The Breakthrough
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The Breakthrough: A Reporter Goes to Ground Zero for Today’s American HIV Epidemic
22:49 | Dec 1st, 2017
Linda Villarosa had spent decades covering the spread of AIDS. She thought she was done. Then, she visited Jackson, Mississippi.
The Breakthrough: Used as ‘Guinea Pigs’ by the U.S. Military, Then Discarded
30:37 | Nov 17th, 2017
During World War II, the government subjected thousands of troops to mustard gas tests — and kept it a secret. More than 60 years later, an NPR reporter and researcher helped the men get justice.
The Breakthrough: How Journalists in the Virgin Islands Covered the Disaster Happening to Them
17:59 | Nov 10th, 2017
Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the Virgin Islands within days of each other, leaving almost everyone without power, internet or phones. Still, The Virgin Islands Daily News pressed on.
The Breakthrough: Curiosity Drove Her to Call 1,000 People
The Breakthrough: How a Reporter Uncovered Widespread Russian Meddling — In the Olympics
31:11 | Oct 6th, 2017
New York Times reporter Rebecca Ruiz scored a confession from a Russian doctor at the center of a doping scandal that spoiled the 2014 Winter Games.
The Breakthrough: A Reporter Finds a Man Proven Innocent, But Still Guilty in Eyes of the Law
27:29 | Sep 22nd, 2017
ProPublica’s Megan Rose tells the story of a Las Vegas circus performer, a drifter and an ambitious prosecutor tangled in a case of wrongful conviction.
The Breakthrough: Hopelessness and Exploitation Inside Homes for Mentally Ill
27:50 | Sep 8th, 2017
A reporter finds that homes meant to replace New York’s troubled psychiatric hospitals might be just as bad.
The Breakthrough: Behind the Scenes of Hillary Clinton’s Failed Bid for President
18:45 | Aug 25th, 2017
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes didn’t know their book would be called ‘Shattered,’ or that their extraordinary access would let them chronicle the mounting signs of a doomed campaign.
The Breakthrough: How Reporters Really Use Unnamed Sources
16:27 | Feb 24th, 2017
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