized Property
Illinois, Indiana and Iowa have seized millions of dollars in property under civil asset forfeiture laws, but critics say recent reforms to the laws do not go far enough to protect citizens.
June 07, 2019 | The Texas Tribune
Texas Police Can Seize Money and Property With Little Transparency. So We Got the Data Ourselves.
How Texas police use civil asset forfeiture in four counties.
June 07, 2019 | The Atlantic
Intersex, and Proud
2019 Pulitzer Center student fellow film She's Not a Boy focuses on an intersex woman who moved from Zimbabwe to the United States.
June 05, 2019 | The Washington Post | In Sight
What Life’s Like in The World’s Northernmost Naturally Inhabited Town
Qaanaaq, in North Greenland, is the world's northernmost naturally inhabited town, with 656 citizens.
June 02, 2019 | The New York Times
Congress Weighs Whether to Allow Guantánamo Prisoners to Travel to the U.S. for Medical Care
The Pentagon has been putting a new focus on the health care needs to Allow Guantánamo Prisoners to Travel to the U.S. for Medical Care.
May 31, 2019 | The New York Times
John Walker Lindh, the ‘American Taliban,’ Was Released. Trump Said He Tried to Stop It.
President Trump said Thursday that he had tried to stop the release of John Walker Lindh, known widely as the “American Taliban".
Cops and Robbers
A Baltimore Sun investigation into a rogue squad of police officers who used the authority of the badge to commit crimes—and how they got away with it for so long.
Exiled Soldiers
A new report shows that hundreds of veterans were placed in deportation proceedings. We explore an unintended consequence of a 1996 immigration law that made it possible to deport veterans.
The Tree of Life
In the aftermath of the worst anti-Semitic slaughter in United States history, the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, relies on a century of deep urban community to cope with trauma.
She's Not a Boy
“She’s Not a Boy” is the story of Tatenda Ngwaru, an asylum-seeking intersex woman who fled Zimbabwe with sixty dollars and the hope that she would finally find a place where she belonged.
Afro-Mexican Identity
Veracruz is home to hundreds of thousands of Afro-Mexicans. In 2015, they were officially recognized in the National Census. What's happened since?
A Lost Generation
How a cycle of debt and increased enforcement is leaving a void in some rural Guatemalan schools and villages.
Dairy in Distress
Dairy farms—Wisconsin's economic engines—have been decimated in recent years due to decreased demand, lack of workers, and slumping milk prices.
Fleeing Violence, Mexicans Seek Asylum in the U.S.
For decades, people have migrated from the Mexican state of Guerrero for economic reasons. But now, people are leaving Guerrero not to improve their lives, but to save their lives.
Losing Ground: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Trump’s Border Wall
As 88 miles of President Trump’s border wall go up in South Texas, scientists and local residents fear that the unique ecosystems and nature-based economy of the Lower Rio Grande Valley will suffer.
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Liberal and conservative justices criticize abuses of civil asset forfeiture. Groups from CATO to the ACLU do too. Republicans and Democrats want change, but much of the reform agenda is unfinished.
Midwest Civil Asset Forfeiture Project
A data-driven look at the impact of civil asset forfeiture reform laws throughout the Midwest.
Reporting From Guantanamo, the Court and the Prison
Carol Rosenberg tells both big-sweep and incremental stories about the court and captives at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
April 26, 2019
Congress Heights' Middle Schoolers Explore Journalism at USA Today
Students from Center City Public Charter School attend a three-day workshop inspired by the award-winning series ‘Pumped Dry'—learning about groundwater depletion, talking to the journalists behind the project and then tour USA Today's newsroom.
April 22, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Perla Trevizo
Journalist Perla Trevizo examines the conditions in Guatemala that lead families to migrate to the U.S.
April 08, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Larry C. Price on PM2.5
Multimedia journalist Larry C. Price traveled around the world to report on air pollution: specifically, PM2.5. What is it, and how does it manifest across the globe?
January 07, 2019 | Education Resources
'Our Democracy': Memphis
Catchlight Fellow Andrea Bruce discusses American democracy with a community of disenfranchised ex-offenders in Memphis, Tennessee.
January 03, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Eli Kintisch
Eli Kintisch wrote and produced THAW, a documentary series that tells the story of a journey to the Arctic ocean in the dead of winter, revealing a radically changing ecosystem with global implications.
December 07, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Andres Gonzalez
Andres Gonzalez investigates the epidemic of mass shootings in American schools, producing a body of work titled "American Origami."
December 07, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Melissa McCart
Restaurateur Mike Chen legally hired expert noodle-pullers from Taiwan to create an authentic noodle house in Pittsburgh, until the Trump administration’s immigration policy changes put an end to it.
December 07, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Jaime Joyce
In the United States, one in every 28 children has a parent in jail or in prison. TIME for Kids executive editor Jaime Joyce reports on two programs that help families stay connected.
September 27, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Amy Martin
Threshold is a public radio show and podcast tackling one pressing environmental issue each season. The show aims to be a home for nuanced journalism about human relationships with the natural world.
September 24, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Texas Tribune Staff
After a new federal immigration policy led to hundreds of children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, The Texas Tribune opened a temporary South Texas bureau to investigate.
August 08, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Jonas Bendiksen
Photographer Jonas Bendiksen traveled to Greenland to visualize its demographic challenges: As more women than men leave to study or live abroad, there are fewer than nine women for every 10 men.
July 10, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Jesse Alejandro Cottrell
Jesse Alejandro Cottrell reports on "Solecito," a group of mothers in Mexico who are searching for their missing children—uncoverinng gravesites in barren fields.
June 17, 2019 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center Launches Teaching Partners Initiative at Beyond Religion Conference
Initiative brings in 15 teachers from Washington, D.C., New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, providing them with ideas on how to connect content to the "real world."
June 14, 2019 | General news
Beyond Religion: Covering American Muslim Communities Confidently and Creatively
Dalia Mogahed and Katherine Coplen of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding offer data-driven tips for responsibly reporting on American Muslim communities.
June 14, 2019 | Project news
Beyond Religion: The Human Elements of Science: An 'On Being' Conversation with Krista Tippett and Erik Vance
How do we bridge gaps between science and religion? Live taping of "On Being" explores the intricacies of how the mind and body interact with reality.
June 14, 2019 | General news
Beyond Religion: Faith and Civil Society
Panelists discuss how religion can reinforce divisions between social groups in Israel, Northern Ireland, and Indian-Americans in the United States.
June 14, 2019 | General news
Beyond Religion: The Evolution of the Religion Beat
Day two of the Beyond Religion Conference sparked a lively workshop conversation on how reporting on religion has evolved over time.
June 14, 2019 | General news
Georgetown Conversation Explores Religion and Resilience After Tree of Life Shooting
Dalia Mogahed, ISPU research director, journalist Mark Oppenheimer, and Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan explore the Pittsburgh community's response to the shooting at the Tree of Life and preview some of the recurring themes at the Pulitzer Center's "Beyond Religion" conference.
June 13, 2019 | General news
Pulitzer Center Launches Connected Coastlines Initiative
The Pulitzer Center is pleased to announce Connected Coastlines, a collaborative reporting initiative on climate science in U.S. coastal states with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.
June 10, 2019 | General news
Beyond Religion Conference Highlights
How do religion and gender intersect? How do we accurately and creatively represent different religions in our media? Journalists, theologians, activists, and educators asked and considered these questions and more at the Pulitzer Center's 2019 Beyond Religion Conference.
May 29, 2019 | General news, Education news
How One Intersex Woman Is Fighting for Intersex Visibility in the LGBTQIA Community
Tatenda Ngwaru discusses the ongoing struggles of intersex people in interview with Shondaland.
May 29, 2019 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center Student Fellows Named WSJ Summer 2019 Interns
Wall Street Journal names Pulitzer Center Howard University student fellow and student fellow alum 2019 Summer Interns.
May 28, 2019 | General news, Education news
Student Fellow Hani Zaitoun From Syria Shares His Story
One of newest reporting fellows faced a tumultuous path in coming to Davidson College as a refugee from Damascus.
May 03, 2019 | General news, Project news
'Taken' Tackles Civil Asset Forfeiture
Dan McCarey, principal of Maptian, a data visualization and mapping studio, created 'Taken', a website that displays information from Pulitzer Center projects on civil asset forfeiture.
May 22, 2019 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Challenges and Solutions for Children with Incarcerated Parents
Students read and discuss stories featuring children with an incarcerated parent, then take action to find solutions to some of the challenges these children face.
January 30, 2019 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Exploring Afropunk's Global Influence
Students explore Afropunk as a global social catalyst and consider art and fashion's relationship to identity, culture, and social movements.
January 08, 2019 | All Grades
Teaching Journalism Through 'Our Democracy': A Project-based Unit
A project-based unit that engage students in the production of their own citizen journalism for Andrea Bruce's Our Democracy project.
January 07, 2019 | Middle School, High School, College
Video Discussion: Exploring Democracy with Formerly Incarcerated People
Engage students in a dialogue about democracy with photojournalist Andrea Bruce and members of a re-entry program in Memphis, Tennessee.
November 16, 2018 | All Grades
Six Tips for Strong Interviews
Students practice skills for preparing and conducting interviews for documentary films.
November 16, 2018 | All Grades
Visual Storytelling: Crafting Images that Reflect Personal Stories
Students evaluate how photojournalist Daniella Zalcman communicates interviews with blended photography in order to create their own blended portraits that communicate how their identities are...
November 14, 2018 | All Grades
Placing Identity: Planning a Documentary Filmmaking Project
This resource describes methods for producing documentary filmmaking projects with students that make local connections to global issues by outlining the development of the film “Placing Identity.”
October 10, 2018 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Narratives of Native Nations: Indigenous Communities in the News
This lesson offers multimedia resources that emphasize the relevance of treaties with Native nations in the U.S. today, and explore under-reported stories about Indigenous peoples around the world.
October 04, 2018 | High School, College
Evaluating Environmental Reporting at Home and Around the World
What should environmental reporting accomplish, and what creative approaches can journalists take to meeting their goal? Students reflect on these questions and plan a reporting project of their own.
August 15, 2018 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Piecing the Story Together: Visual Literacy Activity Using Photo Puzzles
Independently and collaboratively, students piece together photo puzzles and investigate the stories behind them, all the while considering: Why is it important to seek out the full story?
August 08, 2018 | Middle School, High School
Contested Lands: Teaching Indigenous Rights and Resistance Through Photo Stories
Indigenous rights and visual literacy take center stage in these activity ideas and classroom resources, using reporting from six countries by Magnum photographers.
July 31, 2018 | All Grades
'Losing Earth' Curricular Materials
Reading comprehension tools, activities and other resources to bring "Losing Earth," The New York Times Magazine's special issue on climate change, into the classroom and beyond.
