Impact

November 26, 2019

When a secret database is tipped to the right journalists, nationwide police reform happens.

This is one of the posts mentioned in the “In Plain View” series from Injustice Watch and BuzzFeed News. The posts contain violent, racist and sexist language from law enforcement officals across the country. Photo provided by series co-reporter Emily Hoerner. The project was so secretive that Injustice Watch Executive Editor Rick Tulsky flew from Chicago […]

November 22, 2019

How South Dakota News Watch uncovered abuses in a youth home and changed state policies

This is the team of four people who formed and launched South Dakota News Watch in February 2018. Since then, the team has grown by one and produced more than 100 long-form journalism pieces. Bart Pfankuch, who wrote the “Treatment or Trauma” series, is second from the right. It was a story waiting too long […]