Toxic fumes from plastic burning in landfills makes workers sick, a Kenyan waste picker told ⁦Lisa Song is @lisalsong.bsky.social⁩ They wake up with swollen necks, joints that don’t work and mysterious tumors. He came to Ottawa to fight for protective gear and health care. propublica.org/article/plasti…

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Failing to publish quality data reliably risks losing the public’s trust, especially when New Yorkers assume the worst: that agencies are hiding unflattering information.

Smart story from Sergio Hernández
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Agency: You sent a request for 4 files back on March 30, 2022…. Are you still interested?
Me: Yes!
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NEW: The Biden administration will propose new changes to the asylum system on Thursday, four people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.

Comes after lots of pressure from lawmakers on both sides to address immigration asap

Myah Ward Nicholas Wu

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“Ser migrante no es fácil”…. Being a migrant isn’t easy

Understatement of this nuanced, powerful documentary from Gerardo del Valle

'The contradictions are especially vivid in the construction industry, where the demand for luxury-home construction brings immigrant workers to Bozeman and simultaneously prevents those workers from finding cheap housing for themselves.'
Nick Bowlin
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2 Chicago journalists have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their series on Chicago’s missing and murdered Black women.

City Bureau's Sarah Conway + Invisible Institute's Trina Reynolds-Tyler were named winners in the Local Reporting category on Monday. buff.ly/3ws329G

So so proud of this collaboration on the Uvalde massacre. ⁦ProPublica⁩ ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ ⁦FRONTLINE⁩

'Friends of the Court,' ProPublica's investigation into Supreme Court justices' beneficial relationships with billionaire donors, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service!

Here are the highlights from the reporting 🧵👇

I preach the benefits of 'no surprises' journalism to my students Newmark J-School. It's always the best policy, but it's rare that it brings a chuckle.

Mexico’s president AMLO calls the fatal smuggling of migrants through Mexico in cargo trucks “very unfortunate” in reaction to our investigation, but says the country does “protect migrants” ICIJ El CLIP @EnUn2x3 videos of exchange with Noticias Telemundo reporter ⬇️