Lisa Gartner
@lisagartner.bsky.social
I'm an editor on the @nytimes.com investigations team. Email: lisa.gartner@nytimes.com
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‘Like firing a 4,000-pound bullet’: Police chases are killing more and more Americans
Police chases kill nearly two people a day across the US, and the government is failing at nearly every level to address the growing problem.
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Sarah Karlin-Smith@sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 2mo agoI ride my bike with my kids over this bridge all the time. A stolen car is not a death sentence. It is not a death sentence for the entire community. This report suggests they didn’t even stop the chase when they killed a man. wjla.com/news/local/c...
ProPublica analyzed the genetic code of America’s measles outbreaks and here’s what we found: The measles virus still spreading in Utah as of this May is very closely related to the one that sickened Texans over a year ago. @natlash.bsky.social @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks — ProPublica
The U.S. eliminated measles a quarter century ago, but to keep its “measles-free” designation, officials will have to make a strong case that measles is not continuously spreading within its borders. ...
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The masses were clamoring for more molecular epidemiology for investigative journalism
Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2mo agoProPublica analyzed the genetic code of America’s measles outbreaks and here’s what we found: The measles virus still spreading in Utah as of this May is very closely related to the one that sickened Texans over a year ago. @natlash.bsky.social @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
@inquirer.com is turning a spry 197! We’re doing a matching fundraiser and it’s great to see that people are donating. Local investigating journalism is expensive. Fortunately, this paper highly values it. Help us punch above our weight. philadelphiainquirer.fundjournalism.org?utm_source=e...
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shout out to my much-missed colleagues @sophiechou.bsky.social & @harucoryne.bsky.social for their incredible work on this project!! Btw this is the second project Sophie worked on that’s won a Pulitzer! And she’s job hunting! Someone hire her ASAP! 👀👀
ProPublica@propublica.org · 3mo agoJUST IN: ProPublica and @ctmirror.org's “On the Hook” series, which exposed how Connecticut laws had come to favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. It’s ProPublica’s ninth Pulitzer Prize.
Incredibly proud of these people and this work! @sfchronicle.com forever. Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social! www.pulitzer.org/finalists/cy...
Pulitzer Finalist: Cynthia Dizikes and Joaquin Palomino of the San Francisco Chronicle
For their meticulous and heart-wrenching reporting on California’s psychiatric hospitals that put profits over patients and endangered some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens.
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So proud of @natlash.bsky.social! Winner of the @healthjournalism.org award for public health reporting for his incredible work showing (through original genomic analysis!) that the bird flu epidemic was airborne healthjournalism.org/contest-entr...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Public Health - Large, First place
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Feeling so grateful and excited to join the @nytimes.com investigations team www.nytco.com/press/new-de...
New Deputy Editor for Investigations | The New York Times Company
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Our DC members are out in full force! Today we’re striking to demand a fair contract, including layoff protections, AI guardrails, fair pay and a clear disciplinary process. Join us: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...
Breaking news: A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department’s controversial press policy was illegal, striking it down as unconstitutional in a lawsuit brought by the New York Times.
Pentagon press policy ruled unconstitutional in case brought by N.Y. Times
A federal judge struck down the Defense Department’s new press policy that triggered an exodus of reporters from the Pentagon, calling it unconstitutional.
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Hello Bluesky! We're the Washington Post data team. We dig through government records, social media, campaign finance reports, weather maps, and any other data we can dig up, download, FOIA or create. Then, we share what we find with you. We've worked on a lot in the past year. A few highlights 🧵
Holy cow! Incredible recognition for this team and work. Congratulations to Cynthia and Joaquin, some of the best journalists and humans in the business. Thank you @uwethics.bsky.social!
UW Center for Journalism Ethics@uwethics.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt's our great privilege to announce the winners of the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Congratulations to the @sfchronicle.com team of Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes who investigated for-profit mental health hospitals in California: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...
The White House just posted a video mixing real footage from the Iran strikes with a killstreak animation from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 x.com/WhiteHouse/s...
NEW: Judge blocks DOJ from searching reporter Hannah Natanson's seized devices, says court will review them. The judge also said a DOJ filter team's search of work-product would be "the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse" wapo.st/4kR9c7P
Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter
A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.
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Huge win for Hannah Natanson and the Washington Post today: the judge ruled that the government cannot search the devices they seized from her. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Incredibly proud of this work and this team!
UW Center for Journalism Ethics@uwethics.bsky.social · 6mo agoCongrats to 2026 Shadid Award finalists Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes for their @sfchronicle.com investigation of for-profit mental health hospitals in California: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Breaking news: The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
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A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, California lawmakers unveiled three bills informed by the Chronicle’s reporting aimed at shoring up insurance payouts for wildfire victims.
California bills would tackle wildfire underinsurance and underpayment in wake of Chronicle investigation
A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, California lawmakers unveiled three bills informed by the Chronicle’s reporting aimed at shoring up insurance payouts for wildfire victims.
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Amazing research by @natlash.bsky.social on how the wind helped spread the bird flu virus around Ohio and beyond. Scary — and terrifically nerdy www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did. By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
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After bird flu exploded and drove up egg prices, USDA refused to investigate if it was airborne, despite the urging of industry leaders. So @natlash.bsky.social investigated. He analyzed the virus’s genetics, and what he found is urgent — yes, bird flu is back www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed. Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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The families of five girls and two counselors killed in the floods at Camp Mystic are suing the Texas camp and its managers, alleging they wasted time as the storm approached and dangerously directed campers to remain in cabins as floodwaters came in.
Families of Camp Mystic flood victims sue owners, claiming negligence
The lawsuit alleges the camp and its owners deliberately chose not to make evacuation plans despite the facility’s location in an area known to flood.
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The policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Media members that don't sign the policy by its deadline have 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out of Pentagon facilities. https://wapo.st/3KOrokC
Beyond thrilled to share that @rwoolington.bsky.social is joining The Washington Post's investigations team www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/08/1...
Rebecca Woolington Named Deputy Editor of the Long-term Investigations Team
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We took our lunch outside today to demand: ✅ Just Cause that covers everyone ✅ A fair, transparent discipline process ✅ No loopholes for @propublica.org management We’re united for a contract that protects us all.
