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For those who don't know about our work, we support in-depth journalism & audience engagement on underreported topics.

We aim to shed light on critical issues, inspire action, & positively impact communities.🧵

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First, a fungus began killing frogs in Central America; then, people started getting sick.

As the population of tadpoles decreased, the rates of mosquito-borne malaria climbed.

Story by @dinograndoni.bsky.social and @melinamara.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com.
👉 bit.ly/48FUBrp
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In the Bering Sea, the fish caught by trawls are drawing attention from orcas.

To avoid entanglement, an "echoreflective" net is being developed to act as a barrier to orcas while still allowing fish to pass through.

Story by Hal Bernton for @adn.com. bit.ly/4agobVB
Bottom-Trawl Fishermen Who Snagged Orcas Try ‘Echoreflective’ Netting
The netting is designed to act as a barrier to orcas while still allowing fish to pass over, under or through the broad gaps in the web barrier. In the Bering Sea, some killer whales are drawn to...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Meet the 11 emerging journalists in our 2025 Post-Grad Reporting Fellowship cohort!

Their reporting topics range from a community of deported veterans in Mexico, the geopolitical implications of Greenland’s fishing policy, & more.

Get to know them!
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November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our AI Spotlight Series curriculum is now available online!

If you are a journalist interested in building your skills and knowledge to cover AI critically and responsibly, explore the training modules across three learning tracks.

👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Illegal wildlife trade is the fourth-largest illicit activity in the world.

Journalists in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru investigated wildlife trafficking in the Amazon and found that close to three million animals are seized each year.

👉 bit.ly/3XUUKRy
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Four years ago, Laos launched a program to attract crypto mining, hoping to earn revenue from its surplus hydropower.

@baouyen.bsky.social reports, for www.mekongeye.com, what has happened since then and why Laos is rethinking whether to keep this industry alive. bit.ly/48qfWny
The Lights Dim on Laos’ Brief Bitcoin Dream
Four years after it first approved Bitcoin mining projects powered by surplus hydropower, Laos is beginning to rethink whether the energy-hungry industry — now linked to massive transnational...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Journalists and researchers we have a resource for you!

The second part of “How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT” is published!

This a step to step guide will show you how to uncover leads on vessels and ports.
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/43iCtkt
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The AI Spotlight Series, in partnership with @africacheck.org, is seeking journalists to join our "Intensive Track."

Learn to better understand technical AI concepts and more with our coaches @lamthuyvo.bsky.social & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.

Applications close tomorrow!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Since 2008, biologist Juan Valero has warned about the risk of overfishing a halibut population that was already in decline.

This year, the halibut harvest hit its lowest point in more than a century.

Story by Hal Bernton & @lorenholmes.bsky.social for @adn.com.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Free Speech is facing challenges from the Trump administration.

Universities and media in the U.S. Midwest are among the affected.

William Freivogel, MollyParker, and Carly Gist discuss this issue with @brianmackey.com at @21st.show/@ilpublicmedia.bsky.social.
Documenting Free Speech Battles Across the Midwest
Free speech is a fundamental right in America, but it’s facing many challenges this year from the Trump administration, to universities, to television networks. A trio of Illinois journalists who’ve.....
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November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
To maintain profitability, oil and gas companies are increasingly reliant on converting fossil fuels into plastic products, including packaging.

Grantee @bethgardiner.bsky.social reports on its environmental and health consequences.

A story for @sciam.bsky.social. bit.ly/4ogmUkI
The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan To Drown Earth in Plastic
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products. In 2018, at a Dubai resort next to the blue-green waters of...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I'm so so proud to have worked on the reporter track with @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social, two intrepid reporters who are also just incredibly caring humans. Please enjoy and let us know if there are other topics you want covered!
The AI Spotlight Series has launched its open curriculum!

It is now available on-demand for any journalist interested in digging deeper into AI & its impacts.

Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social!

🤖 bit.ly/AISpotSosc 🤖
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Brazil’s Advocacy-General of the Union took down a website that, according to reporting supported by the Pulitzer Center, was selling AI-generated child sexual abuse content.

Learn more about this reporting project by @sofiaschurig.bsky.social for @nucleo.jor.br. #Impact bit.ly/48dwSNU
Pulitzer Center Reporting Prompts Brazil Officials To Take Down Website Selling AI Child Sex Abuse Content
Leia em português. Brazil’s Advocacy-General of the Union (AGU) took down a foreign website that, according to reporting supported by the Pulitzer Center, was selling AI-generated child sexual abuse c...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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JORNALISMO DE IMPACTO. 🔥

Empresa operava na dark web e distribuía imagens de exploração sexual infantil geradas por IA. Derrubada de site teve como base reportagens investigativas publicadas pelo Núcleo com apoio do Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org.
Investigação do Núcleo motiva derrubada de site com deepfakes
Empresa operava na dark web e distribuía imagens de exploração sexual infantil geradas por IA; derrubada ocorreu após a empresa receber notificação extrajudicial de órgão da Advocacia-Geral da União (...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The AI Spotlight Series has launched its open curriculum!

It is now available on-demand for any journalist interested in digging deeper into AI & its impacts.

Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social!

🤖 bit.ly/AISpotSosc 🤖
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The next event from the 1619 Global Connections Series is just a few days away!

This Saturday, November 29, join this workshop and explore how journalism can support students in identifying racial biases in health care, and envisioning healthy futures. #EduSky

👉 bit.ly/43OKApf
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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People think California is some progressive bastion, but with press freedoms it's a nonstop civil rights disaster here.

You've probably seen video of local police senselessly brutalizing journalists. Maybe you know the City of LA sues journalists to return public records it gave out.

Now this ...
The SLAPP Back Initiative is the first-of-its-kind database tracking strategic lawsuits against public participation, potentially meritless or malicious legal actions that chill speech and deter scrutiny.

A project by @nyu.edu's First Amendment Watch.

Learn more at slappback.org.
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING: K-12 Education Grant Program Proposals

Individuals and organizations serving K-12 students and/or educators should submit their proposals for health-focused educational projects by 11:59pm EST tonight.

Apply now! 👉 bit.ly/48HTMii
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The SLAPP Back Initiative is the first-of-its-kind database tracking strategic lawsuits against public participation, potentially meritless or malicious legal actions that chill speech and deter scrutiny.

A project by @nyu.edu's First Amendment Watch.

Learn more at slappback.org.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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📢 New tool alert! ⛏️

@pulitzercenter.org has just launched an interactive platform that uses artificial intelligence to map illegal mining in the Amazon.

Check it out at www.amazonminingwatch.org 💻
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Applications for Pulitzer Center's K-12 Education Grant Program close on Sunday!

Educators can receive funding for projects that engage communities in health topics using Pulitzer Center journalism.

Submit your proposal now!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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My latest piece, with Jauman Naw and a fully anonymous journalist, about rare earth mining in territory controlled by the United Wa State Army on Myanmar's eastern border with China. Supported by the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network (1/3)
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In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll
As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by ethnic armies. New reporting in Wa territory reveals the activity is da...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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#WashingtonDC friends - please join us for a very special screening of the award-winning documentary "Far from Home." (I'll be joining virtually!)

Director @ankitakumar.bsky.social in person!

FREE event - Please RSVP below.

Thank you to the National Press Club and @pulitzercenter.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Eating disorders are the one of deadliest of all mental health conditions, yet those suffering from these conditions face difficulty getting their care covered.

@melaniehaiken.bsky.social takes a closer look at the role insurance plays in restricting access to care.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We are excited to announce that our AI Spotlight Series curriculum is now open and available on-demand.

Join close to 3,000 journalists around the world who have learned from leading reporters covering artificial intelligence with nuance and impact. #AISky
👉 bit.ly/4plRU3Y
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM