At least 384 workers have died from environmental heat exposure in the U.S. in the last decade, according to an investigation by journalists at NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations. Among the findings from their analysis of hundreds of pages of documents is that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), whose primary responsibility is to protect workers from hazards, has ...
By Eric Ferrero, Executive Director In a new investigation for the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, Giacomo Bologna found that St. Dominic Hospital, a large nonprofit hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, has aggressively pursued payment from thousands of poor patients, including many who should have qualified for charity care. Bologna found that the hospital’s debt collectors sued patients at least 3,600 times from ...
The Fund for Investigative Journalism continued its “Impact Investigations,” webinar series this month with a discussion on child welfare coverage. This one-hour virtual forum includes insights, lessons and tips for investigative reporting on foster care, child protective services and other aspects of child welfare systems. You can watch the full webinar recording and find resources from the discussion below. Resources:Karen de ...