When Phone Calls Are Shut Off for Prisoners
This article was produced in partnership with In These Times. When Mallory Tice’s husband, Ian, was booked into Baxter County Jail in December 2025, their three children…
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Springboard Project
The Springboard Project launched in 2023 to help local newsrooms and publications serving historically marginalized communities publish complex investigations and…
The Backstory: Katia Savchuk
Paco Alvarez: Just to get us started, what inspired your investigation? Katia Savchuk: So I had coffee with Amanda Silverman, who’s an editor at MIT Tech Review, and she…
God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything.
This article was produced in partnership with MIT Technology Review and with support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. When Eli Regalado first heard God speak…
America’s 911 System Is Facing Its Own Emergency
On July 4, 2023, Caitlin Ditta had just finished hosting a barbecue with her husband and baby daughter when she felt a strange sensation. Ditta, a 33-year-old school…
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
This article was produced in partnership with MIT Technology Review, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project. One morning in April 2025, employees of a small office…
‘Gag order’: More than 100 Louisiana state employees signed NDAs with Gov. Landry’s office
This story was produced as part of the Springboard Project. Like any executive, whenever Gov. Jeff Landry makes a decision, reviews legislation, weighs a policy…
The Backstory: Byard Duncan
Paco Alvarez: So my first question is, how did you get your start in investigative journalism? Byard Duncan: Back in 2015, I joined Reveal as their community manager. So…
911, Please Hold
The 911 system functions as a sort of promise: Call for help, and someone will be there to respond quickly. But in many American cities, it’s a broken promise. Thanks in…
The Backstory: Max Rivlin-Nadler
Paco Alvarez: How did the idea for Courts of Contempt come about? Max Rivlin-Nadler: So since we launched Hell Gate around just over four years ago, this had been…
Type Investigations Names Maryam Saleh as Senior Editor for the Springboard Project
Type Investigations is thrilled to announce that Maryam Saleh has joined the team as senior editor for the Springboard Project, an initiative that supports newsrooms…
Courts of Contempt
This project was produced in partnership with Hell Gate, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project. Judges wield enormous power. Here in the five boroughs, they are…