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Welcome to the Pulitzer Center's @bsky.app account!

For those who don't know about our work, we support in-depth journalism & audience engagement on underreported topics.

We aim to shed light on critical issues, inspire action, & positively impact communities.🧵

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Last call for Educator Apps! (Chicago-area)

Join this paid workshop on Tuesday, February 17, to get an introduction to ‘The 1619 Project’ and discover how it can support your students’ learning of global issues this year.

Apply by midnight!
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February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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📚 MENTIRAS PLANTADAS 🌾

O lobby do agro já afeta o que seu filho lê na escola.

Na primeira reportagem da série, trabalhadores de editoras denunciam pressão para retirar de livros escolares conteúdos verdadeiros, mas negativos para o agronegócio: 🧶
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February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’re excited to launch a new way to explore Center-supported stories: our interactive Story Map.

With this tool, you can virtually travel around the world and discover reporting through the years.
👉 bit.ly/PCStoryMap
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Reporting from Uganda, @thrasherxy.bsky.social and @afeefness.bsky.social saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
Reporting from Uganda, The Intercept saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The Pulitzer Center is launching a special call for journalism grants focusing on transparency and governance topics in the environmental sector.

Submit your proposals by February 28, 2026.
Learn more and apply now!
👉 bit.ly/49VCb6H

#Journalism
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
In 2025, the Pulitzer Center supported more than 900 stories by over 300 journalists in 97 countries.

These stories covered critical areas: global health, human rights, information and AI, peace and conflict, and the environment.

Explore our '2025 Annual Report!'
👉 bit.ly/25AnnualRpc
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Call for Educator Apps! (Chicago-area)

Join this paid workshop on Tuesday, February 17, to get an introduction to ‘The 1619 Project’ and discover how it can support your students’ learning of global issues this year.

Apply by February 9!
👉 bit.ly/4aedYbT
February 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Big update on our global reporting on USAID, HIV, sex work and LGBTQ health: our feature for @pulitzercenter.org from my month in Uganda will drop at @theintercept.com next week!
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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This unlikely, and heartfelt, story on India's climate bachelors underscores how the changing environment affects all aspects of our lives.

Great work by Karan Deep Singh and Elke Scholiers for @deutschewelle.dw.com, supported @pulitzercenter.org:

www.dw.com/en/how-clima...
How climate change forces Indian farmers to stay single
Anil Jadhav is an Indian farmer. He had always dreamed of having a large family. But as droughts in his homeland increase, his income — and marriage prospects — are dwindling.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
1,500 contest entries, 1,500 student voices calling attention to global issues.

We are thrilled to announce the winners and finalists from the 2025 Local Letters for Global Change contest! ✉️

Read the 23 winning entries from K-12 students around the world. 👉 bit.ly/4kh15kK
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Latin America, which holds a large portion of the world's forests, is often seen as a major carbon sink. However, new research shows the region has a carbon storage problem, says Francisco Parra of @climatetracker.bsky.social.

Learn more in this "Behind the Story" feature. bit.ly/3ZGaNUg
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Are you a journalist who has been covering AI and wants to learn more?
Our April 20-22 Intensive Track application is now open!

This session is supported by @projectm-poster.bsky.social & Aliansi Jurnalis Independen.
Apply now! bit.ly/4afuzef

*Program geared to journalists in the Asia's TZ.
February 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The Pulitzer Center is excited to present our 2025 annual report.

This report is special because it leads us to our 20-year anniversary in 2026.

Before we start those celebrations, let's reflect on our impact over the past year.
👉 bit.ly/25AnnualRpc
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Four senior officers of the MV Dali cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore two years ago are still detained, despite the fact that no criminal charges have been brought against them.

@katiemcque.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com.
👉 bit.ly/46qaY9V
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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So proud of every highlight in this report and every person behind the work ❤️
The Pulitzer Center is excited to present our 2025 annual report!

This year is special as it leads us toward our 20-year anniversary in 2026. Before the celebrations, let’s reflect on our impact over the past year. 🧵
👉 bit.ly/25AnnualRpc
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The Pulitzer Center is launching a special call for journalism grants focusing on transparency and governance topics in the environmental sector.

Journalists, editors, and media organizations are invited to submit proposals by February 28, 2026.
👉 bit.ly/49VCb6H
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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A gear-shift for 🇨🇦 fisheries toward areas where “ropeless” gear — which removes entangling lines for endangered North Atlantic right whales — is part of standard management. A win for fishers so they don’t lose weeks on the water when a whale is present — and a win for 🐋 too. @pulitzercenter.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Rio de Janeiro state banned shark meat in 1,200 schools after a @mongabay.com investigation found 10 Brazilian states procured more than 5,400 tons of shark meat since 2004.

Environmental and health concerns drove the ban.

Impact by @bykarlamendes.bsky.social reporting. bit.ly/3OkgKDP
Rio de Janeiro State Bans Shark Meat for School Meals After Pulitzer Center Journalists' Investigation
The government of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state has banned shark meat for meals in most of the schools it manages, after pressure from conservationists and school meal advisers raising health and...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
How can ideas and themes from ‘The 1619 Project’ provide deeper context to global and local issues?

Educators supporting students in the Chicago area are invited to join this half-day paid workshop to explore this question and more.

⏰February 17

Apply now! bit.ly/4aedYbT #EduSky
February 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Pulitzer Center is excited to present our 2025 annual report!

This year is special as it leads us toward our 20-year anniversary in 2026. Before the celebrations, let’s reflect on our impact over the past year. 🧵
👉 bit.ly/25AnnualRpc
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Latin America, which holds a large portion of the world's forests, is often seen as a major carbon sink. However, new research shows the region has a carbon storage problem, says Francisco Parra of @climatetracker.bsky.social.

Learn more in this "Behind the Story" feature. bit.ly/3ZGaNUg
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Thank you to Ama Vanniarachchy at Ceylon Today for the wonderful feature story about my work in #Yemen.

This story is an update on my work documenting the work of Yemeni women to save the threatened #heritage of their country: ceylontoday.lk/2026/01/24/s...
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
When the Trump administration cut the scientific research budget for HIV, it shut down a promising vaccine trial in Africa.

Yet, researchers refused to give up.

Ari Daniel and @jsummers.bsky.social tell the story in an episode of @npr.org's "Consider This." bit.ly/4q3RH5m
How HIV Researchers Overcame Setbacks and Kept a Vaccine Trial Going
Scientists say research into a vaccine for HIV is further along than it’s ever been. But Trump administration cuts to scientific research have set that effort back, including a promising trial for an....
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January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"There is no Pakistani — male, female, dead, alive, real, imagined — as famous as Imran Khan."

@osmansamiuddin.bsky.social traces, for @equatormag.bsky.social, Khan's story from national cricket hero to prime minister and his current status as a forcefully vanished figure. bit.ly/4q5bbXg
Commentary: The Hidden Imran
The cricketing legend is Pakistan’s most famous man. Can the state make him vanish? 1. Just so we’re clear, the following is a fact. Not opinion, not a point of view, not a hot take. Fact. There is no...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Chinese state-linked car companies are dominating the rubber industry in northern Myanmar. The demand for tires is fueling environmental and social problems in the conflict zone.

Story by Kannikar Petchkaew for #IrrawaddyNews and #MekongEye. bit.ly/45BMsm2
How Are Chinese Electric Cars Changing Myanmar Amid the War? (Burmese)
This article was originally written in Burmese and published in Irrawaddy. The key points of this article are presented in English below, followed by the original version of the story. For a full...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM