Feb 10 Watch 4:35 ProPublica tool finds misleading political ads on Facebook By PBS News Hour Amid an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Facebook came under fire for its opacity on how it targets political ads. A few months ago, ProPublica released Political Ad Collector, a tool that crowdsources the job of… Continue watching
Dec 19 How the Trump administration is reshaping the EPA By Talia Buford, ProPublica Since Trump was elected, dozens of environmental rules have been either opened for reconsideration or overturned altogether. These regulations would have had far-ranging effects, from banning hazardous pesticides and offshore oil drilling to stopping coal-mining debris from being dumped into… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:40 Why did Facebook allow advertisers to target anti-Semitic groups? By PBS News Hour ProPublica reported this week that Facebook advertisers were able to target ads to "Jew-haters" and other users who belonged to anti-Semitic groups. This follows a recent announcement by the company that Russian propagandists had bought thousands of ads on the… Continue watching
Jun 16 Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government By Jessica Huseman and Annie Waldman, ProPublica Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations. Continue reading
May 26 Trump administration seeks to slash EPA science office By Lisa Song, ProPublica The EPA's Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. The Trump administration wants to cut its funding in half. Continue reading
May 17 ProPublica finds lax internet security at four of Trump’s resorts By Jeff Larson, Julia Angwin, ProPublica The risks posed by the lax security, experts say, go well beyond simple digital snooping. Sophisticated attackers could take advantage of vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi networks to take over devices like computers or smart phones and use them to record… Continue reading
May 09 ProPublica report: Comey’s testimony on Huma Abedin forwarding emails was inaccurate By Peter Elkind, Special to ProPublica The testimony came in Comey's first public explanation for revealing the existence of the emails days ahead of the 2016 election. Continue reading
Apr 19 Hospital inspections, kept secret, may soon become public By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica The federal government has proposed requiring that accreditors release reports on the problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are secret. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:03 Are minority drivers being unfairly charged more for insurance? By PBS News Hour A new analysis of auto insurance rates in some states found sometimes dramatic price discrepancies for predominantly minority neighborhoods that ProPublica’s Julia Angwin says can’t be explained by driving risks. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the investigation with Angwin, plus gets another… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch 9:33 Film about investigative journalism nabs top Oscar By PBS News Hour On Sunday, the film “Spotlight” pulled off a surprise Best Picture win at the Oscars. An inside look at the uncovering of widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, “Spotlight” celebrates investigative journalism. Jeffrey Brown talks to Margaret Sullivan of… Continue watching