Mara Shalhoup

Phenomenal reporting and storytelling by @maxblau.bsky.social and Zaydee Sanchez, and stunning visuals by @zisiga.bsky.social and Shoshone Gordon.

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As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.

In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.

"[W]hen they slogged into their daughter's bedroom shortly after the floodwaters receded, they found her stuffed animals still on the top bunk where she left them before Helene hit. ... The little girl had been so stoic. But when they left the house with her stuffed animals, she finally cried."

Helene’s Unheard Warnings As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...

For our new @propublica.org story on Hurricane Helene's unheard warnings, we used gsap to control satellite imagery + mapbox gl to walk you through the Cane River communities. Also, for the first time, we have an option for a text-only version of the story! www.propublica.org/article/hurr...

I grew up in the western foothills/southern piedmont of NC. As soon as I saw the news of Helene, I knew the devastation in these small towns just to our north was inevitable. This is the one of the best pieces of journalism I have read in recent memory. incredible, heartbreaking stories. read this.

Bravo to @cgaribay.bsky.social, @lucaswaldron.bsky.social, @mrsimon22.bsky.social, Samantha Cooney, Shoshana Gordon and Anna Donlan for their amazing work!

Helene’s Unheard Warnings As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...

Standing in awe of the @propublica.org team helmed by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social that pulled off this journalistic feat: a stunning narrative that painstakingly captures Helene’s tragedies and NC’s missed opportunities. www.propublica.org/article/hurr.... www.propublica.org/article/hurr...

Congrats to @propublica.org South reporter @maxblau.bsky.social and the rest of this superstar reporting team — @anniewaldman.bsky.social, @deldeib.bsky.social and @mayatmiller.bsky.social — for being PULITZER FINALISTS!

Mario Ariza Joins ProPublica as Florida Reporter ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Hurray for the arrival of @marioarizabaez.bsky.social as @propublica.org’s Florida reporter!

The @propublica.org tips truck is at the Department of Education.

We want to hear from you!

We're hearing from multiple sources that all U.S. Dept. of Ed buildings are closing at 6 p.m. and are closed tomorrow. Email to staff cites "security reasons."

"Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason." @jodiscohen.bsky.social and I are following

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📣 D.C., our truck is back.

Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.

👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.

Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...

The consequences of destroying USAID: 1M children not treated for severe acute malnutrition. Up to 166,000 people will die from malaria. New cases of TB will go up by 30%. 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next 10yrs

They did it anyway.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Join our webinar on Wednesday, March 5 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here: propub.li/3F3v8fe

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Starting with a week in NYC, followed by monthly virtual sessions.

Deadline: March 24

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