A big takeaway this year has to be that Sinners and One Battle After Another were big, artist driven, swings bankrolled by WB whose future is ultimately unclear. I like living in a world where people like PTA and Ryan Coogler get to make the films they want to make with those resources.

When my mother died, I wrote a letter to the name plaintiff on her case—who was serving a life sentence for an unthinkable crime—to talk about grief. When he passed, his daughter reached out said she’d like me to tell her story too. My latest for @rollingstone.com: apple.news/A7c7VYYnrTc6...

My latest, a collaboration between @propublica.org + @nytimes.com, is on the cover of today's New York Times Magazine. The gift link leads you to the excellent audio version of the story by Julia Whalen: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/m...

For @propublica.org’s weekly newsletter, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social shares stories that one incarcerated woman collected inside prison. The accounts speak to what they see as a link between domestic abuse and their convictions. Powerful. www.propublica.org/article/okla...

It’s awful to force these victims to recount their abuse decades later (and get cross-examined by a DA) for a wisp of hope for release when they should never have been in prison www.propublica.org/article/okla...

My latest, with @propublica.org + @nytimes.com: An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of domestic violence survivors who fought back -- women who are serving long sentences for killing their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? www.propublica.org/article/okla...

Like everything @pamelacolloff.bsky.social writes, this is well worth your time: www.propublica.org/article/okla...

ProPublica's investigative reporting is amazing! We need independent, reader supported journalism like never before. Please support ProPublica if you can, as I do.

Obviously reading any Pam Colloff piece is a must but also be on the lookout for Justine van der Leun’s outstanding new book, UNREASONABLE WOMEN, which will be published in June. Criminalized survival is a scourge.

My latest, with @propublica.org + @nytimes.com: An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of domestic violence survivors who fought back -- women who are serving long sentences for killing their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? www.propublica.org/article/okla...

Scoop from @keribla.bsky.social on how Orlando was released decades early from prison and delivered to the Waldorf Astoria:

Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/

This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained. She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families. She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/

"Every Day, a Leaf Blower," a memoir of working from home.

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

But it's not at all limited to elites, and so much of the psychology of Epstein and especially the people who enabled him comes up in @pamelacolloff.bsky.social's forthcoming book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665293...

I reviewed a very good book, and got some thoughts out of my system. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...

Here’s a bullet point in the guidebook of American journalism: If Pam wrote it you need to read it.

The Visual Storytelling Team at @propublica.org had an incredible year. Check out some of our favorite work: www.propublica.org/article/year...

Some personal news, as they say: My first book, CATCH THE DEVIL, comes out July 14! I’m hugely grateful to @nytimes.com for naming it as one of the books everyone will be talking about in 2026. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...

Our Local Reporting Network is open again for proposals! We're looking for accountability journalism projects from around the country. We cover your salary (up to $80k plus a stipend for benefits) plus provide editing and other support. Apply here:

For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about the making of the myth of sheriff Buford Pusser, and how recent revelations that he was likely responsible for the 1967 murder of his wife, Pauline, undercuts that myth -- and begs for a new narrative about intimate partner violence and family trauma.

Look at the lengths that my incredible @propublica.org colleagues @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy went to in order to report this story. Please take a moment to read what they found about the effect of USAID cuts on the world's most vulnerable people: www.propublica.org/article/usai...

Florida used expired execution drugs, lower doses, lawsuit claims www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

Rubio has repeatedly insisted the govt is restarting life-saving foreign aid. My colleagues found that’s bullshit. www.propublica.org/article/usai... By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social

@pamelacolloff.bsky.social said my story on Jennifer Pan in Toronto Life in 2015 was "really beautifully done" and she was "astonished" it was my first crime feature because I "write like a pro" and I "balanced empathy and accuracy perfectly." It made my year.

It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons. Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

This is seismic news. It's hard to overstate how big the implications are for both future prosecutions and wrongful convictions. This NJ decision could reshape how courts across the country treat shaken-baby expert testimony. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...

Page after page after page was redacted. #foia

Over 20 years ago, Robert Roberson was convicted based on the debunked Shaken Baby Syndrome hypothesis and sentenced to death. Now, the lead detective on his case, Brian Wharton, is fighting to save his life. New for @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Overheard at the coffee shop where I'm working: "That's what's hard about starting a band in NYC, and a band in L.A., at the same time." 🤔

I interviewed the big guy

I'm writing a background section that's too dense and complex, and wish I could just write, "Two years later, after a lot of shit went down..."

My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...

Pro tip: When you get stuck writing a story, read the original pitch you wrote back when you were trying to get your editor excited about the idea. All the answers are there!

Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue." Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...

If you'll be at the @texasbookfest.bsky.social this weekend: On Saturday, November 8th, I'll be interviewing the great Skip Hollandsworth at 3:15 pm at the Texas Tent about his new book, SHE KILLS. www.texasmonthly.com/press-room/t...

Dissenting from the court's majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner's reversal "calls into doubt the foundation of the trial." By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

Here's a story about Mussa Traore, a dog trainer who for two years has been working at a south Austin dog park. Nobody was a bigger part of the community or was as beloved as Traore was--by both humans and their canines. That didn’t stop ICE from taking him away. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Back in June, I gave the keynote address at the American Library Association's Carnegie Awards, and I'm very pleased that @literaryhub.bsky.social has republished the full text of my speech:

This is wild. Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony, by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

“Every medical expert presented at the recent post-conviction hearing — both for the prosecution and defense — agreed this is not a case about abuse. Russell needs to come home. We are not going to stop fighting until that day comes.”

NEW: A Tennessee appeals court ruled that the evidence didn’t prove Russell Maze's innocence, even though the medical examiner whose testimony helped convict Maze had recanted and concluded Maze’s son died of natural causes, not abuse. By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

My latest: on Friday, a Tennessee appeals court ruled that new evidence didn’t prove Russell Maze's innocence--even though the medical examiner whose testimony helped convict Maze recanted and concluded Maze’s son died of natural causes, not from being shaken. www.propublica.org/article/tenn...

First review of my new book LONDON FALLING, from Kirkus. At a moment when every day feels like a month and every month feels like a year, April 7 is still a very long way off. But the book is available for pre-order now. 🙏

Did you know that rape within a marriage was not a crime until relatively recently? @sarahweinman.com has written a stunning exploration of this hidden history and the landmark case that changed everything.

Another powerful and deeply reported investigation from @hannahdreier.bsky.social, which comes alive in this visually stunning interactive story: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Finally a job that’s AI proof: Professional thief www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...