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1/ We tell stories with data, design, photography, illustration, audio, video and more. Look at some our favorite visual stories to see why we don’t just rely on words. propub.li/2COhMRx

2/ Waste removal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, and every night in New York private trucks zigzag across the city making hundreds of stops each. We charted one driver’s journey with this interactive map: propub.li/2sb7CEc

3/ Speaking of waste removal, we produced this explainer video on deaths caused by drivers of trucks owned by Sanitation Salvage, a Bronx trash hauler that has defended its record but has since surrendered its operating license:

4/ We’re super proud of Trump, Inc., our podcast with @WNYC. Our investigation into a dozen Trump deals shows deep family involvement in projects that often involved deceptive practices. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

5/ We launched “Trump Town,” a database of executive branch staffers. Since then, we’ve added over 200 entries, all searchable by name, former employer and agency — and downloadable on @propublicadata.
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6/ The audio we obtained from a a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility captured the sound of Central American children separated from their parents by immigration authorities.
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7/ Levees tame the flow of rivers and make life possible for the millions who live behind them. But they come with often-unexamined risks, like sometimes making floods worse. To show how that happens, we built a levee of our own.
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8/ Throughout the year, we reported on MS-13 on Long Island.

One informant told the police all about the gang. In return, he was slated for deportation by officials and marked for death by the gang. He went on camera to talk to us: propub.li/2s6mZOv

9/ One family on Long Island approached the Suffolk County Police for help when their daughter disappeared for several days. The officers repeatedly ignored the father’s request for an interpreter. propub.li/2F24jaY

10/ The Waiting Game, a unique interactive experience, puts readers in the shoes of asylum-seekers in the United States. propub.li/2F48ZNz

11/ Miseducation, an interactive database, examines racial disparities in educational opportunities and school discipline, letting readers look up more than 96,000 individual public and charter schools and 17,000 districts. propub.li/2CMIoSJ

12/ In our first big documentary project, we revealed how a U.S. charity failed to heed warning signs of sexual exploitation of young girls at a school in Liberia. Watch the full film on YouTube:

13/ And finally, a couple requests...
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