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Afghan refugees who escaped violence now endure long waits in Greece for their asylum applications. While they wait, dozens of refugees are learning photography & filmmaking skills – and telling their stories. Reporting Fellow

for

In Refugees’ Hands, Cameras Are Powerful Storytelling Tools

Maliheh and Nahid Rezaei arrived by inflatable boat on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2018 with one backpack, two small travel blankets, two sets of clothes, and dreams of becoming actresses.

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Looking forward to moderating this conversation w/

@nadjadrost

@kitrachlis

next Thursday at 6 pm ET. It's the first one in a new

@opcofamerica

series w/amazing freelancers & their editors and/or producers. Please join us! Registration here 👇

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Next week, join executive editor @MarinaWalkerG in conversation with grantee @nadjadrost and @kitrachlis, kicking off @opcofamerica’s new series, “How I Did It.�? They will discuss Drost's Pulitzer Prize-winning story on migrants crossing the Darien Gap. bit.ly/3g0CSPj

Communities with Agreements to Conserve Forests saw Peak Deforestation in the Pandemic (Spanish)

Indigenous communities in Peru's central jungle region struggle to control forest fires spread by intense winds, a result of slash-and-burn agricultural practices.

Fellow

reports for

Below is an excerpt of the report, which was originally written in Spanish and posted on the Convoca website.

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Brasil de Fato

@brasildefato

Apesar de a transfobia ser crime no Brasil desde 2019, o país é o que mais mata pessoas trans e travestis em todo o mundo pelo 13° ano consecutivo. Segue o fio para conhecer alguns dados. O conteúdo é sensível. Afinal, cada número que trazemos neste fio é uma vida.

Há 13 anos no topo da lista, Brasil continua sendo o país que mais mata pessoas trans no mundo

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Marina Walker

Periodistas interesados en el monitoreo de algoritmos y sus impactos en la policía, los sistemas de salud, las contrataciones laborales y más -> desde el

queremos saber cómo apoyarlos mejor. Gracias por responder esta breve encuesta 🙌tfaforms.com/4959328

1619: The Education Conference

Want to apply to our next 1619 Education Network cohort? Join us for the first 1619 Education Conference, a free event where educators can connect w/ #1619Project contributors and apply 1619 in many school contexts. Fill out this form to save your spot:

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Join the Pulitzer Center for our inaugural 1619 Project Education Network Conference, February 19 and 20, 2022. This virtual event, which is free and open to the public, will celebrate the accompli...

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Pulitzer Center journalists: Apply for the Breakthrough Journalism Award, which seeks to recognize and celebrate the achievements of freelance journalists who report on underreported issues that impact us all. Deadline is March 1. Learn more and apply:

Breakthrough Journalism Award

Nick Diakopoulos

@ndiakopoulos

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Check out this great algorithmic accountability reporting event

is organizing 👇

Holding AI Accountable: Who Gets to Tell the Story?

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Educators 👩�?�?�👨�?�?�— Examine how underreported stories from history connect to present day issues. In this unit from the 1619 Project Education Network, students will explore the underlying hypocrisies in the founding of the United States.

We are launching an exciting new AI Accountability Initiative to support journalists around the world working on reporting projects that explore the impact of algorithms & other automated systems on communities. Complete this short survey to stay updated: bit.ly/3rRuOGe

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Next week, join executive editor

in conversation with grantee

@nadjadrost

and

@kitrachlis

, kicking off

@opcofamerica

’s new series, “How I Did It.�? They will discuss Drost's Pulitzer Prize-winning story on migrants crossing the Darien Gap.

'How I Did It': Nadja Drost Reveals how she Reported and Wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning Story on...

Nadja Drost and editor Kit Rachlis will kick off the Overseas Press Club’s new series, “How I Did It,�? which pairs freelance journalists with their editors or prod

1619: The Education Conference

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Registration is open! Join the Pulitzer Center education team February 19-20 for an opportunity to learn from "The 1619 Project" Education Network members, meet contributors to project, and connect with journalists covering reporting related to 1619. More:

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Jailed defendants across Maine are promised they can make private phone calls to their attorneys, yet jails routinely and secretly record attorney-client calls, grantee

's investigation for

@MaineMonitor

has found. The recordings are used in cases.

Inmates expect private lawyer calls. That is not the case.

Murder suspects fear they can’t get a fair trial after state police acknowledge listening to portions of phone calls with their attorneys.

Educators 👩�?�?�👨�?�?�— This #NewsLiteracyWeek, explore news gathering and storytelling with your students. In this lesson, students will evaluate how they get their news, what stories they seek, and why news is important. Explore the resource here:

How to find and analyze underreported stories: Critical thinking, text analysis and writing

Students explore news articles and instructional videos to evaluate how they can find and analyze under-reported stories in the news, and in their own communities

Investigative Editing Corps

@InvEditingCorps

Inmates expect private lawyer calls. That is not the case.

Jailed defendants expected private attorney calls. They didn't always get them, investigation by

with

Murder suspects fear they can’t get a fair trial after state police acknowledge listening to portions of phone calls with their attorneys.

The Maine Monitor

Jailed defendants are being deceived by jail officials who promise they can make private phone calls to their attorneys,

shows with

@IWMF

@PulitzerCenter

. Jails routinely record attorney-client calls, a Maine Monitor investigation found.

Inmates expect private lawyer calls. That is not the case.

Murder suspects fear they can’t get a fair trial after state police acknowledge listening to portions of phone calls with their attorneys.

The Maine Monitor

Maine county jails are recording defendants' phone calls with their attorneys and turning some over to police — including in murder cases. Part One of

@IWMF

investigation of eavesdropping in #Maine jails.

Inmates expect private lawyer calls. That is not the case.

Murder suspects fear they can’t get a fair trial after state police acknowledge listening to portions of phone calls with their attorneys.

Arianne Henry, MPH

@alach_henry

Sharing a story I wrote about Ethiopian Feminists on a Mission to Help Sexual Assault Survivors for

@ghn_news

Thank you

Ethiopian Feminists on a Mission to Help Sexual Assault Survivors

for supporting this work and

@itsjina

for your mentorship! Please read it here: globalhealthnow.org/2022-01/ethiop

After conflict flared across Ethiopia’s Tigray region in November 2020, hundreds of women reported they’d been raped and sought care at a clinic in Mekele, the region’s capital city—leading to a...

Samantha Hogan

Early support from the

was instrumental to this project. The

is lucky to be among the #Maine newsrooms it has helped in recent years!

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Maine jails’ illegal recording of attorney-client calls has become endemic across the state, reports grantee @SAHogan for @MaineMonitor. In some cases, defendants were sentenced to prison with no consideration that this right had been violated. bit.ly/3u2uF5B

Religion News Service

@RNS

Experts say that in the wake of the insurrection, Christian nationalism has become a unifying theme among right-wing extremists.

How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right

religionnews.com

(RNS) — For many in the right-wing extremist fringe, Christian nationalism is becoming a shared language.

Inspiring story by

Reporting Fellow alum

from

@UWMadison

for

on migrants in Greece taking part in

@refocusmedialab

. They use cameras to tell their stories—one refugee now working on #1000dreams w/

@WitnessChange_

In Refugees’ Hands, Cameras Are Powerful Storytelling Tools

Maliheh and Nahid Rezaei arrived by inflatable boat on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2018 with one backpack, two small travel blankets, two sets of clothes, and dreams of becoming actresses.

Marina Walker

Calling all journos reporting on the impacts of AI on policing, hiring, healthcare, and more. We want to hear from you so we can support you better

Please take this very short survey & stay tuned for more news tfaforms.com/4959328 🙌

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Journalists: We are launching an exciting new initiative to support reporting projects that explore the impact of algorithms and automated systems on communities around the world. Help us understand your needs by completing this survey. #AIAccountability bit.ly/3rRuOGe

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So excited to see

's ‘Barred–The Prisons Project’ to be listed among the "best projects" that

supported in 2021. The annual report lists some brilliant stories and projects from across the globe. Do take a look :) reports.pulitzercenter.org/2021-annual-re

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Communities with Agreements to Conserve Forests saw Peak Deforestation in the Pandemic (Spanish)

Forest fires caused by slash-and-burn agricultural practices by indigenous communities have been one of the main causes of deforestation in Junin, in the central jungle of Peru.

Fellow

reports for

Below is an excerpt of the report, which was originally written in Spanish and posted on the Convoca website.

Next week, join grantee James Verini of

@NYTmag

and Pulitzer Center Senior Advisor

@MarvinKalb

for a conversation on the growing unease in the Donbas region of Ukraine as it struggles to define the conflict and its relationship with Russia. Register now:

In Conversation with James Verini: Ukraine's Forever War

Join New York Times Magazine contributing writer James Verini and Pulitzer Center Senior Adviser Marvin Kalb for a conversation on the growing unease in t

Lawrence Andrea

The best part of this by far is that

published the work of the migrants featured in this short story. The ReFOCUS students I met during my assignment in Greece for the

were so passionate about the stories they told.

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In Greece, I met a group of migrants who learned photography/filmmaking in one of the world's most notorious refugee camps. They're now using those skills to empower & tell the stories of other migrants. My first for @NatGeo: nationalgeographic.com/culture/articl

Afterschool Educators 👩�?�?�👨�?�?� — Interested in bringing resources from “The 1619 Project�? into your program? Learn more about the exciting opportunities available through our 1619 afterschool partnership program:

1619 Partnership Opportunities for Afterschool Programs

The Pulitzer Center’s K-12 education team is excited to announce a new opportunity for afterschool program educators and administrators to access, adapt, and share 1619 Project resources w

Samantha Hogan

Inmates expect private lawyer calls. That is not the case.

Maine county jails routinely recorded phone calls jailed defendants made to their attorneys. And state police and prosecutors heard parts of some of those calls, an investigation by the

with support from

and

found.

Murder suspects fear they can’t get a fair trial after state police acknowledge listening to portions of phone calls with their attorneys.

Safina Nabi س�?ینا نبی

@soul_restlesss

scroll.inHow Kashmir’s half-widows are denied their basic property rightsIf the trauma of their loss wasn’t cruel enough, the wives of disappeared men are cut out of inheritances and left to fend for themselves.

Finally completed my year-long investigation, culminating in this very important story. Glad to have worked with humble editors at

Always grateful to

for believing in my ideas and providing support

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In 2021, the Pulitzer Center supported over 200 reporting projects. Our grantees used the power of data, art, and collaboration across borders to bring critical & engaging journalism to local & global audiences. Explore our newly published annual report: bit.ly/3nIf86Q

Maine jails’ illegal recording of attorney-client calls has become endemic across the state, reports grantee

for

@MaineMonitor

. In some cases, defendants were sentenced to prison with no consideration that this right had been violated.

Inmates expect private lawyer calls. That is not the case.

Murder suspects fear they can’t get a fair trial after state police acknowledge listening to portions of phone calls with their attorneys.

Thomas Reese, S.J.

@ThomasReeseSJ

This is the 5th article in an outstanding series on Christian nationalism by

@jackmjenkins

supported by the

How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right

. How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right religionnews.com/2022/01/26/for via

@RNS

religionnews.com

(RNS) — For many in the right-wing extremist fringe, Christian nationalism is becoming a shared language.

Religion News Service

@RNS

Among far-right extremists, Christian nationalism is quickly becoming a lingua franca.

How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right

religionnews.com

(RNS) — For many in the right-wing extremist fringe, Christian nationalism is becoming a shared language.

What kinds of stories does a Pulitzer Center reporting grant cover? What makes an application stand out? What makes an issue "underreported"? Watch the clip below to find out, or click here for the full video: bit.ly/34oMpuz

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