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How having a yearlong fellowship helped me understand what it looks like when people want your story to succeed. Here’s a breakdown- and some hard numbers- on the cost of an investigation. By Ida B. Wells Fellow, Lam Thuy Vo, for The Objective.

The federal government knows that millions of Americans will need to move to avoid the most punishing impacts of climate change, but the country offers little organized assistance for such relocation. When communities ask the government for help, they face steep barriers — a particular problem for communities of color.

Harm’s Way is a collaborative project with Type Investigations, Columbia Journalism Investigations, and The Center for Public Integrity that follows the stories of these communities and the obstacles they have faced while trying to get aid from their government.

In her Bold Type Books “How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall, and Toxic Return of DDT,” Author Elena Conis weaves the tale of how the pesticide was pushed on humanity, a story that is both riveting and infuriating.

In Dirty Work, Eyal Press offers a paradigm-shifting view of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society’s most ethically troubling jobs. His subjects include prison guards, slaughterhouse attendants, oil and gas workers, and drone operators who kill from behind desks.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear Lauren discuss the ways in which the multimedia nature of a dance performance has inspired her to create books that readers can experience as events unto themselves. She also talks about how the elements of discipline, pacing, and improvisation—which are all crucial to dance—inform her approach to her own work. Interview by Eyal Press for Primary Sources.