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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared,” won the 2026 @sciencewriters.org Science in Society Journalism Award! I'll be in Corvallis, Oregon this weekend at the Science Writers conference to accept the award! If you're going, give me a shout out! www.nasw.org/2026Sciencei...

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Announcing the 2026 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award winners

The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the <strong>2026 NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards.</strong> This year, NASW is awar...

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of the last things I worked on at my time at @propublica.org — published today by the excellent @andreasuozzo.com and Agnel Philip

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More damage from #lowell — all the trees look like toothpicks snapped in half

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In other news, we got hit by hurricane #lowell yesterday on a family vacation in Kauai. No power thus far some cellular. Here’s some of the damage:

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

huge Optimum cable laying in our front yard since the storm in NJ on Fourth of July that’s a clear safety hazard but they refuse to send a crew to clear it ASAP. Does anyone know how I can expedite this process?

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Day 3 no power no AC no internet service (Verizon down) in NJ ☹️

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Huge (had to have been tornado?) hit NJ— my parents were hit the day before and are evacuated to a hotel. We were hit last night and a healthy tree in our front yard was torn straight out by its roots, no power no AC, power lines on fire now, surprised we can’t get more news about it

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

When someone tells me to go to hell but I’m already there 🎶 (this is why I’ll never support return to office)

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Yes! @dwillis.bsky.social showed me that remote workers can have as big a presence (if not bigger!) than in office colleagues!

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Soccer isn’t my main sport but this was a BS red card right?

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In order to support local news I have submitted my daughter to a local cute cat contest. Ctr + F “Mimi” to vote for her!! 🗳️ www.northjersey.com/story/news/n...

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Which cat is New Jersey's cutest? Cast your vote here!

NorthJersey.com is on the hunt for the state's cutest cat, and the first round of voting has begun!

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

nymag producing content very up my alley

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Excited to join the @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social team for a research sprint focused on public health monitoring around the World Cup! ⚽️👩🏻‍🔬

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Purely unscientific survey: If you are a NJ/NYC commuter, take the NJ transit regularly or work in the Meadowlands, how do you plan to get to work during the World Cup? Especially if you don’t have an option to work from home!

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I am a diehard pedestrian who somehow moved to one of the most highway-dense towns in NJ. Walking to my local grocery store 20 mins away requires crossing the Garden State Parkway & going down broken sideways with poor visibility. Theres no way World Cup watchers will make it but I feel seen by this

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Haru is not online (good for her!) but she will be speaking on this panel!

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sara m. b. simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

one of the pulitzer winners is sophie, who is on bluesky, and also on the job market! bsky.app/profile/soph...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 04/05/2026

Huge congratulations to all our current and former members who won or were finalists for Pulitzer Prizes today! All journalists deserve a fair contract that provides the job security necessary to do this work. www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...

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2026 Prize Winners and Finalists | The Pulitzer Prizes

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

1/ I’m honored to share that I’m officially a Pulitzer Prize winner 🥹 Our series on Connecticut’s unscrupulous towing laws, in partnership with @ctmirror.org, won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Thank you @nicolefoy.bsky.social ❤️ It’s so amazing to be recognized for our work. I am currently on the job market! Open to both journalism & (elections, media, healthcare) research opportunities! Short + long term, hybrid NYC or remote preferred. Prioritizing good management & fair pay!

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Ginny Monk @ginnymonk.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I am a Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Ginny Monk @ginnymonk.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Tons of talented people worked on this project, including @sophiechou.bsky.social @harucoryne.bsky.social, Dave Altimari, @shahrzadrasekh.bsky.social and editing from Michael Grabell and Elizabeth Hamilton. Holy cow 🫶

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Lomi Kriel @lomikriel.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

SO proud of @sophiechou.bsky.social, an AMAZING data reporter, more importantly a wonderful person, for her Pulitzer in local reporting about Connecticut’s towing laws favoring unscrupulous companies. Also named is ex ProPublica reporter @harucoryne.bsky.social 🎉 www.pulitzer.org/winners/dave...

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Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror and Sophie Chou and Haru Coryne of ProPublica

For an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer protections.

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

So proud to be a Pulitzer winner along with my friends @harucoryne.bsky.social and @ginnymonk.bsky.social who all worked so hard on this messy data together!

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

See ya #NICAR26 ! Thank you for honoring this work that we worked so hard on for 2+ years and poured our hearts and souls and Zoom time into ❤️ @andreasuozzo.com @ire.org

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I know we’re in IndyCar hq but I’m locking tf in for @f1tv.bsky.social 2026 season lesssgooo

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If you’re interested in learning more about how we did this story, @andreasuozzo.com and I are talking about it at #NICAR26

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Cassandra Jaramillo @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Feeling a righteous rage after ping ponging btwn doctor’s offices for weeks due to bleeding and abdominal pain. Turns out my IUD partially expelling out of my uterus into my abdomen. Dallas Baylor ER was only place that could help me. Women’s healthcare in Texas is very broken 😞

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about. Their stories should be known:

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

As someone who grew up doing a competitive sport that is so tough for girls watching Alysa Liu skate so confidently on her own terms healed me

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

You know how it’s a @propublicaguild.org picket because Scabby has a tip line

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Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 03/02/2026

Congratulations to @propublica.org for earning second place.“Life of a Mother” examines the impact of a Texas state abortion ban on pregnancy loss in the first or second trimester. Read their investigation: bit.ly/3FroqAh By: @sophiechou.bsky.social Lizzie Presser @andreasuozzo.com Kavitha Surana

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Proud to share that @andreasuozzo.com and I received second place in @ire.org’s Philip Meyer Award for our data reporting in “Life of the Mother,” which quantified the impact of Texas’s abortion ban on pregnancy loss ❤️💔 we will be at #nicar26 next month hosting a panel on maternal health reporting!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026

A note from our editors:

Note from the editors:

ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.

The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.

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J. David McSwane @davidmcswane.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

slow roasted cherry tomato & vegan pesto foccacia 🙂‍↕️🍅

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Our latest in this series is finally out! (A little publishing from beyond the grave)

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

After eight years at @propublica.org, today’s my last day. I’m deeply grateful for all the wonderful collaborators I’ve had along the way — especially my work wife @andreasuozzo.com. I’m so proud of the Pulitzer-winning work we did on Life of the Mother over the past two years.

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mike tigas @mike.tig.as · 02/11/2025

me explaining daylight saving time to the cat

tuxedo cat swatting a man’s nose (cat paw somewhat motion blurred). the man is recoiling/wincing.

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Sophie Chou @sophiechou.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

It’s been 5,000 years since I’ve thought about LLMs, which is where my research originally started, but this paper from the folks at @anthropic.com showing that a small, fixed number of documents is enough to poison any size LLM is really powering my brain on again www.anthropic.com/research/sma...

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A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size

Anthropic research on data-poisoning attacks in large language models

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 16/09/2025

We ❤️ @ire.org! @propublica.org employees wore buttons & flyered at the IRE gala to rally support for our fight for a fair contract. The future of investigative journalism depends on protecting the workers who make it possible. You can help by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

People wearing union shirts stand outside a red carpet at the entrance of an event as people walk in.

People wearing union shirts and stickers smile and hand out ProPublica Guild buttons.

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Two people walking into an event wear stickers in support of the ProPublica Guild.

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