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News & Stories from FIJ Grantees and Fellows
Southern California Murder Suspect Denies He’s in Montenegro to Dodge Arrest
A former Southern California businessman sought in connection with the ambush slaying of a Rolling Hills Estates lawyer and the home-invasion killing of a Whittier, Calif., man lives in a $2 million home along the Adriatic Sea in Montenegro, where the lack of an...
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Don’t Count On the Census
The 2020 census will make a huge imprint on the nation for a decade, from determining how much federal money goes to states to divvying up congressional seats and helping city planners figure out where to build schools. But, as FIJ grantee Natasha Haverty reports for...
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FIJ Grantee in North Carolina Brings Change to Sexual Assault Laws in the State
In October 2018, Carolina Public Press, a nonprofit news outlet, took a look at sexual assault conviction rates in North Carolina. What they found were outdated, ineffective laws that blurred the lines of consent and made it harder for offenders to be convicted. “We...
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A Look Back at Our Grantees’ Stories from 2019
It all starts with our grantees – the reporters and investigative journalists who commit their lives to uncovering, unraveling and documenting the stories that impact the world most. From migrant abuse at the border to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis and beyond, our...
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FIJ Names New Board Leadership, Welcomes Bill Marimow to Board of Directors and New Members to Advisory Board
The new decade has brought some changes at FIJ. Three new officers were named to leadership positions on our Board of Directors after three esteemed members stepped down because of FIJ's term limits. And Bill Marimow, formerly of the Philadelphia Inquirer has joined...
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Foster Parents Struggle Against Retaliation by State Caseworkers
Reporter and FIJ grantee Rachel Nielsen investigated the complaints of foster parents in Washington state who say government caseworkers have created a culture of fear. The foster parents say they are being intimidated by state officials over trivial issues. State...
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PROFILE: FIJ Mentor Pete Carey Lends 5 Decades of Journalism Experience to Grantees
A key component of FIJ's program is recruiting and matching veteran reporters to mentor grantees. Mentors advise on reporting techniques, and also coach grantees through the writing phase. One grantee told us his mentor tutored him in the art of "unspooling"...
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PROFILE: FIJ Mentor and Writing Coach Linda Jue on What Makes Her Job Special
Investigative reporters tend to spend most of their reporting and research time focused on acquiring the facts and data to document a wrongdoing. As a result, the fruit of their labor - the story - too often ends up dry and lifeless. The reader, listener or viewer is...
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Investigation Shows Native Americans More Likely to be Searched by Washington State Police
For more than 12 years, Washington State Patrol troopers have been searching drivers from minority communities, particularly Native Americans, five times more often than whites, FIJ grantees Jason Buch and Joy Borkholder, report for InvestigateWest. Their...
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FIJ Board Member Clarence Page Celebrates 50th-Year Anniversary at the Chicago Tribune
FIJ's Board Member, Clarence Page, is celebrating his 50th-year anniversary as a syndicated columnist at the Chicago Tribune. "Few writers across the country approach politics, culture, and race with the depth and scholarship that Page brings to each of his columns,"...
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White Supremacist Groups Recruitment in Police Departments
For decades, anti-government and white supremacist groups have been attempting to recruit police officers – and the authorities themselves aren’t even certain about the scale of the problem, FIJ grantees Varnham O'Regan and Maddy Crowell, report for The Guardian. Hank...
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Efforts to Stave off Detroit Foreclosures Leaves Many Residents Deeper in Debt
Nearly one in four Detroit homeowners owes more in delinquent property taxes than they did three years ago despite being a part of a county program designed to help them get out of debt and avoid foreclosure, according to a Detroit News analysis. The payment plans,...
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