Some happy news! After 8 years at @washingtonpost as a reporter & editor, I'm excited to join @propublica as a senior editor collaborating with local news outlets on investigative projects. Basically, my dream job. I will miss my Post peeps deeply. propublica.org/atpropublica/…

About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from @propublica's @KatieCampbell @readfrontier's @npbowlin exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive underground pollution crisis.propublica.org/article/toxic…

1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue…🧵

We just announced the launch of a new reporting team in California — our sixth regional investigative hub! It’s the latest step we’re taking to expand ProPublica and meet the moment with more journalism. Here’s why I’m so excited about this… 1/8

HUGE NEWS: ProPublica is launching a new investigative reporting hub in California, our sixth regional unit. Read more: propublica.org/atpropublica/…

“Investigative journalism is an act of optimism, and it’s all we do at @propublica.” “We look under rocks for secrets, what’s not being told.” “When the public knows the truth… things change.” Paper Trail dropping May 14. For now, here’s this moving audio trailer.

Can't wait for the 5/19 release of @tab_delete's HOW TO RULE THE WORLD! So proud of you, Theo!

Saluting the legendary @martyweilwapost, who walked the newsroom every day greeting everyone by name. When he remembered my name after only learning it the previous evening, I knew I’d arrived in a special newsroom. 🫶 I’ll miss your weather stories! nytimes.com/2026/02/05/busin…

There's no other reporter who better knows the intersection between the US tech world & Russian intell than Pulitzer finalist @josephmenn, & yet inexplicably he was among those laid off this week. It's been my privilege to work with him. Read his latest: washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Much of the mourning for the late great @washingtonpost has rightly focused on how democracy dies in darkness at the national level, which is hugely important. But the evisceration of Metro coverage is every bit as devastating because there is no comparable news outlet keeping local governments and institutions honest. Eight of my 20 years at the Post were spent on Metro, which was the heart and soul of the Post under the legendary @dongrahamdc1. The undertakers now running the paper have all but wiped out the metro staff, leaving just 12 reporters, according to reports, to cover a region of 6.5 million people. We had twice that many journalists in Fairfax alone back in the day. And it mattered. Reporters are the eyes and ears of the community, keeping tabs on people in power. We were there for every supervisors meeting, every school board meeting. We pored through planning commission documents and campaign filings. When county officials wasted taxpayer money, raised taxes on overstretched homeowners, gave sweetheart zoning deals to developers who filled their election coffers, we were there. When teachers who sexually abused students were quietly transferred to other schools to do it all over again, we were there. We were there for the more uplifting stories too, the cops who broke a cold case, the educators who turned around a struggling school, the residents who rallied to help neighbors in trouble, the student athletes who won the big game, the entrepreneurs who started something new. Our friend @SariHorwitz who has won more Pulitzers than I can count, wrote so movingly online about the Post (facebook.com/share/p/1AZLTTD…). To recognize how indispensable local coverage is, you need only look at her holy-shit investigations of a broken child welfare system, rampant police shootings and the corporate-fed opioid crisis, stories that opened eyes and led to change. Democracy is not just what happens at the White House and the Capitol but in our own backyards. The Post has just turned the lights down at home too.

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We are devastated and raising funds to help them. Please, please share far and wide. gofundme.com/f/standing-toge…

New year! New opportunities for local newsrooms to collaborate with @propublica! Applications are open for 15 yearlong Local Reporting Network partnerships for 2026. We will review project proposals on a ROLLING basis, with Feb 5 as the 1st deadline. job-boards.greenhouse.io/pro…

They Were Sleeping, Driving, Walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s Police Task Force Came. Police surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their lives. @wendi_c_thomas @KathsBurgess for @propublica @MLK50Memphis propublica.org/article/memph…