Jason Grotto

Reporter, Bloomberg News, Projects & Investigations / Digging into documents and data to expose corruption and breakdowns in public and private institutions.

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Hey everybody, we are hiring an investigative data reporter & want to hear from folks who use data to do impactful, accountability driven journalism. Join a
growing data depart and I-team with big ambitions! Hit me up if you're interested, https://t.co/LderhKY1v3

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

@business identified more than two dozen firms that took over second loans belonging to at least 12,000 homeowners. These “zombie debt collectors” were among the most active in pursuing old second mortgages and faced lawsuits from borrowers who contested their efforts to collect. Hundreds of thousands more borrowers remain exposed on more than $32 billion of the old loans.

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

🔍 BIG NEW investigation: Zombie debt collectors are taking advantage of Russ Vought's decimation of the CFPB and going after homeowners who are now alone fighting to fend off massive interest charges in hopes of saving their homes

🎁https://t.co/eYVPSSJoCN

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

@business This is the second installment in the Zombie debt series by @coulterjones @ericfan_journo & @NBuhayar, which kicked off earlier this month with documents and data the transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets shared with Bloomberg

https://t.co/NllkP4LLNG

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Homeowners were blindsided by huge bills from zombie mortgages. A federal investigation of unlawful debt collections stalled under Trump. Outstanding reporting from @coulterjones , @NBuhayar and @ericfan_journo . (Temporary gift link below.)
https://t.co/GWwqnSmHr4

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Join our team of investigative data reporters! @business is on the hunt for a top-flight, DC-based investigative journo with data chops to join our growing newsroom. Apply! Or give me shout if you'd like to hear more about what we have cooking. https://t.co/dDGj1tuTtY

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Proud about this stellar work by @ericfan_journo @zachmider @DeniseDSLu @mariepastora: Every year, a random drawing determines which skilled foreigners get permission to work in the US. But the game is rigged. https://t.co/fcpyV0Cg01 via @bbgvisualdata

[Stacy St. Clair @StacyStClair]

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Cheers to the Chicago Tribune Pressmen and Presswomen who made this miracle happen every night at the Freedom Center.

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[The Wincott Foundation @Wincottfound]

The Bloomberg News data team are winners of the Data Journalism of the year award - congratulations to @GavinFinchBBG @_ToddGillespie @jasongrotto @MathisWilliam and Sam Dodge for their highly topical and expertly executed entry on the market failure in UK energy market pricing

[Gavin Finch @GavinFinchRtrs]

Overjoyed to be named data journalist(s) of the year by @Wincottfound with @_ToddGillespie, @jasongrotto, @MathisWilliam, @alexcampbell, @ericfan_journo & Sam Dodge for exposing how Europe’s biggest energy firms saddled UK consumers with tens of millions in inflated costs.

[Reto Gregori @RetoGregori]

From the Yay, Us Dept. (II): We are honored to be a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist for our investigative reporting on America's deadly gun exports. Read one of the stories here: https://t.co/z9fhyDciux via @bbgvisualdata

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

More impact following ⁦@business⁩ series on exports of semiautomatics. “The new regulations—the most sweeping in decades—also cut the length of export licenses from four years to one and give the State Department greater authority to block sales.” https://t.co/7275mSk3eV

[Gavin Finch @GavinFinchRtrs]

Delighted to be shortlisted by @Wincottfound for its data journalist of the year award for our series examining how Europe's biggest energy companies saddled UK consumers with millions of pounds of additional costs. @_ToddGillespie @jasongrotto @MathisWilliam @ericfan_journo

[Todd Gillespie @_ToddGillespie]

@GavinFinchBBG @ericfan_journo @jasongrotto @_samdodge @alexcampbell Check out the Big Take podcast breaking down what we found — listen on Spotify on the link below 🔗

With thanks to @sarahsholder and David Fox
https://t.co/1kGHhY5biG

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Here's the original story: Some of Europe’s largest energy companies are overstating how much wind power they’ll produce — and are getting paid when they cut back https://t.co/gRm7I1BGxC via @bbgvisualdata

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Always rewarding when #impact hits before you've had a chance to tweet the original story! @GavinFinchBBG @_ToddGillespie @ericfan_journo @_samdodge https://t.co/oKu6K3VRcY

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Multiple scoops here: A Bloomberg investigation linked US gun exports to rising crime rates around the world. The Biden administration is planning to crack down on those sales
#impact @JessicaVBrice @MichaelRileyDC @SmithMarkets
https://t.co/qWgtPOu21w via @bbgvisualdata

[Jason Grotto @jasongrotto]

Our latest on US gun exports: About 90% of the Caribbean’s murder weapons can be traced back to initial purchases in the US. "As we have assisted them in the war on drugs, they must assist us in the war on guns." @MonteReel1 https://t.co/5iSPsiXleN via @bbgvisualdata

[Robert Friedman @rfriedman305]

We analyzed 38 million mortgage records and found nonbank lenders charge comparable Latino and Black homebuyers more than White customers. Thanks to @annjychoi, @raeedahwahid, @jasongrotto, @YueQiu_, @CalebMelby, @polly, @n_llopez https://t.co/XHFMbYjaLd via @bbgvisualdata

[raeedah رَیدہ @raeedahwahid]

many critical findings through data/analysis and key human voices help explain this somewhat niche world. @annjychoi killed it. honored to byline this with you. and a huge thank you to our editors @rfriedman305 @jasongrotto @YueQiu_ !!

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