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In October I brought 500 copies of my photobook back to Iraq and distributed them in Mosul. Filmmaker Savva Svet documented that journey and made this short film.
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Bringing My Photobook Back To Iraq
YouTube video by Cengiz Yar
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IBzfO_xLrM4&time_continue=221&source_ve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cengizyar.com%2F
6 months ago
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wear your helmet kids, those mountain trails can get tricky
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Big wins last night for
@propublica.org
's Immigration and Video teams đđ
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ProPublica and Partners Win Two Emmys
https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/propublica-and-partners-win-two-emmys
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"Itâs easy to flee the friction of the real world for the comfort of our feeds and to confide in chatbots rather than friends. In doing so, we enable our leaders to leverage our fears and displace our anxieties onto the meme version of a foreign country." ~ Yi-Ling Liu
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Opinion | The Shared Feeling of Being Harvested by the Future
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/us-china-ai-future.html
5 days ago
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important story from photographer Juan Arredondo
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After Being Deported Back to the Country They Fled, Can a Family Build a New Life?
After being removed from the United States, a family tries to rebuild their life back in Colombia.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/26/magazine/us-immigration-family-deportation-colombia.html
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Cluster munitions are indiscriminate and often fail to explode on impact, sitting dormant for decades until unsuspecting civilians (frequently children) trigger them. Essentially landmines from the sky.
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Banned Russian Submunitions Found After Mali's Military Announces Airstrikes - bellingcat
Unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets have been found in northern Mali â despite the West African country being party to a convention that bans their use.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/2026/05/26/banned-russian-submunitions-found-after-malis-military-announces-airstrikes/
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Pin it to the
@propublica.org
IMPACT board:
www.propublica.org/article/albu...
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Albuquerque Officials Take Steps to Curb Surge in Citations, Jail Stays Related to Homelessness
The changes come after ProPublica reported that charges for crimes related to homelessness have skyrocketed under Mayor Tim Keller. In 2025, people were charged 1,256 times for obstructing sidewalks â...
https://www.propublica.org/article/albuquerque-moves-to-curb-homelessness-citations
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"Theyâve pivoted between howling about humanityâs flaws and extolling Satanâs torture methods, but they have always spoken to a generation living in fear of impending apocalypse. âŚBeginning of the End is their first album that unites every strain of their malaise under the same roof."
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Portrayal of Guilt: âŚBeginning of the End
Read Patrick Lyonsâ review of the album.
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/portrayal-of-guilt-beginning-of-the-end/?mc_cid=99967f4f1b&mc_eid=9ecdd55cb9
8 days ago
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The Visuals Team at
@propublica.org
had such an incredible couple days presenting our work at Photoville and Dysturb in NYC. Thanks for coming out to spend some time with us and hear about the work behind our projects. More soon. Watch this space.
11 days ago
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Journalist in the borderlands? Join us for this safety training with IWMF in El Paso on June 4th. Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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IWMF Newsroom Safety Across America Participation Form â El Paso
The International Womenâs Media Foundation is coming to El Paso, Texas! We are partnering with Borderzine and UTEP NAHJ to host a one-day safety training on June 4. If you are a freelance or staff jo...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem-dN0HwatOBBZVHD7bg-yOSL79dR69LmKRQMFbb9m84TbfQ/viewform
11 days ago
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Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriffâs office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was misattributed or misappropriated. Rafa and Gabe report for
@propublica.org
&
@azluminaria.org
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This Sheriffâs Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriffâs office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...
https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-sheriff-audit
12 days ago
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In some incredibly exciting news,
@propublica.org
is hiring a Senior Editor to launch and lead our new investigative unit in California.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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Senior Editor, California
California, United States
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4666221006?gh_src=fpeo2dqn6us
12 days ago
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Texas attorney general Ken Paxtonâs office has argued that if a company has a website, it can be sued anywhere. Legal experts said that would obliterate state law on where suits can be filed. Zach Despart reports for
@texastribune.org
&
@propublica.org
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Ken Paxton Wanted to Crack Down on Forum Shopping. Now Lawyers Say Heâs Improperly Seeking Out Favorable Courts.
The Texas attorney general has filed at least 30 cases over the past nine years that have a tenuous connection to the counties in which they were filed, a practice that legal experts say pushes the bo...
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-ken-paxton-forum-shopping
13 days ago
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âFiring squad executions strip away the veneer of medical theater.â
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Opinion | Firing Squads Expose the Brutality of the Death Penalty
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/opinion/death-penalty-firing-squad-executions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
13 days ago
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Alexey Yurenevâs 2018 essay on Brighton Beach still stands as my favorite neighborhood-focused photo essay. I continually bring it up to photo students.
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Welcome to ĐŃаКŃОн ĐиŃ, Brooklyn (Published 2018)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/nyregion/brighton-beach-photo-essay.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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"In almost every case, the deaths could have been prevented with a simple shot of vitamin K at birth."
@deldeib.bsky.social
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/vita...
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What I Canât Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-baby-autopsy-reports
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Join
@propublica.org
âs Visuals Team this afternoon in Brooklyn Bridge Park for a walking tour of our two Photoville exhibits and hear from our teams on their work. Where: beer garden at Photoville When: 3:30PM Why: photos & beer?
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Wonderful first event last night for
@propublica.org
âs Visuals Team. Thanks for coming out!
17 days ago
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join
@propublica.org
âs Visuals Team tomorrow in Brooklyn Bridge Park at 3:30 for the launch of this yearâs Photoville festival with two (!!) exhibits
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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âYou look at it and you just feel betterâ: this yearâs Photoville festival highlights
The annual New York-based display of photography contains moving pictures from behind bars and a revealing look at trans lives back in the 1990s
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/15/photoville-festival-highlights
17 days ago
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The mistaken detention of Americans continues despite congressional inquiries and denials by senior immigration officials.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social
reports for
@propublica.org
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Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?
Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time â and shackled. âI just want to live in peace,â he say...
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-leo-garcia-venegas-arrests-detentions-citizens-ice-dhs
18 days ago
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Get your headphones out!
@propublica.org
âs first (ever!!) podcast episode just dropped. Can you follow the Paper Trail?
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Paper Trail
Investigative reporters at ProPublica chase down evidence of wrongdoing and bring it to light. Each episode, youâll ride along as we talk to reporters and their sources, uncover hidden facts and show ...
https://www.propublica.org/series/paper-trail
19 days ago
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what a lede
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The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley
Chinese-born tech workers have fueled Silicon Valley for decades. In the AI era, they're superstars.
https://restofworld.org/2026/chinese-ai-researchers-silicon-valley/
20 days ago
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La Mexicana Bakery & Taqueria in Fresno, CA. Best plate of tacos Iâve had in years, possibly ever.
22 days ago
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important story out today on
@propublica.org
from Mark Olalde: The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities a pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules with little more than an email.
www.propublica.org/article/clea...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns
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Our new
@propublica.org
podcast is almost here!
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Paper Trail
Investigative reporters at ProPublica chase down evidence of wrongdoing and bring it to light. Each episode, youâll ride along as we talk to reporters and their sources, uncover hidden facts and show ...
https://www.propublica.org/series/paper-trail
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brilliant visualization
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The Long Journey From the Strait of Hormuz to the Gas Tank
Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened today, oil would still take more than a month to reach consumers. The economic shock from the Iran war could take far longer to ease.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/07/world/middleeast/oil-tanker-strait-hormuz-iran-war.html
26 days ago
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Uprising was excellent, another notch in Park Chan-wook's belt.
26 days ago
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"NPR documented the three-day recovery mission at the site of the Abu Naser family massacre... They aren't looking with their eyes. They're using their noses, leaning into the cracks and smelling the air to get closer to the corpses."
www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...
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Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza
It was one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war, devastating one extended family. A year and a half later, the survivors find their loved ones' remains.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5811930/gaza-recovering-bodies
26 days ago
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Photographer Brenda BazĂĄn's work for
@propublica.org
&
@texastribune.org
looking at flooding in Texas, what's left behind, and those who lost so much.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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NEW: Lawmakers in Texas have repeatedly rejected bills that could protect residents in the stateâs most dangerous, flood-prone areas, an investigation by
@propublica.org
and
@texastribune.org
found.
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Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly Floods
Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. The most consequential measures could have saved lives by prohibiting youth camps and new construction in ar...
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-flooding-protections
27 days ago
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2026's most controversial brand redesign is here!
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A New Look for ProPublica
Weâve updated our logo, typefaces and homepage design. Hereâs what changed and why.
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-propublica-redesign
28 days ago
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'The package, with visual editing by Cengiz Yar, full-size maps by Lucas Waldron, design by Allen Tan and illustrations by Shoshana Gordon, is immersive and personal, reflecting both the people being affected by this abuse and the landscapes they impact.' đŤĄ
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ProPublica and Partners Win Two Medals in Best of Digital Design Competition
https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/propublica-and-partners-win-two-medals-in-best-of-digital-design-competition
about 1 month ago
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We're hiring a reporter for
@propublica.org
's Southwest Team. Come work with us!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
about 1 month ago
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Is your blue my blue?
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Is my blue your blue?
Test your color perception with this interactive test.
https://ismy.blue/
about 1 month ago
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Very cool to see SND award
@propublica.org
&
@highcountrynews.org
's collab on grazing in the West a Bronze Medal. "The judges praised the cohesive, minimalist design, highlighting the elevated use of typography, illustration, and photo-stitching..."
tinyurl.com/8tsjhfxp
about 1 month ago
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Thanks to
@realphotoshow.bsky.social
for having me on to talk about my photobook, This Alabaster Grave. Watch or listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/25Ox...
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about 1 month ago
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Estimates suggest the war against Iran is costing the U.S. just under $1 billion a day.
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Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html
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www.trainjazz.com
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Every train, a note.
A jazz combo played in real time by every active NYC subway train.
https://www.trainjazz.com/
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10/10, no notes
about 1 month ago
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Can a solar farm make you sick? A medical director in Michigan claims they pose a health risk, but scientific evidence says otherwise.
@annaleighclark.bsky.social
reports for
@propublica.org
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Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash
Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county
about 1 month ago
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*Journalism Jobs* The
@nytimes.com
is hiring a Photo Editor for their DC office. 5+ yrs experience.
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Staff Photo Editor, DC
New York, NY
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4687540005
about 1 month ago
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âThe repeated strikes on the same location, the targeting of an area where journalists were sheltering, and the obstruction of medical and humanitarian access constitute a grave breach of international humanitarian law. CPJ holds Israeli forces responsible..."
@pressfreedom.bsky.social
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Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil found dead after being trapped in rubble following Israeli strike, obstruction of rescue - Committee to Protect Journalists
UPDATE: This alert has been updated throughout after the Red Cross reported that they had found the body of Amal Khalil under the rubble. Beirut, April 22, 2026âThe Committee to Protect Journalists is...
https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-for-immediate-rescue-of-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil-trapped-under-rubble-in-southern-lebanon/
about 1 month ago
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"those who profit from chaos rarely get to control it for long"
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Opinion | I Have Watched the Catastrophe of My Country Be Reduced to Nothing
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/sudan-war-rsf-darfur.html
about 2 months ago
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"Do you realize how much water and power itâd take to replicate the average writerâs narcissism, self-loathing and despair? Itâd drain the Indian Ocean. You could light up Times Square for a year. We canât afford it."
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Opinion | Donât Use A.I. to Do This
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/art-artificial-intelligence.html
about 2 months ago
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"He set the photographs aside for two decades, figuring he needed more data to make sense of them. But recently, after reviewing them again, he realized he âhad the whole story in the pictures.â"
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For Ants, a âCleaning Stationâ in the Desert
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/science/harvester-cone-ants-cleaning.html
about 2 months ago
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"The obscuring of Lebanon and its civilians is no accident." ~ Zahra Hankir for
@columjournreview.bsky.social
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Who is left to cover Lebanon?
A nation that helped shape modern war reporting is now treated as peripheral. In the wake of journalist killings, the consequences are clear not only for members of the press, but for how the story of...
https://www.cjr.org/feature/who-is-left-to-cover-lebanon.php
about 2 months ago
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Chatted with
@realphotoshow.bsky.social
about life, war, and photography. Catch it here:
open.spotify.com/episode/25Ox...
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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âThey bring in the military. They say the borderâs closed 100%, and thatâs why Border Patrol can go into the interior. Itâs the illusion of national security.â
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A War Zone, Minus the War: One Year Later, Has the Military Really Secured the US-Mexico Border?
A look at the military's role at the southern border one year after Trump declared a national emergency and troops were deployed.
https://thewarhorse.org/southern-border-military-one-year-later/
about 2 months ago
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