The Backstory: Tanvi Misra
Paco Alvarez: Could you give a brief summary of your investigation and its findings? Tanvi Misra: I started looking into Border Patrol’s rescue operations. And the…
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La falla fatal en las operaciones de rescate de la Patrulla Fronteriza
Read this article in English here. Los dos chicos guatemaltecos se acurrucaron bajo una manta negra brillante que reflejaba la luz de la luna. Era su primera noche…
The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program
Puede leer este artículo en español aquí. The two Guatemalan boys huddled under a shiny black blanket that reflected the moonlight. It was their first night alone. Their…
ICE agents ‘don’t fire warning shots’
On June 14, 2016, several agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement loaded a van with 2,000 pounds of marijuana, drove it to a busy shopping center in Chula Vista…
The Backstory: Lila Hassan
Paco Alvarez: Just to get us started, could you just talk a bit about the investigation generally, like your main findings and such? Lila Hassan: Well, we obtained a…
Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force
This article was reported in partnership with Business Insider and The Trace. Nemesia Martinez was working at one of Mississippi’s dozens of poultry plants on July 20…
Backlight: How to fund your investigation
In this episode of Backlight we uncover the secrets to securing grants and funding in investigative journalism The post Backlight: How to fund your investigation…
Inside Doppelganger – How Russia uses EU companies for its propaganda
For two years, Russia has been spreading its propaganda using cloned websites of Western media outlets. The campaign known as "Doppelganger" hasn’t been stopped yet…
The Crackdown on Campus Protests is Just Beginning
At least a dozen colleges and universities have changed their policies to make it harder to protest the war on Gaza. More may follow this summer. The post The Crackdown…
In the Glass Palace – Abuse of Power and Sexual Harassment in the EU Parliament
Just weeks before the EU elections, a contentious issue is forcing its way onto the agenda behind the scenes at the European Parliament. Sexual assault and bullying…
Making your investigation count at election time. What we’ve learned
With elections sweeping the globe this year, this episode covers how investigative journalists can get potentially vote-shifting findings in the media at a time where…
Hacks and Propaganda: Meet the Two Brothers Bringing Russia’s Cyber War to Europe
Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has stepped up disinformation and hacking campaigns against the West. A CORRECTIV investigation shows how two brothers…