Thrilled that @ottavias.bsky.social's investigation on TX boarding homes @inthesetimes.com & @typeinvestigations.org won 2nd place in @medillschool.bsky.social's John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Mag. Journalism. This project was years in the making & its recognition is so well deserved.

Kathryn Joyce@kathrynajoyce.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A new @inthesetimes.com investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social w/ @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled & elderly people face neglect, abuse & exploitation. As the US faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas' disastrous system is a warning for us all.

We are honored that @ottavias.bsky.social's investigation with @inthesetimes.com into Texas boarding homes was awarded second place from the John Bartlow Martin Awards for Public Interest Magazine Journalism @medillschool.bsky.social: www.medill.northwestern.edu/news/2026/ca...

Congrats to @ottavias.bsky.social on her frightening report on the future of long-term care, co-published with us & @typeinvestigations.org, which won the American Society of Journalists & Authors' 2026 Donald Robinson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism. inthesetimes.com/article/texa...

If you appreciate investigations like these from @ottavias.bsky.social & @adamfederman.bsky.social, or vital analysis from columnists like @alfatau.bsky.social, please donate or subscribe today, ahead of @inthesetimes.com's 50th anniversary in 2026! Donate: secure.actblue.com/donate/eoy_2... Sub:

Kathryn Joyce@kathrynajoyce.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A new @inthesetimes.com investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social w/ @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled & elderly people face neglect, abuse & exploitation. As the US faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas' disastrous system is a warning for us all.

"We, the people, and the place are just a decoration.” This is the story of the ugliness behind the Instagram post: tourists abusing locals, beach owners flattening turtle nests and view-seekers trampling plants. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta-perfect beaches

From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holiday

theguardian.com

Mining for the clean energy transition is on the rise in the US. With 65% or more of lithium and copper projects within 35 miles of Tribal land, Native American communities worry about damage to public health, biodiversity, and sacred sites. By @ottavias.bsky.social for @themarginus.bsky.social.

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future - The Margin

Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government

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Following a five-year fight, the Hualapai Tribe is the only Indigenous Nation to stop a lithium mine from moving forward in the U.S… At least for now. Check out our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social themargin.us/features/min...

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future - The Margin

Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government

themargin.us

Read the full story by @ottavias.bsky.social at www.themargin.us Photos by @ashponders.bsky.social

For generations, Hualapai elders passed on traditional stories and songs about Ha’Kamwe’, a place they say is so quiet that it’s possible to hear the water sing. Read our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social with photos by @ashponders.bsky.social at themargin.us

A new story from @ottavias.bsky.social arrives Thursday, April 3rd! Subscribe to our newsletter at themargin.us Photo by @ashponders.bsky.social

L'archivista Usa Elizabeth Call spiega su @theconversation.com perché le democrazie hanno bisogno di grandi archivi, come nacquero i National Archives degli Stati Uniti e perché i tiranni non possono amare gli archivi: theconversation.com/fires-wars-a...?

Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives

Every democracy needs a national archive. Trump’s staffing shake-up is endangering an institution that preserves the nation’s history.

theconversation.com

Congratulations @ottavias.bsky.social!!! You can check out Ottavia’s work and much more at themargin.us

President Donald Trump’s administration launched one of its most brazen challenges to Congress’s authority. Many lawmakers offered little pushback.

Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies

President Donald Trump’s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congress’s authority. Lawmakers offered little pushback.

wapo.st

The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal objections across Washington, with officials in at least a half-dozen federal agencies and departments raising alarms about whether the billionaire’s assault on government is breaking the law.

U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal

The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.

wapo.st

La grotta dove è caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che è importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago d’Iseo

100 chilometri di abissi - Il Post

La grotta dove è caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che è importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago d’Iseo

ilpost.it

Honored to have the piece I wrote for @aljazeera.com about labor exploitation in the winemaking industry featured as a finalist among such great examples of public service journalism. Thanks @journalismfund.bsky.social for the support.

Winners and finalists of the 2024 global media competition on labour migration

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