ProPublica hires WSJ’s Berzon, a Pulitzer winner

Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Alexandra Berzon has been hired by ProPublica as a reporter. She has been at the paper for 12 years and previously covered gambling and casinos from the Los Angeles bureau. This year, she did crucial reporting on who provided the money for the Jan. 6 rally that led to the attack on […]

ProPublica seeks Midwest reporter

ProPublica is hiring for a Midwest reporter who: Has produced original, revelatory, in-depth or investigative stories. If that experience is in the Midwest, all the better Aches to report stories that are important Is truly excited about all the ways we can do journalism now Wants to bring an accountability lens to the issues of […]

ProPublica hires BuzzFeed’s Silverman

ProPublica announced Monday that it has hired reporter Craig Silverman to cover voting, platforms, disinformation and online manipulation. He starts on May 10. Silverman comes to ProPublica from BuzzFeed News, where he held the title of media editor and produced a string of major investigative stories about misinformation, fake news and the unfettered power of […]

ProPublica announces new hires for its new regional reporting units

ProPublica sent out the following excerpt announcement: Max Blau, Nicole Carr, Doug Bock Clark, Aliyya Swaby and Seth Freed Wessler will join the team covering the South, and Eli Hager, Mary Hudetz and Nicole Santa Cruz will join the Southwest team. Three additional reporters — one in the South and two in the Southwest — […]

ProPublica announces recipients of its diversity scholarship

ProPublica has selected 25 recipients for the 2021 ProPublica Diversity Scholarship. The company’s sixth annual scholarship program received additional support from The Pudding, an online visual essays publication. The recipients were chosen from more than 200 applicants and each of these journalists will receive a $750 scholarship to attend a virtual or in-person conference in […]

ProPublica hires Deam to cover health care

ProPublica announced Friday that it has hired reporter Jenny Deam to cover health care in Washington, D.C. She starts on March 1. Deam comes to ProPublica from the Houston Chronicle, where she has worked since 2015. With an investigative focus on the business of health care, she wrote about health care fraud and the uneasy […]

ProPublica seeks applicants for Sullivan business fellowship

Corporate power is at its zenith in America today. We want you to help us hold ‪those corporations and interests to account as the Lorana Sullivan Business Fellow. We’re not interested in having you cover the news. Your job will be to do enterprising, hard-hitting business stories, whether short, medium or long. Our interests run […]

ProPublica seeks a technology platforms reporter

Technology, algorithms, social media and platforms play central roles in our democracy. The giants of technology decide the news we see, the connections we keep and the shape of our politics. We’re looking for a reporter who will help us hold them accountable, particularly when it comes to their role in spreading the disinformation and […]

ProPublica hires Bedi to cover government agencies

ProPublica announced that Neil Bedi is joining its Washington, D.C., newsroom as a reporter covering federal government agencies. He starts Feb. 1. Bedi comes to ProPublica from the Tampa Bay Times, where he was an investigative reporter and developer, and brings a unique skill set to his journalism. A graduate of the University of California, […]

ProPublica seeks health care reporter

ProPublica is hiring an investigative reporter to cover health care. The company seeks a reporter who: Has a track record of aggressive reporting Aches to report stories that are both important and powerfully told Is truly excited about all the possible ways we can do journalism nowadays Really likes working with others Interested candidates can […]