Evan Grothjan

Visual Investigator
Former Senior Researcher @situ_research
Former Editor @nytgraphics

[Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection @ Harvard @Harvard_ACCPI]

Researchers from Human Rights Watch (@hrw) and @SITU_research visited IHRC @Harvard_Law to present their collaborative project with @truth_hounds which documents Russian devastation of Mariupol, paving the way for future accountability. Read more: https://t.co/qOXEM61ocF

[Centro Prodh @CentroProdh]

Webinar: "Vuelos de la muerte", una reconstrucción visual https://t.co/6NN8pYp8ey

[SITU Research @situ_research]

April 2: Join us today at 1pm (EST) / 11am (MX) for an online press conference organized with @CentroProdh. The webinar will be held in Spanish with English subtitles. Streaming here: https://t.co/S9nfyIwao8

[Proceso @proceso]

Guerra Sucia: Imágenes inéditas revelan cómo el Ejército lanzó cadáveres al mar (Video).

ONG reconstruyen en un video los Vuelos de la Muerte que el Ejército realizó en Acapulco para desaparecer los cuerpos de los disidentes en los años setenta.

https://t.co/lKvJ2KwOlM

[Centro Prodh @CentroProdh]

Hoy conmemoramos el Día Int. del Derecho a la #VerdadyalaMemoria

En el mundo, las víctimas reclaman esclarecimiento y fin de la impunidad

En Mx, mañana con @situ_research y @AliciadelosRos2, publicaremos una reconstrucción sobre uno de los episodios impunes de la #GuerraSucia.

[SITU Research @situ_research]

Today, @CentroProdh, @AliciadelosRos2 and @situ_research release “The Death Flights”, a visual investigation documenting a clandestine program of enforced disappearances by the Mexican military during the so-called "Dirty War" of the 70s and 80s. Watch: https://t.co/aZU1lNDsUF

[Alicia de los Ríos @AliciadelosRos2]

Hoy salimos el Centro Prodh, SITU y la familia de Alicia de los Ríos Merino a refrendar que los vuelos de la muerte existieron en México y que seguimos buscando verdad, justicia y memoria.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Today, HRW, @truth_hounds & @situ_research released new findings on Russia's devastation of Mariupol. These findings are based on extensive open-source research & interviews between March 2022-Jan 2024.

Learn more about the methodology 🧵⬇️ 1/9
https://t.co/eg9nH2RJ1r

[Truth Hounds @truth_hounds]

Together with @hrw and @situ_research we have presented a joint report on the Russian military assault on #Mariupol between March and May 2022: https://t.co/fkxopPLx1p

#JusticeforMariupol

[SITU Research @situ_research]

Proud to be part of the team announcing a historic settlement today concerning NYPDs misconduct during the BLM demonstrations in 2020. Over 9k awarded to 1380 protesters - the largest amount paid to protesters in a class action U.S. history. PR: https://t.co/kJboPXyT9o

[George Joseph @georgejoseph94]

NEW INVESTIGATION:

A crew of real estate speculators—all with criminal histories—are finding out-of-state “heirs,” scooping up minority shares of houses in Black NYC neighborhoods + demanding longtime residents pay up—or face a forced home sale:

https://t.co/YyJeiIJObX

[SITU Research @situ_research]

In this previously unreleased NYPD helicopter footage from 6/4/20, we get an extremely clear angle of the “kettling” tactic deployed by the NYPD against peaceful protesters in Mott Haven, Bronx, corroborating our past analysis with @hrw.

[SITU Research @situ_research]

Relationship between event reconstruction, legal settlements and police accountability explored in this @theintercept article written by @akela_lacy. SITU’s work w @HRW on NYPD misconduct at 2020 protests featured along w cases we have worked on in Charlotte and Portland.

[NYTimes R&D @NYTimesRD]

In 2021, the Dixie fire burned nearly one million acres in Northern California. Creating 3D animations of the fire and its atmospheric impact required us to use new tools and design new techniques. Learn how the visualizations were created on Times Open: https://t.co/fjDt76fGFH

[Malachy Browne @malachybrowne]

Detailed investigation showing how engineering failures at a Bronx apartment killed 17 people when a fire broke out and smoke filled all 19 stories. By @singhvianjali @jamesglanz @dawncai624 @EvanGrothjan @MikaGron and @haeyoun. https://t.co/pY5LaCoDwZ

[Christoph Koettl @ckoettl]

Important investigation into the Bronx high-rise fire last January. Via @singhvianjali @jamesglanz @dawncai624 @EvanGrothjan & others: The Chain of Failures That Left 17 Dead in a Bronx Apartment Fire https://t.co/IBE0quXCaQ

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A New York Times investigation into a Bronx apartment fire in January that killed 17 people found that the deaths were preventable. Deadly smoke filled all 19 stories when the fire safety system failed disastrously. https://t.co/b0DeCt4U4Q

[ludwig hurtado @ludwighurtado]

i'd love to commission some data journalism for @thenation. pitch me at [email protected] with your data/interactive stories. bonus points for investigative reporting