. Newsweek Ciudad JuÁrez is NOT in the same state as Tijuana. Juárez is in CHIHUAHUA. There are 855 miles between each other. this is beyond unacceptable. This is WHY we need better representation, have our gente to tell the stories from our communities.

friends like: Nick McMillan, Jenna Cohen, emma (she/her), Molly Work, Jack, @smussenden, plus @write2disc and others still doing the work. proud of y'all 🤩

Tune in if you like bilingual discussions about Trump’s legal exposure.

You think you know someone, and then you find out they’re pro-standard time.

AZ executed a prisoner today. TX may execute another this evening. Behind the scenes, 100s of workers participate. They almost never talk to the public. But I found 26 involved w/ 200+ executions across 17 states. What they said may surprise you (1/5) tinyurl.com/432renv6

Check out this graphic we made based on the reporting (thanks Nick McMillan). Most of the people I spoke w/ worked inside the death chamber. Of those, none expressed support for executions afterwards, even those that started their jobs in favor of capital punishment. None.

Obsidian Canvas is here! Canvas gives you an infinite space to visualize and make sense of your ideas. Learn more: obsidian.md/canvas

I was laid off NPR as part of the massive cuts. I loved the i-team and wanted to stay for years, but here we are. Please let me know if you're looking for a multimedia, bilingual reporter w/ experience investigating environment, healthcare, tech, immigration & criminal justice.

I’ll be launching a new email newsletter, ‘The Counteroffensive,’ to cover the war going forward. There, you’ll find a direct connection to me and my reporting – whether you choose a free or paid subscription. SIGN UP HERE NOW: counteroffensive.news

My first article for KFF Health News is live. And it was very cool to see my friend Nick McMillan' story shared right next to mine in today's newsletter. #merrillmade Story in the thread

Only 51 of these whales remain in the Gulf of Mexico. The US is required to protect them. But NOAA has repeatedly delayed adopting measures and following rules to prevent their extinction. From Nick McMillan and I, with a look at AIS data to show risks: tinyurl.com/kp4spj4h

When NPR reported on the lack of U.S. protections for hyper endangered Rice's whales — there're only ~51 left in the Gulf x Mexico — we used *giga*bytes of data to show readers the risk of speedy ships. Here's how Nick McMillan and @danielpwwood did it: blog.apps.npr.org/2024/02/12/ric…

Estefania Mitre (estefania mitre) is Social Visuals Producer/Editor with NPR!

Last week I went to Texas — ground 0 for the bird flu spreading across the U.S. — to buy raw milk and test it for the flu. Why? Feds have advised against drinking raw milk amidst this outbreak but the milk is still for sale. What’s the risk to consumers? We could find out…

Last week, 16 members of Congress signed a letter urging NOAA to better protect Rice's whales—one of the most endangered species on Earth—citing our NPR investigation last yr and our findings. I'm proud and hopeful. This stuff works! Here's the letter...documentcloud.org/documents/2467…

Stunning investigation from Chris Arnold Robert Benincasa Jess Jiang Sam Yellowhorse Kesler Robert Smith NPR Nick McMillan - Exposing the greed and exploitation of zombie second mortgages to steal people’s homes. npr.org/2024/05/10/119…

Hi, Twitter friends: I’m looking for my next journalism gig! I just spent a year NPR doing investigative/data stories on criminal justice, immigration and debt. (Fun fact: I can read and write in English, Tamil, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish & R)

Wildlife Services is a USDA program that kills 100s of 1000s of noninvasive wild animals a year. Officials told NPR feds only kill those animals when they attack livestock or cause damage. Gov files Nick McMillan & I obtained show that's not true: tinyurl.com/2mcpnwcz

NPR’s Nick McMillan and Tom Dreisbach reviewed more than 1000 videos on the Dan Bongino Show and found he frequently denounced the bureau he now leads Top FBI official Dan Bongino pushed conspiracies on podcast npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-…

.Chiara Eisner 🎤 and Nick McMillan of NPR have won the 2025 Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Broadcast). Congratulations, Chiara and Nicholas! #journalismawards