ProPublica wins NYFWA award for distinguished financial journalism

The New York Financial Writers’ Association announced that ProPublica reporters Justin Elliott, Josh Kaplan, Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski have been named winners of the 2023 Impact Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism. The award is for a series of articles investigating conflict of interest, failed oversight and ethical indiscretions at the nation’s highest court. The series is titled, “Friends of the Court: […]

Mirror Indy hires Hopkins as data reporter

Emily Hopkins has joined nonprofit news outlet Mirror Indy in Indianapolis, Ind. as a data reporter. Her post on X/Twitter reads: “My work will be part explanatory, part accountability, all for Indianapolis. Email me your questions, concerns and story ideas: emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org.” Hopkins’ most recent post was that of Abrams fellow at ProPublica, from where she […]

ProPublica seeks a senior editor, National

We are seeking an investigative editor to help oversee and elevate the accountability journalism produced by reporters on our national staff. The senior editor will supervise a team of reporters producing revelatory and impactful investigative journalism. The ideal candidate enjoys the challenge of helping reporters envision the most ambitious and creative paths for their projects; […]

SPJ names recipients of its annual Sunshine Awards

The following excerpt was sent out from spj.org: The Society of Professional Journalists has named five journalists and reporting teams as winners of its annual Sunshine Award. This year’s winners are: — Brett Murphy of ProPublica for his investigation into 911 call analysis — Lexi Churchill, Vianna Davila, Megan Rose and Ren Larson of ProPublica […]

WaPo, ProPublica and Chicago Tribune among others honored with SPJ Ethics in Journalism Awards

The following excerpt was sent out from spj.org: The Society of Professional Journalists is bestowing its Ethics in Journalism Award to Tony Plohetskiof the Austin American-Statesman; Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards of ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune; and William Wan of The Washington Post. This award honors journalists or news organizations that perform in an outstanding ethical […]

NY Times hires four in Video

The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times‘ Solana Pyne and Mark Scheffler:   We are thrilled to welcome Aric Toler, Arijeta Lajka, Neil Bedi and Nader Ibrahim to the Video team. Aric Toler joins Visual Investigations as a video journalist. Previously, he was the director of research and training at Bellingcat, where […]

ProPublica seeks social video producers

We are looking to expand ProPublica’s audience team to include two full-time social video producers. These roles will translate our long-form journalism into short-form, video-first content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and our other social platforms. It’s important to note that we see our platforms not just as traffic drivers to our stories, but also as […]

ProPublica appoints Kodjak assistant ME, national

Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak has joined ProPublica as an assistant managing editor, national. She comes from The Associated Press, where she served as acting global investigations editor. Commenting on her new role, Kodjak said: “ProPublica is the standard-bearer for investigative reporting and accountability journalism. I’m both thrilled and honored to be joining this stellar team.” She […]

ProPublica seeks a Diamonstein-Spielvogel visual journalism fellow

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. We are looking for a creative, empathetic and ambitious visual journalist to join our editorial team as the inaugural Diamonstein-Spielvogel visual journalism fellow, a position that honors Paul Steiger, ProPublica’s founder emeritus. Responsibilities: Over two years, this fellow will expand their […]

ProPublica names Blustain, Buford assistant ME

The following excerpt was sent out from propublica.org: ProPublica announced today that Sarah Blustain and Talia Buford will be joining the masthead as assistant managing editors, effective immediately. Both Blustain and Buford have already played critical leadership roles in some of ProPublica’s most ambitious initiatives.   Sarah Blustain has directed our Local Reporting Network with […]