Dave Mann

Senior editor with American Public Media, @apmreports. Formerly @TexasMonthly & @TexasObserver. Die-hard Philly sports fan. Still Trusting the Process.

[Catharine Richert @CatRichert]

Some key takeaways from @tomscheck's exhaustive investigation into the black box of COVID-19 testing (via @apmreports):

https://t.co/4DswfK68pa

[APM Reports @apmreports]

Vault Health previously specialized in men’s health care. IBX was a Rutgers-affiliated lab spun off into a private company.

Both expanded into Covid testing backed by private equity and signed no-bid, emergency contracts with Minnesota last year. https://t.co/F9wrt0uk27

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

BIG NEWS: Each year, the Texas Democracy Foundation and the Texas Observer hand out national journalism prizes named for Molly Ivins. We’re thrilled to announce we have our MOLLY Awards finalists!

For investigative work, they are: 1/

[Dave Mann @ContrarianDave]

How could a cop mistake a gun for a Taser? Cause they look similar.

Why are Tasers shaped like guns? Cause that's what police wanted.

Fascinating thread by my colleague Curtis Gilbert on the evolution of the Taser.

[Curtis Gilbert @curtisgilbert]

The Minnesota police officer charged today with killing Daunte Wright isn’t the first cop to mistake a gun for a Taser. It happens every year or two. Departments have tweaked policies to reduce the confusion, but one thing hasn’t changed: Tasers are still shaped like guns.

[Madeleine Baran @madeleinebaran]

More news - Curtis Flowers is getting married. His fiancé grew up near Winona & started writing to him in prison. Curtis told us today, “I’m living every day to the fullest now ... I don’t know what the future holds, but I’m doing everything I can to make sure it’s a good one.”

[Madeleine Baran @madeleinebaran]

MS Circuit Judge George Mitchell just ordered the State of Mississippi to pay Curtis Flowers a half million dollars in compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned for more than 20 years. https://t.co/RI63cmLxFf

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

We’re pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our 2021 MOLLY awards. This year, we’ll be handing out two different awards: one for investigative work ($5,000 prize) and another for political commentary ($2,000 prize). https://t.co/OAW9NT3Ubc

[Dave Mann @ContrarianDave]

@AngelaTCR @bob_goetz @scribeguy Thanks, Angela! And a round of applause back at you for your terrific work on this project.

[Dave Mann @ContrarianDave]

Imagine discovering your housing complex was built on a Superfund site.

And the gov't won't monitor pollution/tell you if there's a health threat.

For thousands of public housing residents, that's the reality. Story by @apmreports & @theintercept.

https://t.co/avv0n4l7wz

[APM Reports @apmreports]

Superfund sites are some of the most polluted places in the country, and more than 9,000 subsidized housing properties sit within a mile of one.

Our investigation with @theintercept shows govt has failed to inform many residents of potential threats. https://t.co/JCLM14GBAJ

[Pamela Colloff @pamelacolloff]

Later this month, I’ll be talking to @MauriceChammah about his brilliant forthcoming book, “Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of The Death Penalty.”

Join us for this virtual @BookPeople event on Jan 27th! You can register here: https://t.co/CB0pzD94SZ

[Dave Mann @ContrarianDave]

Couldn't be more proud to work with these incredible journalists.

If you'd like to support their work, you can donate here: https://t.co/Sw0KLGsyeq

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

The ‘In the Dark’ podcast analyzed court data that revealed the prosecutor that tried Curtis Flowers six times had a history of disproportionately excluding Black people from juries. Flowers was released from prison after the podcast reported on his case. https://t.co/QYs7TDmi1m

[In the Dark @InTheDarkTNY]

If you're new to the podcast because of @60Minutes, welcome! Here's the best place to start learning about Curtis Flowers' case: https://t.co/61IVg3xOeY

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

1/ Today, we are thrilled to announce a that we’ve received funding from the @GoogleNewsInit #GNIChallenge program for a new Observer engagement program that will be lead by our new Director of Engagement, @DaLyahJ.

[APM Reports @apmreports]

👇 Thorough explainer here on how Mark Zuckerberg's money was used to help elections run smoothly.

[Dave Mann @ContrarianDave]

More impact from @apmreports story on youth treatment centers.

States severing ties with Sequel after investigation by my colleague @curtisgilbert found pattern of abuse.

[APM Reports @apmreports]

Washington state will stop sending children to treatment centers run by Sequel Youth & Family Services following a review of the company that raised concerns about the treatment of kids at two facilities. https://t.co/92zY0GnKRC

[MediaREDEF @MediaREDEF]

How private money helped save the election (@geoffhing @sabby_robinson @tomscheck - @apmreports) https://t.co/XtGthIAmGW

[Tom Scheck @tomscheck]

@chescogovt is one of more than 2,500 communities to receive a grant. Here’s a map of the jurisdictions that received a grant, according to @HelloCTCL This interactive map from APM Reports shows all grants and known funding. Click on a city or county to see what they got

[Mark Albert @markalbertnews]

#Election2020: Pandemic—& Congress’ neglect—necessitated unprecedented bailout of election offices with private money—including $350M from @Facebook’s Zuckerberg—funneled through little-known nonprofit—and cash proved “indispensable,” @apmreports finds: https://t.co/43ytUhhWvf

[Samantha Max @samanthaellimax]

The highest-ranking Black woman at MNPD quietly retired this fall. She says MNPD culture is "really, really toxic." More than a dozen current and former minority employees say they feel similarly. My latest investigation 4 @WPLN @Report4America @apmreports https://t.co/gJnQn0et2w