1. We spent months investigating how European courts have wrongfully prosecuted asylum seekers as smugglers. This resource-intensive piece was edited by @Eric_Reidy & supported by #IJ4EU @globalfreemedia Here's a thread @isobelvthompson @we_are_solomon

Today a source warned me that my reporting lines could have me killed. Just an average day as a foreign correspondent. I can’t count the number of times I’ve come under fire or had windows rattle from blasts. Our international staff risk so much to bring home news. #SaveThePost

As @washingtonpost international & local correspondents, we have repeatedly risked our lives, side by side, because we believe that clear-eyed reporting from the ground serves the public good. To cut off that engine of brave, committed colleagues would be devastating.

✍🏾 Ottavia Spaggiari’s investigative reporting on refugee families, human trafficking and social justice issues is making a global impact—all while she’s shaping future journalists as a professor at #FAMUSJGC. Her groundbreaking international investigative story, “Stranded

It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.

“When I realized I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, I slid onto the floor, thinking they would have to call an ambulance to help me up. They didn’t.” @OttaviaS reports on a frightening vision of the future of long-term care in the United States. https://t.co/WhiqDORGJe

“When I realized I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, I slid onto the floor, thinking they would have to call an ambulance to help me up. They didn’t.” @OttaviaS reports from inside Texas boarding homes where abuse & exploitation are widespread. https://t.co/WhiqDORGJe

As the United States faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas presents a frightening vision of the future of long-term care. @OttaviaS reports in partnership with @inthesetimesmag:

Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo en el país. @inthesetimesmag @OttaviaS

@inthesetimesmag released a major investigation today w/@typeinvestigate into horrifying “boarding homes” in Texas. Abuse. Neglect. Fraud. Death. A warning for the U.S. as Trump eyes cuts to Medicare. A must-read by @OttaviaS w/eds by Kathryn Joyce. https://t.co/Jv3jh7oCXr

THREAD: Our new investigation by @OttaviaS with @TypeInvestigate uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled and elderly people are neglected, trapped and exploited—and why this is a warning for the whole country. https://t.co/WhiqDORGJe

@OttaviaS reports with @inthesetimesmag: https://t.co/Ap5aJZjXaB /5

10 anni fa, il 2 settembre 2015, fu ritrovato sulla spiaggia di Bodrum il corpo senza vita del piccolo Aylan Curdi Quell’immagine (che non posto) sconvolse (momentaneamente) l’Europa 10 anni dopo cos’è cambiato? Nulla. Ci sono stati almeno 30mila morti in mare, nell’indifferenza

These honors from the Institute for Nonprofit News (@INN) reflect the impact of reporting in the public service and the dedication of Columbia journalists, including @OttaviaS, @keaux_, @Jo_Napolitano, @ArredondoSalina, @alysiasanto, @by_ColinHogan.

⚖️Mentre tutti parlano di Garlasco, domani la Cassazione decide se riaprire il processo più scandaloso di questo secolo: 8 innocenti condannati per strage a 30 anni, in gabbia da 10, e nessuno conosce questa storia. La racconto qui, carte alla mano, in <10 min 👇

Suicides, forced labor, and “brown and possibly contaminated” water: Rico Moore with @themargin_us unmasks how ICE contractor The GEO Group built a toxic, billion-dollar empire on incarcerating migrants. https://t.co/2SW98sALFz

Una corsa folle, ingenua, disperata, impavida. Un gesto di ribellione quello di Teresa Talotta, simbolo della Resistenza, morta per andare incontro a suo marito. Anna Magnani ha fatto rivivere il suo sacrifico nel memorabile film Roma città aperta. Grata, per sempre. #25aprile

È successo in pieno centro storico, ad Ascoli Piceno, nella centralissima Piazza Arringo: un panificio ha esposto uno striscione in occasione del 25 Aprile, ma la giornata di festa ha preso una piega inaspettata con l’arrivo della polizia. Gli agenti hanno identificato la

In vista dell'80esimo anniversario della Liberazione vi proponiamo la testimonianza di Maria, 96 anni, partigiana, che oggi dice "La democrazia ce la siamo conquistata, non ce l'ha regalata nessuno"

The Guardian bangs out the Observer. Thank you to all of our amazing colleagues. We’ll never forget it ❤️

"The Margin examined three legal cases in which Tribal Nations and members of Indigenous groups sued BLM for approving mining operations in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal laws." @OttaviaS for @themargin_us