Friday, June 26, 2026

Vernal Coleman, Topher Sanders, Joel Jacobs, and Eric Umansky

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Vernal Coleman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter based in Chicago who writes about, among other things, law enforcement and veterans’ issues. Topher Sanders reports on injustice of any kind, but particularly in race, inequality and the legal system. Joel Jacobs is a data reporter at ProPublica. I find, build and analyze datasets to shine light on a wide range of issues. Eric Umansky is an editor-at-large at ProPublica.

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