Today marks the one-year anniversary of the reversal of #roevwade. Our journalists are examining the impact of the decision that eliminated a constitutional right to #abortion. Full project coming in August. #News21 ow.ly/mYsA50OWfYb

Shout-out to this great team of reporters and our News21 editors, we read an awful lot of legislation

Across the country child welfare agencies rely on safety assessments to help make decisions about when to take kids into foster care due to abuse/neglect In New Mexico, caseworkers tell me it’s sidelining their judgment and leaving some kids in harm’s way codastory.com/authoritarian-…

.Joshua Shimkus is a master’s student in investigative journalism at Arizona State University. Shimkus said #news21 was "the best way for me to get newsroom experience while working with instructors and editors that are focused on improving the skill sets of the fellows."

Another story from our summer fellowship, this one focused on Ohio and citizen-led state constitutional amendments, a growing battleground for abortion rights.

Great work by my now former classmates 🥲 Can’t wait to see your future work TJ L'Heureux Albert Serna Jr. Anisa Shabir @Washington6417

México despenalizaba el aborto un poco antes de que Estados Unidos hiciera lo contrario. Desde entonces, activistas han ayudado a personas del lado estadounidense a obtener píldoras abortivas. Abrimos hilo 🧵de esta historia que pueden leer íntegra en: gatopardo.com/reportajes/des…

A judge called the downtown homeless encampment a ‘public nuisance.’ The city and activists are rushing to meet his 45-day deadline. phoenixnewtimes.com/news/judge-ord…

The teacher shortage in Arizona reached a new high, with nearly 1/3 of teaching positions left vacant one month into the school year. Half of Arizona teachers are employed under alternative pathways, and only 17% are formally certified to teach. Story⬇️ cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2023/10/04/nea…

Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment apnews.com/article/ohio-a…

This summer a group of white nationalist groups gathered in Los Angeles for a mixed martial arts tournament. Bellingcat reveals where and why it took place… bellingcat.com/news/2023/11/1…

Still want to share this piece I wrote about AZ’s chief of public schools misrepresenting a student presentation about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which led to students being bullied.

i hate grad students what do you mean “i have homework” you’re 25

Tomorrow on the national PBS ⁦PBS News⁩ broadcast, my exceptional students from the Fall ⁦Cronkite School⁩ ⁦Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ASU⁩ will report on how the coming lithium mining boom in the U.S. may help make electric batteries, while threatening water supplies.

The Times, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1894

Listen to Morgan Casey and Joshua Shimkus speak to KGNU Community Radio in Colorado about the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ASU's latest investigation into U.S. lithium mining. kgnu.org/the-impact-of-…

this is so funny to me

I’ve known I wanted to do this story since last Aug when I met 2 men in Georgia facing eviction from homes they once owned (yes. eviction. not foreclosure. That’s important). I pitched it on my first day at NPR Today it hit the airwaves on Morning Edition npr.org/2024/06/13/nx-…

A wonderful way to end the work week. Congratulations to my classmates. Shout-out to Mark Greenblatt and Lauren Mucciolo for their awesomeness. I am celebrating our win with a pink doughnut.

Journalism students: Come work with me and other top editors to produce impactful, award-winning content. Nominations for our 2025 News21 cohort are open. See more ⬇️⬇️⬇️