
Jennifer Smith Richards
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Investigations in the Midwest at ProPublica. Past: Chicago Tribune by way of OH/GA/NY/WV. Enthusiastic about FOIA + data. Tell me everything.
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http://propublica.org 22-09-2008 15:52:06
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HOLD MY CALLS, CANCEL MY MEETINGS Pamela Colloff has a new story out!



Hometown news outlet acquired by conservative "pink slime" group slanted coverage & spread dubious claims about solar energy in Knox County, Ohio, report Miranda Green, Jennifer Smith Richards, Priyanjana Bengani & Sarahbeth Maney. 1/2 #FrasierSolar propublica.org/article/ohio-mā¦


1/ THREAD: After a large solar farm was proposed, it seemed to many in Knox Co., Ohio that an anti-solar machine took over news & politics overnight. They were right. Hereās how fossil fuel interests shaped the conversation, and how a hometown paperās new owners amplified it š

ProPublica has traced mass-mailed āCatholic Tribuneā newspapers to a āpink slimeā network known for misinformation and its financial ties to right-wing super PACs and billionaires. propublica.org/article/church⦠Jennifer Smith Richards Megan O'Matz

Folks are getting "Catholic" newspapers in AZ, MI, NV and WI. They've got headlines like āHow many āsex changeā mutilation surgeries occurred on Wisconsin kids?ā and aren't from the church. Megan O'Matz and I connected them to a partisan 'pink slime' network. propublica.org/article/churchā¦

While maryam Ł Ų±ŁŁ jameel and I were deep in our reporting on Americaās Dairyland, we kept hearing about immigrants showing up in a little Wisconsin town. Here is our story about what really happened there, at a moment when immigration is dividing our country. propublica.org/article/immigrā¦

This story from Melissa Sanchez and maryam Ł Ų±ŁŁ jameel should be required reading for every U.S. voter. It's a rigorously reported, tender and ultimately heartbreaking look at what immigration REALLY is all about. I can't recommend it strongly enough. propublica.org/article/immigrā¦



The bunny wasn't a bomb. And the threat wasn't credible. Still this kid was handcuffed. Important story from Aliyya Swaby & Paige Southwick Pfleger. A 13-Year-Old With Autism Was Arrested Under Tennesseeās School Threats Law propublica.org/article/tennesā¦


NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a ProPublica analysis found. propublica.org/article/segregā¦



Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The cityās failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district ā and its students. propublica.org/article/chicag⦠Mila Koumpilova Jennifer Smith Richards w/ Chalkbeat Chicago