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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 1d

NEW: Driven by economic and social pressures, tens of thousands of workers from China, mostly middle-aged men, are employed in eastern Indonesia’s deadly nickel industry.

This story by @wufeiyu.bsky.social was produced by @grist.org, supported by @pulitzercenter.org @uprootproject.bsky.social.

Your Electric Vehicle, Powered By Dead Chinese Migrant Workers

A commercial street frequented by Chinese and Indonesian workers near the entrance of the industrial compound in Weda Bay, North Maluku, Indonesia. (Wufei Yu/Grist)

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 2d

The Pulitzer Center's 'On the Road to #COP30' page explores a series of journalism stories, events, and key resources to unpack the climate issues that will be discussed at COP30.

Join us in meaningful climate conversations and see you in Belém.

👉 bit.ly/COP30pc

Pulitzer Center - on the road to - COP30 | Amazonia Belém 2025

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 3d

🛠️ GIJN's Tips & Tools

• @bellingcat.com outlines strategies to monitor conflict amid misinformation.
• A @pulitzercenter.org webinar shares environmental story scraping tools.
• An @earthjournalism.bsky.social grant supports media coverage of environmental challenges.

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 3d

New #OSINT toolkit for investigating vessels!

We’ve put together a toolkit on how journalists can use OSINT for vessel tracking ⛴️🛳️.

We share practical tips on how to: map a vessel’s identifiers, understand its corporate structure, and more! 👇 bit.ly/4nRdqNK

How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT (Part I)

Knowing how to track ships helps journalists uncover hidden stories and hold wrongdoers accountable. From drug trafficking and illegal fishing to the smuggling of goods and weapons, maritime...

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 3d

From climate to courts, mental health to agriculture, these 7 reporters will cover issues shaping lives across the Midwest.

Meet the Pulitzer Center’s 2025 StoryReach Fellow!
👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

Introducing the Second Cohort of the StoryReach U.S. Fellowship - StoryReach Midwest - Our second cohort of seven StoryReach Fellows will focus on reporting and outreach in the Midwest

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Rádio Novelo @radionovelo.com.br · 3d

Goreth Suruí viveu por décadas com uma família não-indígena, em Marabá, no Pará. Mas ela nasceu em uma aldeia em algum lugar da região do Rio Araguaia. E ela era uma criança quando foi raptada no meio da mata. Dali em diante, sua vida se dividiu em duas. radionovelo.com.br/originais/ap...

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Núcleo Jornalismo @nucleo.jor.br · 4d

Você já ouviu o podcast Núcleo Investiga? 👀

O segundo episódio "As cabeças da hidra" aborda a rápida evolução da inteligência artificial e seus impactos na segurança de crianças e adolescentes. 🎙️

Ouça o trailer do segundo episódio e confira o podcast completo em: linktr.ee/nucleoinvest...

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 5d

"They are one of the last bastions of hope that tomorrow we will have a more habitable planet."

Dive into this Behind the Story interview with grantees Daniel Biasetto and John Reid about their reporting process on uncontacted communities in the #Amazon.

👉 bit.ly/42tyJMD

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 5d

Please help us welcome reporter Isabelle Tavares to the second cohort of StoryReach Fellows!

Tavares is a multimedia journalist covering climate and health impacts on Latino communities in Michigan for @planetdetroit.org.

👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Isabelle Tavares - Planet Detroit - Focus climate change's effect on Latino workforce

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GIJN em Português @gijnportugues.bsky.social · 7d

🔎🌿 Descubra dados ambientais ocultos!

Em 14 de outubro, participe deste webinar do @pulitzercenter.org para aprender sobre web scraping para investigações — sem necessidade de codificação.

Explore dados sobre desmatamento, poluição, licenças e muito mais:

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How Journalists Can Use Scraping Tools for Environmental Stories | Pulitzer Center

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 6d

With the #COP30 on the horizon, we are doubling down on our commitment to in-depth journalism as a crucial step for enhancing public understanding of climate change.

Explore Pulitzer Center's curation of journalism stories, events, and key resources!
👉 bit.ly/COP30pc

Pulitzer Center On The Road To COP30 Brasil - Amazonia Belem 2025

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Arena for Journalism in Europe @journalismarena.eu · 6d

🔎 The Forever Lobbying Project is shortlisted for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism!

🧪 This investigation exposed an ongoing, orchestrated lobbying and disinformation campaign by the PFAS industry and its allies...

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 8d

Please join us in welcoming Andy Steiner to StoryReach Midwest Fellows!

Andy Steiner's work for @minnpost.bsky.social chronicles mental health and addiction in Minnesota.
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2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Andy Steiner - MinnPost - Focus: substance abuse treatment

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 8d

Join us in welcoming Jeff Oloizia to the cohort of StoryReach Midwest Fellows!

Oloizia is an award-winning journalist whose work explores education, culture, and human resilience.
👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Jeff Oloiza - Madison Magazine - Focus: climate change and fish fries

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 9d

We are excited to welcome Michael Hawthorne to the second cohort of StoryReach initiative Fellows.

@scribeguy.bsky.social is a Pulitzer Prize finalist whose reporting for @chicagotribune.com has exposed environmental and public health threats across the Midwest.

👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Michael Hawthorne - Chicago Tribune - Focus: pollution in the Great Lakes

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 9d

We are thrilled to announce that Kelly Garcia is joining our StoryReach Midwest initiative as a 2025 Fellow!

@kellygarcia.bsky.social reports for @injusticewatch.org on stories about youth, prisons, and courts on Chicago’s southwest side.
👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Kelly Garcia - Injustice Watch - Focus: abuse in juvenile detentions

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 9d

Please welcome Ben Felder to the StoryReach Midwest Fellowship!

@benfelder.bsky.social is the editor-in-chief for @investigatemidwest.bsky.social. He leads national investigations into corporate agriculture and food systems.
👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Ben Felder - Investigate Midwest - Focus: cancer and pesticides

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · 9d

Powerful piece by @richardastone.bsky.social about the rise in multidrug resistant bacteria in Ukraine's war-wounded and the threats the bugs also pose to non-soldiers and other countries. Very glad to see it in @knowablemag.bsky.social Thank you @pulitzercenter.org for funding Rich's travels. 🧪

Rachel Ehrenberg @rachelscience.bsky.social · 10d

Drug-resistant bacteria are spreading and strengthening amid the chaos of the war in Ukraine. Read this important piece by @richardastone.bsky.social (reported from the field w help from @pulitzercenter.org); edited by the terrific @rosiemestel.bsky.social

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The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 9d

Join us in welcoming Max Blaisdell as a Fellow in the second cohort of the StoryReach initiative!

Blaisdell is an award-winning Chicago investigative reporter who focuses on government accountability and data journalism for @invisible.institute.
👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

2025 Pulitzer Center StoryReach Midwest Fellow - Max Blaisdell - Invisible Institute - Focus: Police Accountability

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 9d

StoryReach Midwest draws inspiration from local outlets for their unique, audience-centered reporting approach and collaborative journalism.

It will prioritize engagement strategies that ensure impact from these reporting projects reaches communities.
👉 bit.ly/StoryReachUS

StoryReach is a response to the challenges facing local and regional outlets across the United States. Amid the surge of misinformation, fragmenting news consumption habits and declining civic health, the Pulitzer Center's news engagement accelerator empowers local newsrooms to connect with new and diverse audiences.

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 9d

We are excited to present the second cohort of the Pulitzer Center's StoryReach initiative.

Seven Fellows will spend a year reporting in-depth stories in the U.S. Midwest while also exploring engagement opportunities to expand story impact. 🧵
👉 bit.ly/StoryReach25

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 10d

Across Vietnam and Laos, massive durian orchards have sprung up to feed neighboring China.

Here the @pulitzercenter.org looked into the hidden costs:

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Uncovering the Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of Laos’ Banana and Durian Boom

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 10d

The Mississippi River Delta was once a rich ecosystem, now it has been depleted and threatened by extreme weather. While some attempt to restore it, others wonder how much could be saved.

Story by grantees Lue Palmer and Minh Ha for @lailluminator.com. bit.ly/3KBClpw

Tough Choices Lie Ahead for Saving What’s Left of the Mississippi River Delta

NEW ORLEANS — The boat at the docks of Bayou Bienvenue was loaded with stacks of green bullrushes. Its passengers — three local coastal restoration experts, two young scientists and a few stalwart...

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 10d

European development banks are funding Cambodia's microloans industry, which operates at such high interest rates that people often are unable to pay them back.

Leila Goldstein & Sothyroth Phon investigate, for @ftm.eu, this crisis that has led to suicides. bit.ly/4nQoR8p

Deaths Spotlight Dark Side of Europe-Backed Microloans in Cambodia

Om dit rapport in het Nederlands te lezen, klik hier. Content warning: This article discusses suicide. In a country that is struggling with poverty and high illiteracy rates, Europe-funded firms are.....

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Rachel Ehrenberg @rachelscience.bsky.social · 10d

Drug-resistant bacteria are spreading and strengthening amid the chaos of the war in Ukraine. Read this important piece by @richardastone.bsky.social (reported from the field w help from @pulitzercenter.org); edited by the terrific @rosiemestel.bsky.social

knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

knowablemagazine.org

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