Fenit Nirappil
@FenitN
Public health reporter @WashingtonPost. Teach watchdog reporting @medillschool. Forever @postlocal. Fenitn.33 on Signal 🏳️🌈
A🧵from our new investigation unpacking how the tobacco industry woos Black and LGBTQ+ allies Last fall, I kept seeing vaping association ads touting a Center for Black Equity report that says e-cigarettes save Black and LGBTQ+ lives. Reporting revealed an odd back story
Research grants: on hold. Health briefings: abruptly canceled. The CDC’s famed MMWR: didn’t publish. Our look at the sweeping consequences as Trump admin’s comms pause takes effect. @bylenasun @Carolynyjohnson @majohnso @JoelAchenbach @rachel_roubein washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…
SCOOP: A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims on the links betw vaccines and autism has been tapped by the federal govt to conduct a critical study of possible links betw the two. Me and @FenitN washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03…
🚨NEW: Google has spent the past 2+ years trying to remake search with generative AI. The results? Mixed. Check out my @bw cover with @daveyalba on missed opportunities, Google's attempts to right the ship & the price being paid across the web. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
“You are the person to lead HHS to make America healthy again, and God has a divine purpose for you.” - @RogerMarshallMD “Frankly, you frighten people.” - @SenWhitehouse Inside the RFK Jr hearing, with @rachel_roubein @LaurenWeberHP @bylenasun @FenitN washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…
We've seen this in our interpretation of the data as well — flu hospitalization rates this winter so far have been much higher than COVID. Why? From @FenitN: - Large summer COVID wave last summer - Less virus evolution - Higher vaccine coverage washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…
Federal workers: Tell The Post how Trump’s return-to-office order will affect you. Please use the form below. We won’t publish or share this information without following up with you. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…
Tracy is one of the best editors out there and, more importantly, a truly good person. She demands ambition in a positive affirming way. She radiates joy and humor. She's fearless when we challenge power. ProPublica and its local partners are lucky to have her.
Some happy news! After 8 years at @washingtonpost as a reporter & editor, I'm excited to join @propublica as a senior editor collaborating with local news outlets on investigative projects. Basically, my dream job. I will miss my Post peeps deeply. propublica.org/atpropublica/p…
The first H5N1 avian influenza death has been reported in the United States, @bylenasun reports. This is the major novel infectious disease threat the incoming Trump administration faces washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…
