
Investigative journalist and writer - Adjunct @CUNY, previously @columbiajourn @CNNI. Words in The Guardian, The New Yorker, Slate and others
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1. We spent months investigating how European courts have wrongfully prosecuted asylum seekers as smugglers. This resource-intensive piece was edited by @Eric_Reidy & supported by #IJ4EU @globalfreemedia Here's a thread @isobelvthompson @we_are_solomon bit.ly/3Dq29PQ
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Two years later, the Tribe got $56.5 million to actually build the resilience infrastructure they'd been asking for. That work is underway now. Read the story here: themargin.us/impact/united-h…
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A situation that begs some questions about simplistic distinctions between 'refugees' and 'economic migrants'.
⚫️ 12 morti, 2 dispersi, 1 sopravvissuto.
Il 19 agosto scorso 15 persone sono partite dalle coste tunisine, vicino a Zarzis, per raggiungere l’Italia. Erano tutti giovani di #BenGuerdane. Sette delle vittime appartenevano alla stessa famiglia.
Non è un episodio isolato. 1/5
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One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend.
Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. irishtimes.com/life-style/pe…
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I've started a Substack called When the Going Was Good Enough, which chronicles the so-so era of freelance magazine writing that lasted from 2015-2025. The first post is one of a few that will explain how I landed my first Vanity Fair assignment in 2020. knockoff.substack.com/p/my-f…
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Da dove nasce questa storia dei “dublinati”?
Perché il nuovo Patto Ue è un compromesso al ribasso soprattutto per i paesi frontalieri (Italia, Grecia e Spagna)?
Lo spiegavo a giugno in un lungo approfondimento
fondazionefeltrinelli.it/pub…
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“He speaks louder in death.” Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. remembers his cousin, Emmett Till, who would have turned 85 this month, had he not been murdered. Rev. Parker was with Till the night he was abducted. “It’s an ugly story, but it’s American history,” he tells me. “You should know the truth and the truth will make you free.”
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1) Parliamo di #Almasri?
Le immagini che arrivano da Ceuta sono impressionanti e dimostrano, ancora una volta, che l’immigrazione clandestina fuori controllo rappresenta una minaccia concreta per la sicurezza dei confini europei.
Mi sono confrontata con il Ministro dell’Interno Matteo Piantedosi. L’Italia non resterà a guardare. Stiamo convocando gli organismi preposti, e all'esito di queste riunioni siamo pronti a intervenire anche con strumenti straordinari per difendere i confini e la sicurezza dei cittadini, come la sospensione dello spazio Schengen con la Spagna.
Sull’immigrazione clandestina non arretreremo di un millimetro: difendere i confini, fermare i trafficanti di esseri umani e garantire rimpatri efficaci continuerà a essere la linea di questo Governo.
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Angelique Estes says she was neglected, sedated and held against her will in an unlicensed Texas boarding home.
@OttaviaS's investigation won a 2026 @ASJAhq Writing Award & placed 2nd for the 2026 John Bartlow Martin Award.
inthesetimes.com/article/tex…
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Texas boarding homes can cost far less than nursing homes, but many operate with limited oversight while housing people with extensive medical needs.
@OttaviaS examines how residents are exposed to neglect, abuse and financial exploitation.
inthesetimes.com/article/tex…
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Angelique Estes says she was neglected, sedated and held against her will in an unlicensed Texas boarding home.
@OttaviaS investigates a long-term care system marked by weak oversight and few affordable alternatives.
inthesetimes.com/article/tex…
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Mancate maternità
• Non è un argomento che userei mai nelle mie interviste
• Fai una domanda che nel 2026 non è giusto porre
• Una domanda è ben posta o mal posta, opportuna o inopportuna
• Nel 2026 mettere in pubblico perché non sei diventata madre…
Francesca #Fagnani
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#Spring2026Rewind 🔁| Professor Ottavia Spaggiari earns national honors for her investigative reporting on boarding home neglect. 🐍
Her report "Nowhere to Go" won the 2026 Donald Robinson Memorial Award from ASJA and placed second in Northwestern's John Bartlow Martin Awards.
Our faculty continues to lead with impact. 💚🧡
To learn more about Professor Spaggiari's story, visit the link below!
🔗: bit.ly/SpaggiariTopHonors
#FAMUSJGC #InvestigativeJournalism #ASJA
Un uomo blocca il traffico a San Benedetto del Tronto discutendo con un automobilista. Interviene Giuseppe Barboni, imprenditore iscritto a Futuro Nazionale, il partito di Roberto Vannacci, lo getta a terra, lo colpisce con pugni al volto e poi lo trascina sul marciapiede. L'aggressione, ripresa in un video diffuso dallo stesso Barboni sui social, ha suscitato polemiche in città. Nel post, l'imprenditore sostiene che l'uomo, da lui indicato come iracheno, da mesi crea problemi e che al momento dei fatti stava bloccando il traffico da circa dieci minuti.
Video Instagram Giuseppe Barboni
#vannacci
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As nursing homes close, Medicaid beds disappear and healthcare costs rise, more people are being pushed into the shadows of the care system.
In Texas boarding homes, @OttaviaS reports on what happens when “care” comes with almost no guardrails.
inthesetimes.com/article/tex…
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#SJGCOnTheMove 🐍 | Congratulations to Justin Jordan, selected for the inaugural IEJ Fellowship at @Cronkite_ASU! 🎉
One of only 6 undergrads chosen nationwide, Justin is repping @FAMU_1887 and SJGC at one of the most competitive investigative journalism programs in the country. Rattler-built. 🧡💚
#FAMUSJGC #HBCUExcellence #InvestigativeJournalism
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Sarebbe stato bello che, oltre che a Modena, le istituzioni si presentassero anche a Taranto, dove è stato ucciso da ragazzini - 15, 17, 19 e 20 anni - Bakari Sako, il 35enne maliano che andava a lavorare.
#GiustiziaperBakariSako
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The winner of the #AmnestyMediaAwards 2026 WRITTEN INVESTIGATIONS award is...
@guardian ‘Rusted screws, metal spikes and plastic rubbish: the horrific sexual violence used against Tigray’s women’
Tess McClure @fshields @isabelchoat @TownsendMark EricHilaire
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Bravo to @hannah_natanson, whose Pulitzer Prize reporting overcame an outrageous and chilling FBI raid on her home, a threat to journalism in this country
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Shoutout to all the freelance reporters winning @PulitzerPrizes today!




























