Reporter Lane DeGregory and photographer John Pendygraft follow a recent cohort of recruits at the St. Petersburg College’s Law Enforcement Academy.
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‘Every Single Person Migrating Has a Story’: Caitlin Dwyer on the Emotional Underlayers of Family Separation
The writer describes her process of reporting and shaping her recent essay, “The State of Waiting,” which explores love in the shadow of war and immigration policy.
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The Plot to Kill the Olympics
“Just as the pandemic inspired political and social change the world over, so, during the course of 2020, did many of the bigger Olympic sports experience a quiet remaking.”
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The Lies Told to Speak to a Princess
The full story behind the scoop to interview Princess Diana has remained hidden for a quarter of a century — until now.
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‘Look After My Babies’: In Ethiopia, a Tigray Family’s Quest
War broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region at the worst possible time for Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam and his family: his wife was giving birth to twins amid a massacre.
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Listen to the Sound of My Voice
How a journalist found her voice as her mother lost hers.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Congratulations, You Now Own a Newspaper
“’I think if the town survives, the newspaper will survive. I think we’re so intertwined. It’s not going to be one without the other. Our fates are going to be the same.'”
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Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us
“As vaccines roll out, the U.S. will face a choice about what to learn and what to forget.”
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Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting
Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, investigations, Nonfiction, Quotes
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?