PRO PUBLICA INC
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Investigative Journalism Initiatives
PROPUBLICA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT NEWSROOM THAT PRODUCES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. WE USE IMPACT AS A MEASURE OF SUCCESS AND FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THAT DEFY EASY, SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS. WE DO THIS IN AN ENTIRELY NON-PARTISAN AND NON-IDEOLOGICAL MANNER, ADHERING TO THE STRICTEST STANDARDS OF JOURNALISTIC IMPARTIALITY. OUR FORMAL MISSION IS TO EXPOSE ABUSES OF POWER AND BETRAYALS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, USING THE MORAL FORCE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO SPUR REFORM THROUGH THE SUSTAINED SPOTLIGHTING OF WRONGDOING. OUR REPORTING HAS EMPOWERED READERS, CHANGED LAWS AND POLICIES AND HELPED BRING BAD ACTORS TO JUSTICE.[SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O]WE PUBLISH DEEPLY REPORTED AND IMPACTFUL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL FOCUSED ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, HOUSING, RACIAL JUSTICE AND MORE; BUILD DATABASES AND TOOLS TO GIVE USERS INFORMATION TO MAKE MORE INFORMED CHOICES AND DIVE DEEPER INTO OUR REPORTING; AND EXPLORE NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REPORT AND DISSEMINATE OUR JOURNALISM TO REACH DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PROPUBLICA WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 TO ADDRESS A BROAD DECLINE IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AMID THE COLLAPSE OF THE BUSINESS MODEL THAT HAD SUPPORTED AMERICAN JOURNALISM FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. A GROWING NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE, FACT-BASED REPORTING, PARTICULARLY ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING, AND FILLING THIS GAP IS CRUCIAL TO OUR MISSION. THROUGH OUR LOCAL INITIATIVES, PROPUBLICA SUPPORTS A GROWING NETWORK OF LOCAL JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON AND FROM COMMUNITIES WHERE ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM IS SCARCE. WE EMPLOY STAFF REPORTERS ON THE GROUND IN OUR REGIONAL HUBS (IN THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST, TEXAS, NORTHWEST AND MIDWEST). WE EXPANDED OUR WASHINGTON, DC BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND THROUGH OUR LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE BUILDING CAPACITY IN A GROWING NETWORK OF LOCAL NEWSROOMS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN 2024, PROPUBLICA'S REPORTING ON MULTIPLE STORIES SPOTLIGHTED THE SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES, POLICY FAILURES AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES THAT PERVADE AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. IN OUR "LIFE OF THE MOTHER" SERIES, REPORTERS REPEATEDLY UNCOVERED THE HEARTBREAKING REALITIES OF RESTRICTIVE ABORTION LAWS, BREAKING STORY AFTER STORY THAT LAID BARE THEIR LIFE-THREATENING CONSEQUENCES AND SPARKING CALLS FOR CHANGE. "AMERICA'S MENTAL BARRIER" EXPOSED THE SYSTEMIC OBSTACLES PREVENTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FROM ACCESSING ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE. AND "UNCOVERED" REVEALED HOW HEALTH INSURERS SYSTEMATICALLY DENY COVERAGE FOR CRITICAL TREATMENTS AND PRIORITIZE COST SAVINGS OVER PATIENT CARE. BY SPOTLIGHTING THESE FAILURES, OUR REPORTING FORCED A RECKONING WITH AN INSURANCE SYSTEM THAT TOO OFTEN PRIORITIZES PROFITS OVER PEOPLE. MANY OF THESE STORIES SPURRED ACTION, WITH REGULATORS INTRODUCING REFORMS AND LAWMAKERS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THE INJUSTICES WE EXPOSED.WE WERE ALSO DEEPLY HONORED TO WIN THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FOR OUR INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE SUPREME COURT THAT SHINED AN UNPRECEDENTED SPOTLIGHT ON INFLUENCE AND ETHICS AT THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT. THROUGH OUR "FRIENDS OF THE COURT" SERIES, PROPUBLICA REPORTERS BROUGHT RENEWED AND RIGOROUS ATTENTION TO THIS INCREDIBLY CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATIVELY UNDERSCRUTINIZED BRANCH OF OUR DEMOCRACY. OUR REPORTING EXPOSED THE MOST SERIOUS ETHICAL SCANDAL IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE COURT AND IT COMPELLED NEW AVENUES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. PROMPTED BY OUR REPORTING, THE SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE FIRST ETHICS CODE IN ITS 235-YEAR HISTORY. AS THIS SERIES SHOWS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING CAN HOLD TO ACCOUNT THE HIGHEST ECHELONS OF POWER, EXPOSE CORRUPTION AND SPUR CHANGE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$36.5M
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