Ken Armstrong

Three police officers went to an *elementary* school in Tennessee & arrested four Black girls. One girl fell to her knees. Another threw up. Police handcuffed the youngest, an 8 yo with pigtails. Their supposed crime? Watching some boys fight — and not stopping them. (THREAD)

The @purdueexponent is one of only 2 student papers in the country that receive no university funding whatsoever. It's independent. But that doesn't mean the university can't make its work—its important work—awfully difficult, writes the paper's editor, @sethn717.

I was a witness for Alabama's execution of Alan Miller by nitrogen gas tonight. Again, it did not go as state officials promised. Miller visibly struggled for roughly two minutes, shaking and pulling at his restraints. He then spent the next 5-6 min intermittently gasping for air

🧵 If you can spare a couple of hours, please read this groundbreaking, yearlong global investigation by my @business colleagues into the money, opportunity & exploitation into the booming fertility industry. I guarantee once you start reading you won't be able to stop 🎁…

New, from @BW The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity This investigation of the human egg trade (and egg theft) takes you from India➡️Argentina➡️Greece➡️Taiwan➡️US.... Superb work from a team of extraordinary reporters. Gift link: bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

When @BlairKamin retired as the Chicago Tribune's architecture critic, the paper didn't replace him. So now Kamin is funding his own successor. 1: Kamin was, and shall always be, a treasure 2: It shouldn't have to be this way @MarkCaro @LocalNewsIni localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/10/…

I’m going to reveal my spiritual side. The #FOIA is my yoga. When you’re forced to wait years for docs to arrive you learn about the virtues of patience, surrender, acceptance & gratitude. I’m totally messing with you. Information delayed is information denied! It’s outrageous…

This session will give you what you need to go to your editor and say I want to write 14,000 words with no nut graph. Which is exactly what every editor wants to hear. @IRE_NICAR @RaquelRutledge

Donald Barlett has died at 88. American Journalism Review said Barlett and Jim Steele were “almost certainly the best team in the history of investigative reporting.” My 1 quibble: There's no need for the word "almost." They set the standard for us all. inquirer.com/obituaries/don…

This story is stunning. Incredible reporting/writing on how police, jail guards and others respond to people in mental health crisis. Read the three opening scenes. Then, when you're over the shock, keep reading. @DBeekman @seattletimes seattletimes.com/seattle-news/l…

This animated documentary won three Emmy Awards tonight. Congratulations to @LynzyBilling @mrodpons @almudenatoral @propublica—and if you haven't watched it, now's the time. It's extraordinary.

We all know training/networking hugely affects who gets ahead in journalism, and it's not accessible to all. So the IRE Board is matching donations to fellowships for AccessFest, our virtual conference. Support someone attending for free & we'll double it ire.org/accessfest24-f…

A little early for Halloween but for a 12-foot skeleton and baby skeleton you get a pass

The weekly roundup of local investigative reporting from @LMattersNews @IRE_NICAR has the best email subject lines. For example, this week's. 👇👇👇

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out a day early! Secret Service probing Elon Musk's now deleted tweet about Biden/Harris assassination. Agency says docs we requested via #FOIA being withheld b/c of "enforcement proceedings" 🤔 w/@danahull 🧵 bloomberg.com/news/newslette…