Coverage Areas

Transparency about what we cover, how much we cover it, what outcomes we've documented, and where our coverage has gaps.

1774

Total investigations

10

Coverage areas

82

Policy outcomes

U.S.

Domestic affairs, voting rights, economic inequality, housing, labor rights, and the systems shaping American life.

Browse 240 investigations
Coverage volume240 (14%)

14 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

Voting rights
Homelessness
Gun violence
Student debt
Immigration enforcement
Disability benefits

Coverage gaps

  • Rural broadband access reporting
  • State-level pension fund fraud
  • Tribal sovereignty enforcement

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World

War crimes, genocide, kleptocracy, press freedom, surveillance states, and global humanitarian crises.

Browse 139 investigations
Coverage volume139 (8%)

8 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

War crimes
Genocide
Press freedom
Kleptocracy
Refugee crises
Surveillance states

Coverage gaps

  • Sub-Saharan Africa coverage
  • Southeast Asian labor abuses
  • Central Asian authoritarianism

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Politics

Democratic accountability, election integrity, dark money, gerrymandering, and the abuse of political power.

Browse 379 investigations
Coverage volume379 (21%)

11 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

Election integrity
Gerrymandering
Dark money
Congressional ethics
Presidential accountability
Deepfakes

Coverage gaps

  • State-level dark money disclosure
  • Foreign lobbying enforcement
  • Judicial appointment corruption

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Justice

Courts, policing, mass incarceration, wrongful convictions, civil rights, and consumer protection.

Browse 427 investigations
Coverage volume427 (24%)

12 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

Police misconduct
Wrongful convictions
Mass incarceration
Consumer safety
Voting rights
Gun violence

Coverage gaps

  • State-level judicial ethics enforcement
  • Private prison conditions reporting
  • Bail bond industry regulation

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Health

Public health crises, pharmaceutical industry abuses, medical debt, insurance denials, and patient safety.

Browse 201 investigations
Coverage volume201 (11%)

10 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

Pharma pricing
Medical debt
Mental health
Maternal mortality
Opioid crisis
Private equity healthcare

Coverage gaps

  • Long COVID research suppression
  • Rural mental health access
  • Maternal mortality in rural areas

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Science & Tech

AI ethics, Big Tech monopoly, surveillance capitalism, data privacy, and emerging technology accountability.

Browse 128 investigations
Coverage volume128 (7%)

5 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

AI regulation
Big Tech monopoly
Surveillance capitalism
Deepfakes
Broadband access
Encryption

Coverage gaps

  • Algorithmic bias in hiring systems
  • Deepfake legislation gaps
  • Genetic data privacy

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Environment

Climate change, corporate pollution, environmental justice, PFAS contamination, and the forces threatening the natural world.

Browse 178 investigations
Coverage volume178 (10%)

7 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

PFAS contamination
Corporate pollution
Climate disasters
Fossil fuel lobbying
Environmental justice
Microplastics

Coverage gaps

  • Agricultural runoff regulation
  • Carbon offset fraud
  • Deep-sea mining environmental impact

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Business

Corporate exploitation, financial fraud, economic inequality, labor rights violations, and predatory lending.

Browse 178 investigations
Coverage volume178 (10%)

5 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

Corporate fraud
Wage theft
Private equity
Labor rights
Predatory lending
CEO pay gap

Coverage gaps

  • Cryptocurrency regulation enforcement
  • ESG greenwashing
  • Supply chain labor abuses

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Education

School funding inequality, student debt, book banning, teacher shortages, and for-profit college fraud.

Browse 376 investigations
Coverage volume376 (21%)

6 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

School funding inequality
Student debt
Book banning
Teacher shortage
For-profit college fraud
School-to-prison pipeline

Coverage gaps

  • Special education underfunding
  • Charter school financial fraud
  • AI surveillance in classrooms

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Arts & Culture

Entertainment industry exploitation, censorship, streaming residuals, corporate media consolidation, and cultural accountability.

Browse 136 investigations
Coverage volume136 (8%)

4 policy outcomes

documented in this topic area

Top topics

Streaming residuals
Book banning
Corporate media consolidation
#MeToo accountability
Music industry exploitation
Hollywood labor rights

Coverage gaps

  • Music streaming royalty fraud
  • Gaming industry labor abuses
  • AI-generated content copyright theft

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