Pamela Colloff
@pamelacolloff.bsky.social
Reporter at ProPublica. Staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Author of CATCH THE DEVIL, to be released by Knopf on July 14. https://www.pamelacolloff.com/
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Some personal news, as they say: My first book, CATCH THE DEVIL, comes out July 14! I’m hugely grateful to @nytimes.com for naming it as one of the books everyone will be talking about in 2026.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
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Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
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This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
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"Every Day, a Leaf Blower," a memoir of working from home.
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Every Day, a Leaf Blower," a memoir of working from home.
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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But it's not at all limited to elites, and so much of the psychology of Epstein and especially the people who enabled him comes up in @pamelacolloff.bsky.social's forthcoming book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665293...
Catch the Devil by Pamela Colloff: 9780593230862 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The riveting true story of an audacious con man weaponized by the justice system who destroys dozens of lives and puts a man on death row for a murder he didn’t commit “Incendiary, emotionally...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
But it's not at all limited to elites, and so much of the psychology of Epstein and especially the people who enabled him comes up in @pamelacolloff.bsky.social's forthcoming book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665293...
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I reviewed a very good book, and got some thoughts out of my system. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
January 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I reviewed a very good book, and got some thoughts out of my system. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
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Here’s a bullet point in the guidebook of American journalism: If Pam wrote it you need to read it.
Some personal news, as they say: My first book, CATCH THE DEVIL, comes out July 14! I’m hugely grateful to @nytimes.com for naming it as one of the books everyone will be talking about in 2026.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Here’s a bullet point in the guidebook of American journalism: If Pam wrote it you need to read it.
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The Visual Storytelling Team at @propublica.org had an incredible year. Check out some of our favorite work: www.propublica.org/article/year...
2025: Our Year in Visual Journalism
A year-in-review of the visual journalism that brought our stories to life and helped hold power to account.
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The Visual Storytelling Team at @propublica.org had an incredible year. Check out some of our favorite work: www.propublica.org/article/year...
Some personal news, as they say: My first book, CATCH THE DEVIL, comes out July 14! I’m hugely grateful to @nytimes.com for naming it as one of the books everyone will be talking about in 2026.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Some personal news, as they say: My first book, CATCH THE DEVIL, comes out July 14! I’m hugely grateful to @nytimes.com for naming it as one of the books everyone will be talking about in 2026.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
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Our Local Reporting Network is open again for proposals! We're looking for accountability journalism projects from around the country. We cover your salary (up to $80k plus a stipend for benefits) plus provide editing and other support. Apply here:
Local Reporting Network Fellow
Remote, United States
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January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Our Local Reporting Network is open again for proposals! We're looking for accountability journalism projects from around the country. We cover your salary (up to $80k plus a stipend for benefits) plus provide editing and other support. Apply here:
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For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about the making of the myth of sheriff Buford Pusser, and how recent revelations that he was likely responsible for the 1967 murder of his wife, Pauline, undercuts that myth -- and begs for a new narrative about intimate partner violence and family trauma.
He Was a Legendary Sheriff Who Inspired a Movie. Did He Also Murder His Wife?
When Buford Pusser’s wife was killed, his grief turned into the movie ‘Walking Tall.’ But a new report from investigators suggests it was all a lie.
www.rollingstone.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about the making of the myth of sheriff Buford Pusser, and how recent revelations that he was likely responsible for the 1967 murder of his wife, Pauline, undercuts that myth -- and begs for a new narrative about intimate partner violence and family trauma.
Look at the lengths that my incredible @propublica.org colleagues @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy went to in order to report this story.
Please take a moment to read what they found about the effect of USAID cuts on the world's most vulnerable people: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Please take a moment to read what they found about the effect of USAID cuts on the world's most vulnerable people: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Look at the lengths that my incredible @propublica.org colleagues @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy went to in order to report this story.
Please take a moment to read what they found about the effect of USAID cuts on the world's most vulnerable people: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Please take a moment to read what they found about the effect of USAID cuts on the world's most vulnerable people: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Florida used expired execution drugs, lower doses, lawsuit claims www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Florida used expired execution drugs, lower doses, lawsuit claims
Attorneys for Frank Walls cited prison drug logs and autopsy records to argue that his Dec. 18 execution could be “disastrous.”
www.tampabay.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Florida used expired execution drugs, lower doses, lawsuit claims www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
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Rubio has repeatedly insisted the govt is restarting life-saving foreign aid.
My colleagues found that’s bullshit.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
My colleagues found that’s bullshit.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Rubio has repeatedly insisted the govt is restarting life-saving foreign aid.
My colleagues found that’s bullshit.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
My colleagues found that’s bullshit.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
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@pamelacolloff.bsky.social said my story on Jennifer Pan in Toronto Life in 2015 was "really beautifully done" and she was "astonished" it was my first crime feature because I "write like a pro" and I "balanced empathy and accuracy perfectly." It made my year.
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@pamelacolloff.bsky.social said my story on Jennifer Pan in Toronto Life in 2015 was "really beautifully done" and she was "astonished" it was my first crime feature because I "write like a pro" and I "balanced empathy and accuracy perfectly." It made my year.
It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons.
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons.
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
This is seismic news. It's hard to overstate how big the implications are for both future prosecutions and wrongful convictions. This NJ decision could reshape how courts across the country treat shaken-baby expert testimony.
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news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
NJ Bans ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Evidence in Nationwide First (1)
Criminal prosecutors can’t build murder cases on medical diagnoses that the mere shaking of a baby, without further evidence of trauma, resulted in a child’s death, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is seismic news. It's hard to overstate how big the implications are for both future prosecutions and wrongful convictions. This NJ decision could reshape how courts across the country treat shaken-baby expert testimony.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
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Page after page after page was redacted. #foia
We got our decision in August.
The AG said Abbott's office must release some emails with Musk. About a month later, we got nearly 1,400 pages of emails.
I was stoked. Until I took a look at the records. They were almost completely redacted. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA
The AG said Abbott's office must release some emails with Musk. About a month later, we got nearly 1,400 pages of emails.
I was stoked. Until I took a look at the records. They were almost completely redacted. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Page after page after page was redacted. #foia
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Over 20 years ago, Robert Roberson was convicted based on the debunked Shaken Baby Syndrome hypothesis and sentenced to death. Now, the lead detective on his case, Brian Wharton, is fighting to save his life. New for @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.
Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.
www.thenation.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Over 20 years ago, Robert Roberson was convicted based on the debunked Shaken Baby Syndrome hypothesis and sentenced to death. Now, the lead detective on his case, Brian Wharton, is fighting to save his life. New for @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Overheard at the coffee shop where I'm working: "That's what's hard about starting a band in NYC, and a band in L.A., at the same time." 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Overheard at the coffee shop where I'm working: "That's what's hard about starting a band in NYC, and a band in L.A., at the same time." 🤔
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I interviewed the big guy
Now that we’ve all seen The Lowdown—with its efflorescence of Tulsa textures, characters and cultural touchstones—editor-in-chief 2011prius.bsky.social wanted to ask Sterlin Harjo about some of the big-picture themes that run through it.
Read here: thepickup.com/sterlin-harj...
Read here: thepickup.com/sterlin-harj...
Sterlin Harjo Is Proud He Made Tulsa Look Like Tulsa - The Pickup
As ‘The Lowdown’ wraps up, we talked to Harjo about noir, skepticism, telling the truth about Oklahoma, and that land run scene.
thepickup.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I interviewed the big guy
I'm writing a background section that's too dense and complex, and wish I could just write, "Two years later, after a lot of shit went down..."
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm writing a background section that's too dense and complex, and wish I could just write, "Two years later, after a lot of shit went down..."
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My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
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Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
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The art of listening - Nieman Storyboard
Sasha Bonét on structuring a memoir. Plus: Pamela Colloff on getting unstuck, European Press Prize, and more
niemanstoryboard.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...
Pro tip: When you get stuck writing a story, read the original pitch you wrote back when you were trying to get your editor excited about the idea. All the answers are there!
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Pro tip: When you get stuck writing a story, read the original pitch you wrote back when you were trying to get your editor excited about the idea. All the answers are there!