investigative
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In the weeks leading up to the trial, Altman had been the subject of a blistering New Yorker magazine profile by investigative reporter Ronan Farrow.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
She is the host of "Camp Swamp Road," an investigative podcast series for The Journal, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The unlikely vehicle is not some glamorous investigative exposé or Pulitzer-winning newsroom crusade.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
A report into a fatal airline crash by an independent US government investigative agency has renewed speculation that one of China's biggest aviation disasters was deliberate.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
On July 31, 1893, after two investigative hearings, the Retrenchment Committee gave its report to the exposition’s Board of Directors.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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