Mara Shalhoup
@mara-shalhoup.bsky.social
South Editor, @propublica.org
Phenomenal reporting and storytelling by @maxblau.bsky.social and Zaydee Sanchez, and stunning visuals by @zisiga.bsky.social and Shoshone Gordon.
Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with Zaydee Sanchez to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Phenomenal reporting and storytelling by @maxblau.bsky.social and Zaydee Sanchez, and stunning visuals by @zisiga.bsky.social and Shoshone Gordon.
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As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.
In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.
As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.
In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.
May 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.
In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.
As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.
In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.
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"[W]hen they slogged into their daughter's bedroom shortly after the floodwaters receded, they found her stuffed animals still on the top bunk where she left them before Helene hit. ... The little girl had been so stoic. But when they left the house with her stuffed animals, she finally cried."
NEW: As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable.
But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @cgaribay.bsky.social
But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @cgaribay.bsky.social
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
www.propublica.org
May 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"[W]hen they slogged into their daughter's bedroom shortly after the floodwaters receded, they found her stuffed animals still on the top bunk where she left them before Helene hit. ... The little girl had been so stoic. But when they left the house with her stuffed animals, she finally cried."
Reposted by Mara Shalhoup
For our new @propublica.org story on Hurricane Helene's unheard warnings, we used gsap to control satellite imagery + mapbox gl to walk you through the Cane River communities. Also, for the first time, we have an option for a text-only version of the story! www.propublica.org/article/hurr...
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
www.propublica.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For our new @propublica.org story on Hurricane Helene's unheard warnings, we used gsap to control satellite imagery + mapbox gl to walk you through the Cane River communities. Also, for the first time, we have an option for a text-only version of the story! www.propublica.org/article/hurr...
Reposted by Mara Shalhoup
I grew up in the western foothills/southern piedmont of NC. As soon as I saw the news of Helene, I knew the devastation in these small towns just to our north was inevitable. This is the one of the best pieces of journalism I have read in recent memory. incredible, heartbreaking stories. read this.
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, the predictions were grim.
But there were no evacuation orders, even for the people living in homes along vulnerable rivers and creeks.
Few grasped what was coming. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social w/ @cgaribay.bsky.social
But there were no evacuation orders, even for the people living in homes along vulnerable rivers and creeks.
Few grasped what was coming. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social w/ @cgaribay.bsky.social
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
www.propublica.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I grew up in the western foothills/southern piedmont of NC. As soon as I saw the news of Helene, I knew the devastation in these small towns just to our north was inevitable. This is the one of the best pieces of journalism I have read in recent memory. incredible, heartbreaking stories. read this.
Standing in awe of the @propublica.org team helmed by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social that pulled off this journalistic feat: a stunning narrative that painstakingly captures Helene’s tragedies and NC’s missed opportunities. www.propublica.org/article/hurr.... www.propublica.org/article/hurr...
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
www.propublica.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Standing in awe of the @propublica.org team helmed by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social that pulled off this journalistic feat: a stunning narrative that painstakingly captures Helene’s tragedies and NC’s missed opportunities. www.propublica.org/article/hurr.... www.propublica.org/article/hurr...
Congrats to @propublica.org South reporter @maxblau.bsky.social and the rest of this superstar reporting team — @anniewaldman.bsky.social, @deldeib.bsky.social and @mayatmiller.bsky.social — for being PULITZER FINALISTS!
Our “America’s Mental Barrier” series, which examines how insurance companies interfere with access to necessary mental health care across the United States, was also named a finalist in the explanatory reporting category: www.propublica.org/series/ameri...
Via @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
Via @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Congrats to @propublica.org South reporter @maxblau.bsky.social and the rest of this superstar reporting team — @anniewaldman.bsky.social, @deldeib.bsky.social and @mayatmiller.bsky.social — for being PULITZER FINALISTS!
Hurray for the arrival of @marioarizabaez.bsky.social as @propublica.org’s Florida reporter!
Mario Ariza Joins ProPublica as Florida Reporter
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hurray for the arrival of @marioarizabaez.bsky.social as @propublica.org’s Florida reporter!
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Our tips truck has hit the road.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
March 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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We're hearing from multiple sources that all U.S. Dept. of Ed buildings are closing at 6 p.m. and are closed tomorrow. Email to staff cites "security reasons."
"Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason." @jodiscohen.bsky.social and I are following
"Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason." @jodiscohen.bsky.social and I are following
March 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We're hearing from multiple sources that all U.S. Dept. of Ed buildings are closing at 6 p.m. and are closed tomorrow. Email to staff cites "security reasons."
"Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason." @jodiscohen.bsky.social and I are following
"Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason." @jodiscohen.bsky.social and I are following
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📣 D.C., our truck is back.
Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.
👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.
Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.
👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.
March 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
📣 D.C., our truck is back.
Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.
👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.
Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.
👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.
Reposted by Mara Shalhoup
The consequences of destroying USAID: 1M children not treated for severe acute malnutrition. Up to 166,000 people will die from malaria. New cases of TB will go up by 30%. 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next 10yrs
They did it anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
They did it anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...
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March 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The consequences of destroying USAID: 1M children not treated for severe acute malnutrition. Up to 166,000 people will die from malaria. New cases of TB will go up by 30%. 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next 10yrs
They did it anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
They did it anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Reposted by Mara Shalhoup
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March 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1/ Local journalists: Want to learn more about how to work with ProPublica through our Local Reporting Network?
Join our webinar on Wednesday, March 5 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here: propub.li/3F3v8fe
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@propublica.org's Investigative Editor Training Program is for YOU.
Starting with a week in NYC, followed by monthly virtual sessions.
Deadline: March 24
(This is how I landed my dream job!)
@propublica.org's Investigative Editor Training Program is for YOU.
Starting with a week in NYC, followed by monthly virtual sessions.
Deadline: March 24
(This is how I landed my dream job!)
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