Powerful, meaningful impact – thanks to you.
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Dear Reader,
I'd like to tell you a little more about our new Accountability desk. I joined it this summer as senior editor to work where academic expertise and storytelling combine for powerful, meaningful impact.
Did you read the story of Kim Page, who was locked out of her Detroit home and later learned that false paperwork had been filed to take her off the property's deed? It was one of the first stories I worked on. It sounds unbelievable, but home title theft like that is a growing problem nationwide. The researcher who wrote the article for us saw an outpouring of help, law firms stepping up to help the victims pro bono, and perhaps most important, an interest by lawmakers to write new legislation to stop this kind of fraud.
Another article highlighted the disturbing issue of people who died in Pennsylvania county jails and the stonewalling by coroners' offices who either didn't answer or denied the majority of requests for autopsy reports.
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We tackle stories that impact society. I’m currently working on an article with psychologists who study the factors that contribute to overdoses, and some of the early findings are striking. I can’t wait to share them with you.
When I first started as a journalist, I thought data alone could tell a story. After years as an investigative reporter at the Detroit Free Press, I learned that effective storytelling takes people, time and trust.
At The Conversation, our authors bring expertise built up over years, and when they are paired with subject-expert editors, we tell stories with accountability, humanity, rigor and clarity. We're here to uncover harms and risks and show who or what is causing them.
Your support can help pay for the real resources this work requires: public records requests, court documents, property reports and photography, to name a few.
If you believe in independent journalism and free access to accurate information that can help others, please support this work.
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Kristi Tanner Senior Accountability Editor |
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