Allison Martell
@allisonmartell.bsky.social
Investigative data reporter for Reuters, based in Toronto. Interested in computer vision, NLP, and other kinds of machine learning for reporting. Also, I teach people to read. 🏳️🌈
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Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
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Yesterday we published a visual investigation about civilian ships in China that are training to invade Taiwan. This thread is about how we did it. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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In 2019 Meta did causal research looking at the effects of randomly asking Facebook users to stop using the platform for a month. After the first week of the study, results showed that leaving the platform was good for people’s mental health.
Meta then shut the project down.
Meta then shut the project down.
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
In 2019 Meta did causal research looking at the effects of randomly asking Facebook users to stop using the platform for a month. After the first week of the study, results showed that leaving the platform was good for people’s mental health.
Meta then shut the project down.
Meta then shut the project down.
Really ambitious, fascinating stuff here www.propublica.org/article/meth...
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Really ambitious, fascinating stuff here www.propublica.org/article/meth...
Our story about China's shadow navy is featured on the Reuters World News podcast today. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
🔊 ‘Part of this meeting, which Mamdani himself asked for, is to ensure that New Yorkers aren't punished essentially for who they've voted for as mayor.’ Listen to correspondent Jonathan Allen on Reuters World News as Mamdani heads to Washington reut.rs/3K7GnWM
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our story about China's shadow navy is featured on the Reuters World News podcast today. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Yesterday we published a visual investigation about civilian ships in China that are training to invade Taiwan. This thread is about how we did it. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yesterday we published a visual investigation about civilian ships in China that are training to invade Taiwan. This thread is about how we did it. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
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It’s known that China is using ferries and other civilian vessels to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. Reuters reporters wondered: Could we track vessels from the sky and learn more about China’s military strategy? The answer is yes. Here's how we did it: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
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November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It’s known that China is using ferries and other civilian vessels to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. Reuters reporters wondered: Could we track vessels from the sky and learn more about China’s military strategy? The answer is yes. Here's how we did it: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
New visual investigation: China's shadow navy trains to take Taiwan www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New visual investigation: China's shadow navy trains to take Taiwan www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
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A Reuters visual investigation shows China is developing concrete plans to invade Taiwan, a Taiwanese naval security expert said. The outcome of a Chinese attack could depend heavily on the response of the United States, the island’s most important ally reut.rs/4oJRPHe
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A Reuters visual investigation shows China is developing concrete plans to invade Taiwan, a Taiwanese naval security expert said. The outcome of a Chinese attack could depend heavily on the response of the United States, the island’s most important ally reut.rs/4oJRPHe
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New MMI piece: We look at the 3.5 million people in Canada who live in a home that is too small to meet their needs, and how a mismanaged push by governments and urban planners towards densification is at odds with the human right to housing.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New MMI piece: We look at the 3.5 million people in Canada who live in a home that is too small to meet their needs, and how a mismanaged push by governments and urban planners towards densification is at odds with the human right to housing.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
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Exclusive: Thousands of bodies vanished from a Syrian mass grave in a two-year coverup of Assad-era atrocities, Reuters found. The people were buried at a secret site in the desert reut.rs/42Iiuv7
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Exclusive: Thousands of bodies vanished from a Syrian mass grave in a two-year coverup of Assad-era atrocities, Reuters found. The people were buried at a secret site in the desert reut.rs/42Iiuv7
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EXCLUSIVE: The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants, a @reuters.com review of court dockets found.
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www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants, a @reuters.com review of court dockets found.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else reut.rs/3JYLkkp
Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else
After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else reut.rs/3JYLkkp
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Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters. Reuters statement: reut.rs/3HPt6kE
August 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters. Reuters statement: reut.rs/3HPt6kE
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Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. The Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike reut.rs/41pmNLb
August 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. The Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike reut.rs/41pmNLb
This is an important investigative story that was possible in part because an LLM helped solve a very challenging document processing problem - ~20,000 pages of handwritten temperature logs. This is groundbreaking work by Disha Raychaudhuri, @claretfarley.bsky.social and others.
To assess the scale of heat risk in US state prisons, Reuters created an exclusive database on air conditioning availability. Our analysis of public records shows nearly 50% of state prison housing units across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning reut.rs/4lPU8Hc
July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is an important investigative story that was possible in part because an LLM helped solve a very challenging document processing problem - ~20,000 pages of handwritten temperature logs. This is groundbreaking work by Disha Raychaudhuri, @claretfarley.bsky.social and others.
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An amazing behind the scenes look at how we reported this story out. Methodology here: www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
How Reuters collected and analyzed prison temperature data
Reuters analyzed air conditioning and indoor temperature log data, obtained through public records request, to better understand how heat affects U.S. prisons
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July 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
An amazing behind the scenes look at how we reported this story out. Methodology here: www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
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The graphics on this are just top tier. Really appreciate the care and detail that the team put into this one: reut.rs/3J1dlam
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July 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The graphics on this are just top tier. Really appreciate the care and detail that the team put into this one: reut.rs/3J1dlam
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Prison advocates say the hot conditions amount to unfair treatment and excessive punishment. Current and formerly incarcerated individuals told Reuters in a series of interviews that they dreaded summers. One person said the heat was so oppressive it felt like they were “breathing under water.”
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Prison advocates say the hot conditions amount to unfair treatment and excessive punishment. Current and formerly incarcerated individuals told Reuters in a series of interviews that they dreaded summers. One person said the heat was so oppressive it felt like they were “breathing under water.”
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Nearly half of state prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units, according to an exclusive database created by Reuters using documents obtained through public records requests to all 50 states.
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nearly half of state prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units, according to an exclusive database created by Reuters using documents obtained through public records requests to all 50 states.
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Prisons prioritize security over comfort. But concrete walls, steel doors, sealed windows, limited ventilation, lack of tree cover and outdated infrastructure converge to create dangerously hot conditions. Nearly 1.2 million people are housed in federal and state prisons across the nation.
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Prisons prioritize security over comfort. But concrete walls, steel doors, sealed windows, limited ventilation, lack of tree cover and outdated infrastructure converge to create dangerously hot conditions. Nearly 1.2 million people are housed in federal and state prisons across the nation.
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MUST READ: A new Reuters report uncovers a critical & often overlooked intersection of climate change & correctional policy: The dangerous heat crisis within U.S. prisons. An exclusive analysis of indoor temperature logs revealed some facilities exceed 100°F: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Scorching cells
How heat threatens lives in America’s prisons
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July 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
MUST READ: A new Reuters report uncovers a critical & often overlooked intersection of climate change & correctional policy: The dangerous heat crisis within U.S. prisons. An exclusive analysis of indoor temperature logs revealed some facilities exceed 100°F: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
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New 📈✍️- we're hearing a lot about AI decimating graduate jobs. But the data paints a more complicated picture on what's behind the fall in entry-level roles
With Delphine Strauss, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & Sarah Lim
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With Delphine Strauss, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & Sarah Lim
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Is AI killing graduate jobs?
[FREE TO READ] Tech is blamed for destroying entry-level roles but economic uncertainty and offshoring are playing a part
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July 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
New 📈✍️- we're hearing a lot about AI decimating graduate jobs. But the data paints a more complicated picture on what's behind the fall in entry-level roles
With Delphine Strauss, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & Sarah Lim
on.ft.com/4f1wWmK
With Delphine Strauss, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & Sarah Lim
on.ft.com/4f1wWmK
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"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."
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Joint statement on Gaza from Reuters, AFP, The AP and BBC News
Joint statement on Gaza from Reuters, AFP, AP and BBC News
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July 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."
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“Iman al-Shaer, another relative who lives nearby, said the family hadn't eaten anything before the bombs came down. ‘The children slept without food,’ he said.”
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Israeli strike kills hungry Gaza family in their sleep
The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“Iman al-Shaer, another relative who lives nearby, said the family hadn't eaten anything before the bombs came down. ‘The children slept without food,’ he said.”
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention reut.rs/4lGklbf
An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention
A brief jail sentence turned into over four months in an immigration detention cell for the mother and an extended stay in foster care for son
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July 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention reut.rs/4lGklbf