Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
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The Secret Group Trying to Topple North Korea’s Regime
Has the U.S. government already betrayed the activists seeking regime change in North Korea?
The Oral History of CNN’s Election Week
“It took office naps, rousing renditions of Motownphilly, and a whole lot of coffee.”
Out of Work in America
In partnership with local news organizations across the U.S., the New York Times documents the lives of 12 Americans who are out of work during the pandemic.
Lives, on the Line
Six lives changed forever, as COVID-19 swept across Minnesota.
Returning the Gaze
“Uighurs in exile are fighting back against China’s techno-authoritarianism to locate their relatives who have been disappeared.”
Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media
The story of a controversial blogger, the weaponization of online engagement, and the growing fault lines between tech and traditional journalism.
Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It’s Like to Report on Facebook
“The company controls the communications and informational intake of more than two and a half billion people. It can feel impossible to comprehend its total influence—or to overstate its impact on journalism.” Jacob Silverman talks to over a dozen journalists in an attempt to understand what it’s like to cover Facebook.
Yes, The US Government Spies on US Journalists
“If we do not know what our government is doing, we cannot hold it accountable. If we do know, our enemies know too. That can be dangerous.”
The Baller
Weary and frightened by the scary science she encounters on the climate beat, journalist Audrey Gray finds hope in the form of octogenarian Ed Mazria, a former basketball player turned architect turned climate evangelist, who has an actionable plan.
