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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize.

Media members that don't sign the policy by its deadline have 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out of Pentagon facilities.
https://wapo.st/3KOrokC

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Aug 14

Beyond thrilled to share that @rwoolington.bsky.social is joining The Washington Post's investigations team www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/08/1...

Rebecca Woolington Named Deputy Editor of the Long-term Investigations Team

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · Aug 12

We took our lunch outside today to demand:

✅ Just Cause that covers everyone
✅ A fair, transparent discipline process
✅ No loopholes for @propublica.org management

We’re united for a contract that protects us all.

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our I-team partnered with several desks across the @washingtonpost.com newsroom to tell this important story www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.

More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Jun 14

Even in Idaho, there is quite a turnout for the No Kings protests. Here is a pic via the Idaho Statesman.

www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

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Tracy Jan @tracyjan.bsky.social · Jun 6

My former @washingtonpost.com colleagues are 🔥🔥🔥. Their coverage of the Trump administration continues to be essential reading. In awe of their hustle every damn day.

Here’s how Trump + Musk’s billionaire bromance spectacularly imploded and collapsed into mutual public trolling.

The epic breakup of Trump and Musk’s White House bromance

The Trump-Musk alliance collapses into mutual threats and recriminations.

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · May 19

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This is what happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry

Thomas Keller is a legendary chef. Chronicle critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan hadn’t met him, until she went to the French Laundry and he asked her to leave.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · May 14

New: They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch.

Pardoned by President Trump, many Jan. 6 rioters are now working to capitalize on the attention through podcasts, speaking tours and new lives as online influencers

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @byelliesilverman.bsky.social

They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch.

Jan. 6 rioters seek to build platforms after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jennifer Orsi @jenorsi.bsky.social · May 7

The value of local journalism: Last year, a plan was afoot to build golf courses and pickleball courts in state parks. Florida residents loudly objected -- as they had a decade ago when a similar proposal was rejected. It was reporting from the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social that exposed the plan. (1/2)

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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · May 6

As good a time as any to remind folks that the wonderful @newsobserver.com team is hiring an investigative reporter. Come work with us!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 5

The Washington Post wins two Pulitzer Prizes in breaking news reporting and illustrated reporting and commentary.

Post reporters were also finalists in three categories, including national and international reporting as well as commentary. wapo.st/4mkkGkT

The Washington Post wins two Pulitzer Prizes. The honors are for breaking news reporting and illustrated reporting and commentary.

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Susie Neilson @susien.bsky.social · May 5

Deeply grateful for the recognition from the @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social for @jennifergollan.bsky.social's and my investigation into deadly, reckless police pursuits. And especially grateful to the families who shared their stories w/ us.

Two reporters hug after learning they are finalists for the Pulitzer

The finalists for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · May 5

Just the San Francisco Chronicle casually being a finalist for the NATIONAL REPORTING PULITZER (so proud of @jennifergollan.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social! Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social!) pulitzer.org/finalists/22...

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Apr 29

Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to impose minimum staffing requirements in California’s psychiatric hospitals in response to a @sfchronicle.com investigation that spotlighted rampant abuse and neglect in for-profit facilities #localmatters
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Newsom moves to set emergency staffing rules in psychiatric hospitals following Chronicle investigation

If enacted, the regulations would create minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in the locked facilities that treat patients in emotional crisis.

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Apr 29

Incredible recognition for terrific people ( @susien.bsky.social! @jennifergollan.bsky.social!) who worked their asses off to reveal how police pursuits across the country are deadly and unregulated. Thank you @sidneyhillman.bsky.social! www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...

Fast and Fatal

In the movies, a police car careens through crowded city streets and mangled vehicles pile up, but the collateral damage is almost never mentioned. In real life, those chases have fatal consequences. ...

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congrats to all the winners of the IRE Awards, especially my old crew at @sfchronicle.com — four wins in three years — absolutely bonkers! www.ire.org/announcing-t...

2024 IRE Award winners & finalists

Awards will be presented at the 2025 IRE Conference.

www.ire.org

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Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy @shorensteinctr.bsky.social · Apr 3

Congratulations to Katey Rusch and Casey Smith for winning the 2025 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for "Right to Remain Secret" @sfchronicle.com @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Investigative Reporting Program - www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

This is the secret system that covers up police misconduct — and ensures problem officers can get hired again

Behind locked drawers, in police departments all over California, sit documents no one is supposed to see. Known as clean-record agreements, they conceal officers' misconduct, helping them land new jo...

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Ryan Gabrielson @ryangabrielson.bsky.social · Mar 19

As Joaquin Palomino and Cynthis Dizikes dug into horrors at for-profit psych hospitals, Santa Rosa Behavioral stood out for its willful refusal to fix failures - and California health regulators' refusal to intervene. (Gift link)
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

This Bay Area psychiatric hospital is plagued by Violence and neglect. California has chosen not to interfere

Violence and neglect plague the Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. The California Department of Public Health has chosen not to meaningfully intervene.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Mar 18

A middle school teacher in Idaho has been ordered to remove this "EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE" poster from their classroom.

www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Mar 19

Don't miss the latest from @sfchronicle.com on California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals. Where Gov. Newsom has promised a national model for mental health, patients at Santa Rosa Behavioral Health are finding violence, abuse and other dangers. 🎁 link: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

This Bay Area psychiatric hospital is plagued by Violence and neglect. California has chosen not to interfere

Violence and neglect plague the Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. The California Department of Public Health has chosen not to meaningfully intervene.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Ryan Gabrielson @ryangabrielson.bsky.social · Mar 13

Excited to listen to Cythia Dizikes and Joaquin Palomino of @sfchronicle.com discuss their investigation into for-profit hospitals on KQED's Forum this morning. A vital series and going to be a very interesting discussion.
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Chronicle Investigation Tracks Abuses, Understaffing at CA For-Profit Psychiatric Hospitals | KQED

We’ll learn more from the reporters behind the investigative series “Failed to Death.”

www.kqed.org

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Mar 13

Please help me get the word out to candidates from all backgrounds. @aajaofficial.bsky.social @nabjofficial.bsky.social @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social @transjournalists.org @womenjournos.bsky.social @discojourno.bsky.social @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social @localmatters.bsky.social

Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Mar 13

We're hiring! Come work with the @washingtonpost.com's long-term investigations team, where our mission is to do the most ambitious journalism in the country. We're seeking a deputy editor washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...

Deputy Long-Term Investigations Editor

Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links...

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Mar 9

Meta has become a vocal critic of Chinese influence on tech.

But that was only after the Chinese government rejected its offer to build a censored Facebook, hand over user data and shut down dissidents, a whistleblower says.

Scoop by @naominix.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing user data with China, whistleblower alleges

Meta went to extreme lengths, including developing a censorship system, in a failed attempt to bring Facebook to millions of internet users in China, according to a whistleblower complaint.

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Lisa Gartner @lisagartner.bsky.social · Mar 9

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