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Brenna Smith

@brennasmith.bsky.social

WSJ visual investigative reporter. Past: Baltimore Banner, New York Times, & Bellingcat.

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Brenna Smith@brennasmith.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Talked with Storybench about the reporting process behind our visual investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti. Storybench's behind-the-scenes series is a resource I've used for years, and I'm honored my team's work is now a part of it. Read it here: www.storybench.org/how-an-open-...

How an open-source investigation by the Wall Street Journal unmasked the official narrative of the killing of Alex Pretti - Storybench

U.S. Border Patrol head Greg Bovino justified the shooting of Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal agents at a protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, saying the 37-year-old ICU nurse was aiming to cause...

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Julie Bykowicz@bykowicz.bsky.social · last yr.

Mike Singer (of Key Bridge collapse footage infamy) on why people track the Dali: “A lot of people don’t want it to come back. I don’t want it to come back.” @brennasmith.bsky.social with the capstone of our anniversary coverage @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

They watched the Key Bridge fall. Now they follow the Dali.

Mike Singer’s livestream riveted the world last year. He and thousands of others are dedicated ship watchers — specifically keeping tabs on the Dali.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Julie Bykowicz@bykowicz.bsky.social · last yr.

This Homeland Security quote about the need for the National Fire Academy is 👀 “We are only authorizing travel for mission critical programs. This isn’t one.” www.thebaltimorebanner.com/western-mary...

Western Maryland town alarmed by National Fire Academy shutdown

Emmitsburg, a tiny Western Maryland town, fears the Trump administration’s suspension of the National Fire Academy classes will harm the economy. And emergency workers say the public will be less safe...

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Brenna Smith@brennasmith.bsky.social · last yr.

As the federal funding cuts rip through our country, in Maryland, it could take out our tiniest, most indispensable workers: bees. Read my & Kaitlin Newman's latest: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cl...

The race to save the bee collection at a lab stung by Trump cuts

The Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bee Lab in Prince George’s County is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Volunteers helped preserve bees as they worry about the lab’s fate amid Trump’s feder...

thebaltimorebanner.com

Ben Conarck@conarck.bsky.social · last yr.

"A sudden shuttering would put at risk nearly 300,000 bees in the collection that hadn’t yet been properly preserved. Their little bodies left to rot in an empty lab building. Gnawed by mice, scattered by insects. Decades of research, gone." www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cl...

The race to save the bee collection at a lab stung by Trump cuts

The Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bee Lab in Prince George’s County is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Volunteers helped preserve bees as they worry about the lab’s fate amid Trump’s feder...

thebaltimorebanner.com

Giana Han@giana-jade.bsky.social · last yr.

The NFL has begun its investigation into allegations that Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior. With @brennasmith.bsky.social, Julie Scharper and Jonas Shaffer: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

The NFL is in Baltimore investigating Justin Tucker accusations

NFL investigators were in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Mike Baker@mikebaker.bsky.social · 2y ago

Six massage therapists say that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate behavior at four high-end spas and wellness centers. He was banned from two spas. via the Baltimore Banner www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate behavior by six massage therapists

Women say Justin Tucker repeatedly exposed his genitals and, in three instances, apparently left ejaculate on tables after massages.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Rona Kobell@rkobell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate behavior at 4 high-end spas and wellness centers in the Bmore area, according to 6 massage therapists.@thebaltimorebanner.com @juliemore19.bsky.social @brennasmith.bsky.social @justinfenton.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate behavior by six massage therapists

Women say Justin Tucker repeatedly exposed his genitals and, in three instances, apparently left ejaculate on tables after massages.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Jess Nocera@jessmnocera.bsky.social · 2y ago

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi... Howard County's three state senators are urging Gov. Wes Moore to appoint immigration attorney Alicia Altamirano, public policy expert Michele Douglas and state labor official Daniel Newberger to fill the open seats on the Howard Community College board.

Senators move to fill vacancies on depleted Howard Community College board

Howard County senators are recommending three individuals to Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, which will likely have to confront questions about the tenure of its controversial president,...

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Pamela Colloff@pamelacolloff.bsky.social · 2y ago

ICYMI: "Up to 30% of the state’s wildfire-fighting force earns as little as $26.90 for a 24-hour shift. That’s because they’re prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation." By the great @keribla.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A. wildfires

The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons.

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Julie Bykowicz@bykowicz.bsky.social · 2y ago

For policy and practical reasons, Baltimore's myriad services often fail to reach sex workers. Here is the story of one woman who is trying on her own to help them. @brennasmith.bsky.social + @jessicagallagher.bsky.social for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

One woman’s crusade for the sex workers Baltimore ignores

Kristina Page runs an outreach service for sex workers who often are shut out from help in Baltimore.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Ben Conarck@conarck.bsky.social · 2y ago

Enlightening and depressing reporting in @thebaltimorebanner.com this morning, by @brennasmith.bsky.social on the underworld of sex work in Baltimore, where a local advocate named Kristina Page is taking it upon herself to connect women with services. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

One woman’s crusade for the sex workers Baltimore ignores

Kristina Page runs an outreach service for sex workers who often are shut out from help in Baltimore.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Ken Armstrong@bykenarmstrong.bsky.social · 2y ago

A trait that investigative reporter Gary Cohn was known for? Relentless optimism. “You would think after decades looking into death and despair, and people doing things for the wrong reasons, you would start to believe that’s how things work. He was not like that.” www.inquirer.com/obituaries/g...

Gary Cohn, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former Inquirer reporter, has died at 72

Mr. Cohn won a Pulitzer in 1998 for an investigative series on the dangers posed to workers and the environment when old ships are dismantled. He also worked for the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

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NPR@npr.org · 2y ago

A shy rescue dog named Scrim has been on the run after jumping from a second floor window. It was his second escape and the jump was caught on surveillance camera. People have been posting sightings of the dog running around various neighborhoods of New Orleans ever since.

‘We all see ourselves in him’: How Scrim went from shy stray to New Orleans’ favorite outlaw

“Scrim, it turns out, had a whole life before New Orleans,” said Doug McCash, arts and culture writer for The Times-Picayune.

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awkword@awkword.bsky.social · 2y ago

One chopped off part of a newborn’s finger, and choked two nurses in a rage. Another drained the wrong side of a patient’s chest, and lied about it on the chart. These are the unemployed doctors who get jobs in state prisons. A look at NY, with @reuvenblau.bsky.social for @thecity.bsky.social

Doctors Sanctioned for Glaring Medical Mistakes Find a Place to Practice in NY State Prisons

They’ve been judged guilty of medical misconduct, negligence, incompetence and even felonies. An investigation by THE CITY reveals that 10 such doctors found work treating incarcerated patients.

thecity.nyc

Justin Fenton@justinfenton.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am proud to have helped with this important story, published in conjunction with the New York Times. Please spend some time with it and support this kind of local journalism you only get from the Banner: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...

They entered treatment. Drugs, overdoses and deaths followed.

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one company offered little help.

thebaltimorebanner.com

Justin Fenton@justinfenton.bsky.social · 2y ago

Short 🧵: Earlier this year, I was haunted when I heard the story of a young mother who died in an apartment with her infant child, who in turn died as a result of not being fed. I wanted to know more about the circumstances.

Ken Armstrong@bykenarmstrong.bsky.social · 2y ago

New, from @bloomberg.com The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity This investigation of the human egg trade (and egg theft) takes you from India➡️Argentina➡️Greece➡️Taiwan➡️US.... Superb work from a team of extraordinary reporters. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The Global Fertility Trade: A Story of Extraction, Exploitation and Opportunity

Following human eggs as they’re exchanged across open, gray and black markets — reaping rewards for an extremely high price.

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