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March 10, 2013 -
From the field
Artificial Intelligence Used to Tell Data-Driven Stories
The investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica has updated its Opportunity Gap news application, which lets users see how equal access to education is in their state. Read More
July 23, 2012 -
From the field
Overview of Voter ID Laws
Voter ID laws have been enacted in 30 states. Supporters say the laws are necessary to combat voter fraud, while critics see the laws as a tactic to disenfranchise voters. MacArthur grantee ProPublica examines the facts ... Read More
January 5, 2012 -
Publication
NBC Partners with Nonprofit News Outlets
Ten NBC-owned television stations are partnering with several MacArthur-supported nonprofit news organizations to help strengthen their enterprise and analytical reporting. Read More
July 20, 2011 -
From the field
MacArthur Grantees Receive 2011 Emmy Nominations
ProPublica, Independent Lens, ITVS, PBS FRONTLINE, and POV — all MacArthur grantees — received a combined 30 Emmy nominations in 2011. Read More
June 28, 2011 -
Publication
PBS Frontline, ProPublica, and NPR Investigate Child Death Convictions
The Child Cases — a joint investigative piece by MacArthur grantees NPR, ProPublica, and PBS FRONTLINE — identifies and analyzes more than 20 cases in which people were prosecuted for killing children based on medical evidence that was ... Read More
April 18, 2011 -
Publication
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize
ProPublica reporters Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for their stories on how some Wall Street bankers at first delayed, then worsened, the financial crisis. This is the second ... Read More
April 12, 2010 -
From the field
ProPublica Garners Pulitzer
An article by Sheri Fink, of MacArthur grantee ProPublica, received a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. A collaboration with The New York Times Magazine, the story chronicles how some New Orleans doctors made life-and-death decisions in ... Read More
July 30, 2009 -
From the field
Associated Press to Distribute Investigative News Produced by MacArthur Grantees
The Center for Public Integrity and ProPublica — two MacArthur grantees devoted to investigative journalism — will have their work distributed by the Associated Press to 1,500 American newspapers beginning this month. This new partnership is expected ... Read More
October 15, 2007 -
Press release
MacArthur Supports New Nonprofit Investigative News Organization
A new, non-partisan, non-profit newsroom producing journalism in the public interest will launch here in January under the name ProPublica. Read More