“It’s really important for ProPublica that we have reporters who aren’t just parachuting in … but who actually live in the communities,” says reporter Jennifer Smith Richards. “The problem is that … we’re not paid the same.” Help ProPublica’s workers fight for fair pay: www.propublicaguild.org

A word on needing AI guardrails in our contract. We know it's important to our readers; let's get this language in there!

“I have heard from our managers at ProPublica that they don’t intend to replace us with AI. And that’s great. But we’re gonna need that in writing.” This is why we’re fighting for protections against artificial intelligence:

Meet my wonderful @propublicaguild.org colleagues <3

We asked @propublica.org's board to agree to a fair contract. Chair Paul Sagan replied that they support management, whose last offer includes weak job security, minimal guardrails on AI & wages that don’t keep up w/ rising costs. We know you stand with us. Tell Mr. Sagan: shorturl.at/MkUbQ

1/ Happy International Workers' Day to all our fellow workers and unions! ✊ ICYMI, our bargaining unit exercised our collective power to walk out on a one-day strike last month, as we fight for a fair contract.

NEW: Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show. W/ @kentucky.com www.propublica.org/article/kent...

Today, you helped us show @propublica.org management that, without us, there is no ProPublica. And we’re not stopping this fight until we get the contract we deserve. Donate to our strike fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

Made a picket sign with references.

I love my job. I believe in ProPublica's mission. I have so much work to do today on a story that should publish soon. But today, I'm on strike with my colleagues at the @propublicaguild.org. Hoping we get over the finish line SOON on our very first contract -- and a fair one.

Today, I and the rest of the @propublicaguild.org are on strike. Why? Because we deserve a fair contract - one that locks in just cause, AI protections, and fair wages for all union members.

I love working at @propublica.org. I'm on strike for the day because I want it to be a better place to work, for everyone. Please support our fight for a fair contract.

NEW: After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist @peterdicampo.bsky.social saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

“Whether gathering with friends or ordering coffee or running into a neighbor while walking my dog, every recent conversation has led to the same place: What are you doing to meet this moment?” Beautiful photo essay by @peterdicampo.bsky.social / @propublica.org

The news has moved on, but ICE is still in Minneapolis. My neighbors are still patrolling streets, driving strangers to work, and providing aid. As a photojournalist at @propublica.org, I wanted to know: What do they look like in their daily lives? So I picked up my camera 👇

NEW: Local police did not open investigations into six of the 12 shootings by on-duty federal agents that have led to the deaths or injuries of citizens and immigrants since September, a ProPublica analysis found.

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Our visual journalists @cengizyar.com and @peterdicampo.bsky.social documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis. Here's what they saw 👇

My @propublica.org colleague @peterdicampo.bsky.social & I reported from Minnesota last week, amid the federal immigration crackdown. This is what we saw: www.propublica.org/article/minn...

Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found. On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. 📌 Save the date:

LIVE NOW: Our reporters Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social and photographer @peterdicampo.bsky.social are taking your questions on Reddit about how Trump’s gutting of USAID exacerbated a cholera epidemic and created an American-made hunger crisis 👇

NEW: Here's the searing tale of one woman's struggle to feed her family after the Trump Administration imposed a man-made food crisis. Beautifully written by Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/trum...

A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation

NEW: Inside the Trump administration’s man-made hunger crisis in the world’s third largest refugee camp. After the U.S. failed to fund the World Food Program in Kenya, we went to the Kakuma refugee camp. This is what we found:

This summer, Brett Murphy, @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I went to South Sudan, where the U.S. had been supporting the response to a historic cholera outbreak in the world’s poorest country before pulling the plug. We found shuttered clinics and dead bodies. www.propublica.org/article/usai...

No-brainer proposals met with strikethroughs. Great.

EMTALA requires universal care for “emergency medical conditions” regardless of a person’s insurance status. In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to. By @emcahan.bsky.social

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We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help. Show your support for @propublica.org workers by adding your name to our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

We ❤️ @ire.org! @propublica.org employees wore buttons & flyered at the IRE gala to rally support for our fight for a fair contract. The future of investigative journalism depends on protecting the workers who make it possible. You can help by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Our New York members took their lunch outside today to demand that @propublica.org management agree to a fair discipline and performance evaluation system ✊

We can’t produce fearless journalism @ProPublica without knowing our jobs are secure. That’s why I walked out for lunch today — to show support for Just Cause protections that apply to every @ProPublicaGuild worker, every time.

GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Georgia is the only state with such a mandate. Its experience shows that the federal effort could threaten health care for nearly 16 million Americans & cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Three colleagues are being placed on PIPs today, and @propublica.org management has refused to allow stewards in those meetings. We're not shutting up about this — our colleagues deserve better and we're extremely disappointed in management for denying us this basic union right.

1/ 🚨 Yesterday, @propublica.org management confirmed that it will again deny steward representation at disciplinary meetings. Our full statement 👇

Today, we issued a letter — signed by 70% of our unit — to @sengelberg.bsky.social and @robinsparkman.bsky.social asking them to uphold ProPublica’s values of fairness, transparency and accountability at the bargaining table.

We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper. Here's how you can reach us.

A 15-year-old opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School. A month later, a 17-year-old killed a classmate at Antioch High School. According to researchers, both were active in the same online networks that glorify mass shooters. By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social, w/ @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social

This is really scary. “This network is best described as an online subculture that celebrates violent attacks and radicalizes young people into committing violence,” said a violence prevention researcher. @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social

Incredible @adn.com front page for @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social story about trial delays in Alaska. Read it here: projects.propublica.org/alaska-sex-a...

Tense, compelling illustrations by @nicolerifkin.bsky.social. In two stories this week, @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social chronicles shocking delays in the AK justice system as they take years to send sexual assault cases to trial. www.propublica.org/article/anch... projects.propublica.org/alaska-sex-a...

This film was inspired by the groundbreaking reporting of Duaa Eldeib (@deldeib.bsky.social). Her series, "Stillbirths," was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. It includes a memorial for children lost to stillbirths: propub.li/49wf0OI

More than 20,000 pregnancies in the United States end in stillbirth each year. At least 1 in 4 are likely preventable. Our new documentary, “Before a Breath,” gives voice to parents who have lost children to stillbirth. Here’s a sneak peek. propub.li/41v87Lz

If you use our tool to get your own file, here’s how to help our team learn more about the ways insurers deny claims … www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

@drjenellstewart.bsky.social and I read this sitting next to each other. Every time I looked up, she was wide-eyed and shaking her head. @davidmcswane.bsky.social's latest story is horrifying and nuanced, and I couldn't put it down. www.propublica.org/article/thom...

This is what we mean by investigative journalism in the public interest. (thread) 👇

Right now you’re likely breathing in a tiny bit of formaldehyde, which can cause breathing problems and cancer more than any other chemical in the air. For the past year, the EPA has been working to regulate its use. Here's why that's proven to be tough 🧵

Startling story by @audreydutton.bsky.social: For Decades, Calls for Reform to Idaho’s Troubled Coroner System Have Gone Unanswered

This timeline really hammers home how long Idaho state officials have known their coroner system is a problem but have failed to act. A Timeline of Failed Efforts to Reform Idaho’s Coroner System @audreydutton.bsky.social