Some news stories require greater investments of time to report, with journalists conducting exhaustive investigations using data, public and private records and interviews with a host of sources. Pulitzer Center grantee stories tagged with “Investigative” feature in-depth reporting that delves deeply into serious issues. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on investigative journalism.
An AP report documents savage sexual assaults on 29 women and girls, age 13 to 35, bolstering the case that Myanmar’s armed forces are systematically employing rape as a "calculated tool of terror."
Ben Taub appeared on NPR's On Point to discuss the relationship between the migrant crisis and the African slave trade.
For a few weeks, the incredible story of the fake US embassy in Ghana became an international sensation. There was only one problem: None of it was true.
Last year, the U.S. state department said it had uncovered a fake embassy in Accra that had been issuing a stream of forged visas. The story went viral—but all was not as it seemed.
There is no national plan to deal with contagious disease in our busy skies. There is no consistent way to notify towers of incoming problems. And sometimes airplane cleanup crews ignore even basic hygiene.
The United States claims they were never in Laos during the Vietnam War, but Mr. Vounta and his missing left leg tell another story.
Welcome to Reg and Ruby’s burger shop, Snax Haven, where a clever consultant helps them grow their profits by shifting their secret recipe to a country where there is no tax on profits.
An interactive graphic of the Influencers featured in the Paradise Papers investigation.
Research into Jewish charities in North America has found a powerful but opaque machine that turns over billions, but can be vague as to how the money is used.
Sometimes a cousin really can offer the best deal, but it can be hard for donors to be sure the charity shopped around first.
Federations supported settlers in Hebron and Silwan: 'Jews are Jews wherever they live.'
Federations and foundations often share not only personnel and space but goals. Why have multiple institutions serving the same purposes?
Control over its territory has always been considered the fundamental characteristic of the state itself. What happens when historic levels of territory are given over to corporate interests?
Selahattin Demirtas guided his party to 59 seats in the Turkish general election of Nov. 1. He must now defend its peaceful message against the possibility of civil war.
In a country as violent as El Salvador, many have given up on political solutions to gang warfare. Can the new, young mayor of San Salvador begin to bring about peace in the country’s capital?
As Angola progresses further away from its devastating civil war, foreign companies are overly eager to construct the infrastructure the country needs to join the modern-era. Is this a good thing?
Belying Australia's positive international reputation, mining companies from Down Under are accused of killing, maiming and polluting communities across Africa.
A scientific detective story that crisscrosses the globe, tracing the origins of HIV and its lessons for today.
China faces huge challenges in feeding its people sustainably and safely. Iowa and U.S. agribusinesses believe they have the solutions. Are they the right ones?
There’s a growing push in Europe to criminalize the buying but not the selling of sex. Advocates say such laws curb trafficking. Opponents say they hurt prostitutes. Who's right?
Alberta’s oil sands region is at the heart of the KeystoneXL pipeline controversy. A project built on aerial photographs from 1,000 feet up brings into sharp focus the project's scale—and stakes.
The Real World Cup looks at the largesse of the soccer extravaganza in Brazil by examining its actual impact on local communities and urban infrastructure in host cities around the country.
Polar bears in Greenland struggle to find food as climate change chips away at Arctic ice. Climatologists say the resulting bear vs. human conflict is a warning for communities worldwide.
Investors have made millions suing the world's poorest countries over bad debts—but these so-called vulture funds may not be as bad as they sound.
A race for the world's most coveted resource.
Pulitzer Center grantee Uri Blau's project "“From the U.S. to Israel: Follow the Money” attracts attention of international publications, state organizations and activist groups.
Does the U.S. nuclear arsenal really need a $1 trillion upgrade?
New book on infectious diseases considers which one may be the next pandemic.
Pulitzer Center grantee Katherine Zoepf, executive director Jon Sawyer and contributing editor Kem Knapp Sawyer visit Northwestern University in Qatar.
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
Celebrating 10 years of support for international journalism.
The Pulitzer Center and the World Health Organization, with financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, have joined together to produce a guide to help journalists address the road safety crisis.
The Pulitzer Center staff share favorite images from 2015.
Reporting on the environment can put you in harm's way.
The new climate agreement is good news, but there is much more to be done.
How tax-exempt non-profits in the U.S. funneled more than $220 million to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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