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@jersey-janet.bsky.social

Data journalism editor at Reuters. Part-time artist. Dreaming of a winning lottery ticket so I can flip those roles.

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Refugees feeding refugees: Sudanese families fleeing violence find little aid at Chad border At a transit camp here on the Chad-Sudan border, Najwa Isa Adam, 32, hands out bowls of pasta and meat to orphaned Sudanese children from al-Fashir, the site of a recent violent takeover by paramilita...

Reuters sent a team to Chad to see how humanitarian aid cuts are playing out there.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...

01.12.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn Sudan Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city, the World Healt...

A massacre that the WHO says killed almost 500 at a Sudan hospital last month is an example of increasingly targeted and brutal attacks on hospitals, clinics and medical workers during conflict worldwide, Reuters found.
www.reuters.com/world/sudan-...

28.11.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our story about China's shadow navy is featured on the Reuters World News podcast today. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...

21.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's

Yesterday we published a visual investigation about civilian ships in China that are training to invade Taiwan. This thread is about how we did it. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT

21.11.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's

It’s known that China is using ferries and other civilian vessels to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. Reuters reporters wondered: Could we track vessels from the sky and learn more about China’s military strategy? The answer is yes. Here's how we did it: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...

20.11.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assad-era plot to hide dead bodies turned Syria desert into mass grave For two years, Syria’s Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies from an exposed mass grave to the desert, trying to hide evidence of atrocities.

The full investigation:
www.reuters.com/investigates...

23.10.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How we confirmed Assad-era mass grave conspiracy: Witnesses, science Drone technology, forensic science helped corroborate witness accounts of how Assad's government trucked bodies from a mass grave to a secret location.

Even in areas of the world where information is hard to gather, empirical evidence often is hiding in plain sight. You just have to know how to look for it.
www.reuters.com/investigates...

23.10.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists. An Israeli official now says troops fired without required approval. The five journalists who died in the strike are among 200 killed by Israel that it has yet to fully explain.

Drone footage, a stairwell and a prayer rug. A Reuters visual investigation upends Israel's story about its deadly attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza last month.

26.09.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Professor Deborah Nelson Becomes 1st Merrill Faculty Member to Win UMD Kirwan Prize for Research | Philip Merrill College of Journalism COLLEGE PARK β€” Deborah Nelson, a professor at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, has been named the recipient of UMD...

Congratulations to @factlady.bsky.social for this well-deserved honor -- the first non-PhD to be so recognized.
merrill.umd.edu/articles/pro...

21.08.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Trump administration cut autism-related research by 26% so far in 2025 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump administration .

RFK Jr. says he wants to boost spending on autism research. In the first four months of this year, the NIH has done the opposite, according to a Reuters analysis of NIH data.

16.05.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t be prouder of the Reuters team that won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting today. I’m especially thrilled for my brilliant friend Mo Tamman. He conceived this smart way of examining the supply chain for the deadly fentanyl trade. Read his work. It’s worth your time.

06.05.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sudan drops out of hunger-monitoring system on eve of famine report The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to show famine spreading across the country, a step likely to undercut efforts to address one of the world’s largest hunger crises.

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

24.12.2024 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New project out today featuring the incredible work of @marianozafra.bsky.social , @claretrainorfarley.bsky.social, @samhart.bsky.social, @mcneill.bsky.social and many other Reuters colleagues. And shout out to @jersey-janet.bsky.social for another great editing collaboration.

05.12.2024 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hoe maak je verhalen over plekken waar je niet bij kunt?

Met datavisualisaties en illustraties maakte persbureau Reuters dit fabuleuze verhaal over Darfur, de Soedanese regio waar momenteel een hongersnood aan de gang is.

Hier staat de hele productie online: www.reuters.com/graphics/FAM...

05.12.2024 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: World Food Program’s troubles in Sudan hurt hunger relief, alienated donors - internal report Serious problems in the United Nations World Food Program’s response to the Sudan crisis are hampering the organization’s ability to alleviate hunger in the war-torn country and damaging its reputation with donors, according to a recent internal report seen by Reuters.

Serious problems in the UN’s World Food Program’s response to the Sudan crisis are hampering the organization’s ability to alleviate hunger in the war-torn country and damaging its reputation with donors, according to a recent internal report seen by Reuters reut.rs/3VjB2hy

04.12.2024 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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How Reuters counted the dead in famine-stricken Sudan No one knows how many people have died from the catastrophic hunger sweeping Sudan. But graves, counted from the sky, offer a clue to the devastation.

People are starving to death in Sudan but no one knows how many. Enter @mcneill.bsky.social and @raytroncoso.bsky.social of Reuters. They used radar and optical sensor data from satellites to count new graves at Sudan's Zamzam camp for people displaced by war.

www.reuters.com/investigates...

05.12.2024 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The world’s hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan. Famine struck anyway. Here’s how the world’s hunger monitoring-and-response system is supposed to work – and why it’s not achieving its mission.

A Reuters deep dive on how the world failed to prevent an ongoing famine in Sudan.
www.reuters.com/graphics/FAM...

05.12.2024 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A vast global system exists to prevent famine. It's failing. The IPC is meant to sound alarms that direct food aid to crisis spots. But the watchdog struggles to operate in areas of conflict – the main driver of hunger.

The world has enough food and the technology to feed every person on Earth. Yet millions are starving. This @reuters story explains why.
www.reuters.com/investigates...

05.12.2024 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0