Tracy Jan

Senior editor @ProPublica. Former @WashingtonPost deputy health editor, race & econ reporter, @BostonGlobe national politics. Follow me @tracyjan.bsky.social

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

Some happy news!

After 8 years at @washingtonpost as a reporter & editor, I'm excited to join @propublica as a senior editor collaborating with local news outlets on investigative projects. Basically, my dream job.

I will miss my Post peeps deeply.
https://t.co/huBxA1j068

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from @propublica's @KatieCampbell + @readfrontier's @npbowlin exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive underground pollution crisis.https://t.co/gKRt8buqGq

[ProPublica @propublica]

1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix.

Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection.

They knew how to treat her. There was one issue…🧵

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

@vanessa_hua @StanfordDaily I got to know @tab_delete as journalism director on @StanfordDaily board when Theo was a freshman investigating university president Marc Tessier-Lavigne for allegations of data manipulation in research that the famed neuroscientist oversaw.

https://t.co/rB7DrYxRWT

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

Sad to be out of town & missing BOTH @tab_delete’s DC book party for the release of his first book, "How To Rule The World," as well as @vanessa_hua’s Baltimore reading for her third novel, "Coyoteland," TONIGHT.

Theo & Vanessa are @StanfordDaily alumni, decades apart.

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

.@vanessa_hua was my features editor at @StanfordDaily and we've been friends ever since. LOVED ALL her previous novels and collection of short stories. Brought "Coyoteland" with me to Tulsa.

https://t.co/D282F5YIBw

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

Coming soon: A documentary film featuring the Merediths & other Oklahomans living with the environmental impacts of oil & gas pollution.

Public screening in Tulsa May 20.

RSVP here:
https://t.co/q6WSNxGOWj.

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

Black, oily goo drove this Oklahoma family from their dream home.

@propublica + @readfrontier show you what happened next.

https://t.co/gijuozbI5E

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

We just announced the launch of a new reporting team in California — our sixth regional investigative hub! It’s the latest step we’re taking to expand ProPublica and meet the moment with more journalism.

Here’s why I’m so excited about this… 1/8

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

HUGE NEWS: ProPublica is launching a new investigative reporting hub in California, our sixth regional unit. Read more: https://t.co/tPTfEfetSk

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

We are still reporting.

@KQED + @propublica would love to hear from if you have experience with California’s opaque teacher disciplinary process.

https://t.co/ccbDCWe6Rw

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

A reporting tour de force by @KQED's @HollyMcDede + @propublica's @mrsimon22 reveals how California allowed this math teacher — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials.

https://t.co/wBIQ6cLfNN

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

“Investigative journalism is an act of optimism, and it’s all we do at @propublica.”

“We look under rocks for secrets, what’s not being told.”

“When the public knows the truth… things change.”

Paper Trail dropping May 14.

For now, here’s this moving audio trailer.

[ProPublica @propublica]

NEW: Introducing “Paper Trail,” ProPublica’s new podcast.

Each episode, we’ll take you inside an investigation, uncovering hidden facts and secrets — and doing what we do best: showing you the receipts.

▶️ Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/WsgDg4DQKn

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

@tab_delete Non. Sense.

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

Can't wait for the 5/19 release of @tab_delete's HOW TO RULE THE WORLD!

So proud of you, Theo!

[Theo Baker @tab_delete]

The teens identified as future trillion-dollar startup founders live in a hush-hush world.

VCs pay for exclusive clubs like "No Filter" and perks including "pre-idea funding."

There's even a secret class: "How to Rule the World."

My book (out 5/19) excerpted in @TheAtlantic:

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

Saluting the legendary @martyweilwapost, who walked the newsroom every day greeting everyone by name. When he remembered my name after only learning it the previous evening, I knew I’d arrived in a special newsroom. 🫶

I’ll miss your weather stories!

https://t.co/3QGy0YrOhQ

[Catherine Belton @CatherineBelton]

There's no other reporter who better knows the intersection between the US tech world & Russian intell than Pulitzer finalist @josephmenn, & yet inexplicably he was among those laid off this week. It's been my privilege to work with him. Read his latest: https://t.co/mM3zu7dTjQ

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Much of the mourning for the late great @washingtonpost has rightly focused on how democracy dies in darkness at the national level, which is hugely important. But the evisceration of Metro coverage is every bit as devastating because there is no comparable news outlet keeping local governments and institutions honest.

Eight of my 20 years at the Post were spent on Metro, which was the heart and soul of the Post under the legendary @dongrahamdc1. The undertakers now running the paper have all but wiped out the metro staff, leaving just 12 reporters, according to reports, to cover a region of 6.5 million people.

We had twice that many journalists in Fairfax alone back in the day. And it mattered. Reporters are the eyes and ears of the community, keeping tabs on people in power. We were there for every supervisors meeting, every school board meeting. We pored through planning commission documents and campaign filings.

When county officials wasted taxpayer money, raised taxes on overstretched homeowners, gave sweetheart zoning deals to developers who filled their election coffers, we were there. When teachers who sexually abused students were quietly transferred to other schools to do it all over again, we were there.

We were there for the more uplifting stories too, the cops who broke a cold case, the educators who turned around a struggling school, the residents who rallied to help neighbors in trouble, the student athletes who won the big game, the entrepreneurs who started something new.

Our friend @SariHorwitz who has won more Pulitzers than I can count, wrote so movingly online about the Post (https://t.co/lxame7tiSF). To recognize how indispensable local coverage is, you need only look at her holy-shit investigations of a broken child welfare system, rampant police shootings and the corporate-fed opioid crisis, stories that opened eyes and led to change.

Democracy is not just what happens at the White House and the Capitol but in our own backyards. The Post has just turned the lights down at home too.

[Rachel Leah Siegel @rachsieg]

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We are devastated and raising funds to help them. Please, please share far and wide.
https://t.co/zqE12GXgaX

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

New year! New opportunities for local newsrooms to collaborate with @propublica!

Applications are open for 15 yearlong Local Reporting Network partnerships for 2026. We will review project proposals on a ROLLING basis, with Feb 5 as the 1st deadline.

https://t.co/ol1g5U1k63

[Tracy Jan @TracyJan]

They Were Sleeping, Driving, Walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s Police Task Force Came. Police surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their lives. @wendi_c_thomas @KathsBurgess for @propublica @MLK50Memphis

https://t.co/CI3i8LpdiM