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Community forests in eastern DRC were established to promote conservation. But artisanal gold mining is putting that mission under pressure. Jonas Kiriko mapped more than 150 artisanal mines within community-managed forests, revealing the scale of mining activities. Read more: shorturl.at/sHZbQ

💫 How do you convert readers into paying subscribers? Join this #IJWeek session on securing stable funding for investigative media in an increasingly unstable environment. @simonajaz.bsky.social @roziebreen.bsky.social @pulitzercenter.org 🎟️ Buy your ticket here. https://twp.ai/4hwzDq

#AmenazaRoboto em português. 🇺🇾 Inteligência Artificial no Estado: ◾ Sozinhos diante da IA: amenazaroboto.com/pt/estado-ur... ◾ O Estado incorpora IA sem informar o suficiente para controlar seu uso: amenazaroboto.com/pt/uruguai-i... @pulitzercenter.org

The Pulitzer Center is now on WhatsApp! The world is a complicated place. We’re here to break it down for you. Join The Hive 🐝: bit.ly/itsthehive

The Banner's Sapna Bansil traveled to Vietnam to write about what happened after a Maryland mother with U.S.-born children was deported. Here is Melissa Tran's painful story. via @thebaltimorebanner.com @pulitzercenter.org www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

"Alone against AI" amenazaroboto.com/alone-agains... An investigation produced in partnership with the @pulitzercenter.org's AI Accountability Network.

Journalists in the Amazon and the Congo Basin are sharing tools to map illegal mining using satellite imagery and using AI to find what armed groups want hidden. LatAm Journalism Review on these two Pulitzer Center-supported projects: https://rebrand.ly/miningwatch

After 20 years reporting from Iran, Pulitzer Center grantee Reza Sayah tells PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz how the U.S. war has changed life for Iranians, and what comes next for the country. https://rebrand.ly/Iran2026

For our third and final panel here at #ClimateWeekNYC, the focus is: Protecting Biodiversity from Industrial Threats. Joining us are our friends from @vizzuality.com, @earthgenome.org, the @pulitzercenter.org, and @planetsapling.bsky.social!

This event is the culmination of 6 months of work in partnership with the @pulitzercenter.org team leading up to #ClimateWeekNYC

My geoengineering article won a @coveringclimatenow.org 🏆! Shoutout to @pulitzercenter.org, Taylor Roades & Mark Fischetti. Many folks have been let go from @sciam.bsky.social, incl some who worked on this article. So buy mags & donate to journo nonprofits! www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-...

Want to know what happens behind the scenes to make a single bioGraphic feature story? Buckle up! A 🧵(1/6) For this feature, @judeisabella.bsky.social started out by securing funding through @pulitzercenter.org and collaboration with @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @thefern.org ...

In the Amazon and Congo rainforests, journalists use satellite imagery and AI to expose illegal mining. #AmazonMiningWatch and #AfricaMiningWatch teams, backed by @pulitzercenter.org & @earthgenome.org, share tips to automate investigations and build cross-border networks. https://twp.ai/9Oa4ep

Wow! Kudos to the #DarkSideoftheBoom team at @earthjournalism.bsky.social and the many partners across Asia who made this award possible. Quite the honor winning in the large projects and collaboration category. Special thanks to our partners at @source-material.org and the @pulitzercenter.org.

I'm thrilled to share that I am among the 2026 CCNow Journalism Award winners for my series, After the Fires! I’m honored so many people trusted me with their stories and to be among such inspiring company. Thank you to @insideclimatenews.org, @pulitzercenter.org and everyone who made this possible!

Our project Dark Side of the Boom goes on to win @coveringclimatenow.org award for large collaborations. A proud moment for all partners who worked tirelessly to make this happen @earthjournalism.bsky.social @lukewbarratt.bsky.social @justinhendrix.bsky.social @ramshajahangir.bsky.social

infoLibre acogerá una beca de investigación sobre el impacto de la IA en España del @pulitzercenter.org 

We had a great time last week hosting first of our Investigating the Climate Crisis with Results Webinar Series! Jessica Aldred from the @pulitzercenter.org did a deep dive into ocean and biodiversity reporting and governance, as well as how and why to increase the visibility of these topics.

Patagonia is a land of superlatives, including a bumblebee so large it's known as the flying mouse. But the giant Patagonia bumblebee's size is no match for the domesticated, nonnative bees being brought in for industrial agriculture. Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social

An investigation by Naira Hofmeister for #Mongabay and @intercept.com.br, with the support of @pulitzercenter.org.

In Brazil, a proposed 1-GW AI data center has blindsided residents in Paracatu, where groundwater demand already exceeds 100%. The massive project threatens fragile Cerrado springs in a region plagued by water conflicts, highlighting the global footprint of the AI energy boom. 🧵

Seeing a lot of AI doom lately? Here’s something to feel hopeful about: Please welcome our newest cohort of AI Accountability Fellows! Over the next 10 months, nine journalists will investigate the impact of the AI supply chain on their communities. Learn more: https://rebrand.ly/AIF2026

Join Pulitzer Center CEO Lisa Gibbs, journalist Reza Sayah, and author Scott Anderson for a conversation on the Iranian Revolution, the current war, and the journalism covering both. 📅 September 15, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT 📍 @busboysandpoets.bsky.social, DC RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/iran-in-co...

After 18 months following Pennsylvania's march towards data centers, we're so excited to launch "The AI Factory" at #ClimateWeekNYC, alongside our friends at @pulitzercenter.org, @texastribune.org, and @foodandwater.bsky.social. This process was so full of heart, and we can't wait to share more.

Coming soon in English and Portuguese 😉 cc @pulitzercenter.org

Sept 22 in NYC! Join us and the @pulitzercenter.org during #ClimateWeekNYC as we talk data centers w Data & Society's @mwoluchem.bsky.social; @texastribune.org's Alejandra Martinez; @foodandwater.bsky.social's Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, and more. www.eventbrite.com/e/how-data-c...

🗺️ How do you investigate places you can't reach? In the latest #GIJNAcademy masterclass, @kuangkeng.bsky.social, data editor at the @pulitzercenter.org, shows how (geo)spatial data can unlock stories in inaccessible or restricted areas. Watch the full video here ⬇️ https://twp.ai/9OakCO

The abrupt defunding of USAID sent shockwaves worldwide. In the first of a series supported by @pulitzercenter.org and in collaboration with @science.org, we take a look at the impact of defunding health services in key places worldwide. 🧪 Listen to @bipisci.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4yqdVTN

We are counting down to the first in our Investigating the Climate Crisis with Results webinar series with Jessica Aldred from @pulitzercenter.org focusing on biodiversity and ocean reporting! 🗓️ Thursday, September 10 ⏲️ 3 pm - 4:30 pm (UK Time) One Register here: bit.ly/ClimateInves... /1

In December 2025, I traveled to Patagonia for @biographic.bsky.social with photojournalist Kat Pyne to report on Patagonia's giant bumblebee. Matías Avramow, a journalist with @lanacioncom.bsky.social joined us in the field. A grant from the @pulitzercenter.org allowed us to make this trek!

Last hours to apply for reporting support on the state of U.S. democracy. Are you working on a big-picture story or series about voting rights, civil and free speech rights, election transparency, or how federal and state government agencies carry out their work? Apply here: bit.ly/4bpmMvV

Join us tomorrow for a virtual symposium on AI accountability in schools: a keynote by journalist Sofia Schurig, and panels moderated by @talespinningdj.bsky.social with our 2026 Information & AI Teacher Advisory Council. 📅 Aug 29 | 1–4:30 PM EDT 📍 Register here: https://rebrand.ly/AICouncil26

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, The @pulitzercenter.org shared reporting centering the voices of young journalists reporting on mental wellbeing and intersecting issues mariamiret.substack.com/p/reporting-... Created by higher education students of its #ReportingFellowship program

A flash flood along Nepal's border with China left dozens dead and hundreds missing this Wednesday. The immediate cause is unclear, but melting glaciers pose growing flood hazards above towns. Pulitzer Center grantee Jason Gulley reports for @nytimes.com: rebrand.ly/dgldot

The deadly flood on Nepal's China border signals a growing Himalayan hazard. A 2023 glacial flood in Sikkim destroyed a dam and killed 57 people downstream. It's being rebuilt in the same spot. Pulitzer Center grantee Vaishnavi Rathore reports for @scroll.in: rebrand.ly/vlsgad

Learn more in this investigation by @laismartins.com, Naira Hofmeister, and @franciscoamorim.bsky.social for @intercept.com.br and #Mongabay with the support of the @pulitzercenter.org. mongabay.cc/UxxTYy

Brazil's renewable energy boom is attracting massive data centers, but at a high cost. A joint investigation by Mongabay and @intercept.com.br reveals that nearly 80% of proposed sites overlap with traditional Quilombola and Indigenous lands, shifting industrial risks onto local communities. 🧵

Dolly Parton turned six decades of music and philanthropy into inspiration beyond country radio. Publishing Manager Dana Thompson connects that to 20 years of Pulitzer Center-supported reporting on how the arts help people cope and heal: https://rebrand.ly/dollyslegacy

Last days to apply for reporting support on the state of U.S. democracy! Are you working on a big-picture story or series about voting rights, civil and free speech rights, election transparency, or how federal and state government agencies carry out their work? Apply by August 31! bit.ly/4bpmMvV

Applications for the 4th Ocean Reporting Network (ORN) Fellowship cohort are open! We're seeking eight experienced journalists for projects on underreported ocean issues. Deadline: Sept. 13, 2026 AMA and applications: https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/our-ocean-journalism-has-built-new-reporting-beat

Clean energy surplus or environmental threat? In Brazil's Bahia state, tech & energy companies are building data centers without environmental impact studies, raising concerns for traditional Quilombola communities already affected by wind farms. “Technology is good, but it often causes harm, too”

PULITZER CENTER: USAID Fallout: In Nepal, When the Aid Workers Stopped Coming, the Women and Babies Started Dying pulitzercenter.org/stories/usai...? @pulitzercenter.org #photojournalism #journalism

🗓️ Thursday, September 10, is with Jessica Aldred, from @pulitzercenter.org focusing on biodiversity and ocean reporting 🗓️Thursday, October 1, is with Lina Yassin, from @iied.bsky.social, preparing participants for #COP31 and Tom Sanderson, our Deputy Director /2

Yet to register for our upcoming Investigating the Climate Crisis with Results webinar series between September and November? Well, seats are filling out fast, and we are happy to introduce our speakers! One registration here tcij.org/initiative-e... signs you up for all three webinars. /1

Wanna join @pulitzercenter.org's Ocean Reporting Network (ORN)? Apply here ogy.de/oyuf #OceanGrants 💶🌊. Thanks for the hint @oceangirke.bsky.social

📚 MENTIRAS PLANTADAS 🌾 Nos últimos anos, a pecuária avançou, sim, sobre vegetações e biomas nativos do Brasil. Mas não é isso o que circula em alguns materiais educativos investigados pelo Aos Fatos.

Can we safely engineer the ocean to absorb more carbon? 🌊🦞 My new @theguardian.com piece kicks off a series on marine carbon dioxide removal or #mCDR, exploring how ocean alkalinity enhancement impacts Gulf of Maine lobsters and the fallout of US funding cuts. www.theguardian.com/environment/...