Insights

A reporter grapples with the challenge of getting accurate details and stories from sources in the face of unexpected reporting twists and turns.

A reporter discovers the power of hanging out and listening deeply in California's Imperial Valley, where a struggling rural health system has made it hard to get needed care.

A reporter learned how to gather her own data as a building block for her narratives, which she brought to life through interviews with mothers, doctors, and women’s health leaders.

A reporter discovers troubling gaps in the data collected by LA's child welfare agency on child removals due to neglect.

A peer-to-peer reporting model emerged from a simple realization: Students interviewing their peers can elicit more candid responses on sensitive subjects like teen vaping.

The more reporting trips we made, the more immigrants we spoke to who described dangerous conditions and persistent problems inside and outside the chicken plant.

A new round of surveys shedding light on the adult literacy crisis was conducted in 2022-23 and just released, offering fresh data for reporters pursuing stories on this overlooked topic.

After months of investigating L.A.'s sanitation sweeps and how they impacted unhoused residents, a reporter faces a last-minute challenge from the mayor's office.