As the year comes to a close, here's a look at some of the best reporting this year from the @AP investigative team. A thread:pic.twitter.com/ITBaHuGdTe
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Reporter @AlanSuderman obtained documents showing how the tiny country of Qatar used a former CIA officer to spy on soccer officials and target critics. The private surveillance business has flourished in the last decade in the Persian Gulf region.http://apne.ws/tG14fDi
When police use of force is discussed, kids are rarely mentioned. But an @AP investigation found hundreds of instances where kids have been handcuffed, tased and pinned to the ground by officers twice their size. Police have few rules for such incidents.http://apne.ws/5Q4plHJ
investigative intern @roselyn_romero began investigating fake vaccination cards after hearing colleges would require proof.
What she found was a cottage industry set up to help people circumvent proof of COVID-19 vaccination rules.http://apne.ws/wncWx9j
An investigation by @AP and @hrcberkeley found a disturbing pattern when examining the Myanmar military’s attacks on civilians:
Security forces appeared to be using corpses and the bodies of the wounded to intimidate the civilian population.http://apne.ws/1RdJQHs
Years in the making, @AP's AWOL Weapons investigation got immediate results.
Led by @kmhall, the series showed stolen military weapons reach America’s streets.
The Pentagon is now overhauling how it tracks guns and explosives.http://apne.ws/B9mi48j
AP’s @ekinetz worked for months with @oiioxford to show how China has created an army of fake Twitter accounts – impersonating citizens of Western countries – to amplify pro-China messages and shape the public’s views of the country.http://apne.ws/kwfrLop
Through painstaking financial analysis, @ReeseDunklin and @MikeRezendes showed Catholic entities in the US received billions of dollars in pandemic small business relief, even as dioceses held billions in cash and short-term investments.http://apne.ws/gJMYNEE
@Apjoshgoodman and @Univision followed China's distant water fishing fleet off the coast of South America.
Many of the ships @AP surveyed had been flagged for labor abuses or showed signs of violating maritime law.http://apne.ws/A4Y35K5
Following the publication of @AP aerial photos, federal and Louisiana agencies responded to oil and chemical spills after Hurricane Ida. Reporter @mbieseck documented the telltale rainbow sheen near port facilities, oil refineries and shipyards.http://apne.ws/4qrKa4W
THE BADGE AND THE CROSS: An FBI informant goes inside the KKK and stops a murder plot by prison guards.http://apne.ws/SfIPnfs
@JHDearen followed up to show white supremacy is more common in Florida law enforcement than the state lets on.http://apne.ws/h0vv9pY
And finally, the confidential informant gave @AP an exclusive interview.http://apne.ws/Hv4EMGy
RACISM IN THE RANKS: The AP's global investigation and race & ethnicity teams joined forces to report on the ongoing issue of racism in the military. The first story in the series highlights the experience of people of color in the military:http://apne.ws/59dSnWf
The second focused on disparities at the nation's military academies:http://apne.ws/bz1GmcV
The latest installment of the @AP investigation found that despite new rules announced by the Department of Defense, racism and extremism remain an ongoing concern in the military.http://apne.ws/BMNWjSN
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