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local investigations fellowship editor, @nytimes . proud alumna of @propublica @TB_Times @miamiherald @columbiajourn @hamiltoncollege .

St Petersburg, FL
Joined April 2009
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
On Monday, I’ll start my next chapter as a @propublica reporter. I am beyond excited to join an organization so deeply committed to investigative journalism and work alongside some of my journalism heroes.
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
Some news: Today is my last day at the @TB_Times . I joined the staff in 2015 and instantly knew I had landed somewhere special. This newsroom is home to some of the most talented and generous journalists in America, and I’m proud to have been part of it.
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
Honored to receive this recognition with @_neilbedi and the fantastic team at the @TB_Times
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The Pulitzer Prizes
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Kathleen McGrory
9 months
Delighted to share this news:
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NYTimes Communications
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We’re excited to announce that @kmcgrory is joining our Local Investigations Fellowship program as an editor.
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Kathleen McGrory
8 years
When you realize #Hermine #Hermione .
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
NEW w/ @_neilbedi : The Pasco Sheriff’s Office keeps a secret list of schoolchildren it thinks could “fall into a life of crime.” It considers factors like whether kids have been abused or gotten a bad grade.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
A Florida sheriff built a system to predict who will break the law. His agency uses it to harass and intimidate residents, sometimes with devastating consequences. w/ @_neilbedi and @cliftimestweet
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
THREAD: After reading the Pasco Sheriff’s Office intelligence manual, @_neilbedi and I discovered something that surprised us: The department has a list of schoolchildren it thinks could "fall into a life of crime." 1/7
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
NEW: As the country's two largest chlorine producers battle to continue using asbestos at their plants, workers are speaking up. “There was nothing safe about it,” one worker told me and @_neilbedi . Our latest for @propublica :
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
Just published: At least 19 times, employees working in the “school support” roles that would make them eligible to carry a gun have been disciplined for threatening students or colleagues, hurting kids or using firearms illegally.
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
This psychiatric hospital admits people in crisis. The state lets it hold them for 72 hours. But it has found ways to hold them longer, running up their bills while they are powerless to fight back. Don’t miss this investigation by @_neilbedi .
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
New reporting from my @propublica colleague @js_kaplan shows Gov. DeSantis' office appears to have misled the public and the state legislature on redistricting — and may have also violated Florida law.
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Kathleen McGrory
7 months
A former sheriff's deputy in Mississippi was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison today. A judge called his actions “the most shocking, brutal and cruel acts imaginable.” @SteelandBallast and @nate_rosenfield report for the @nytimes :
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
Thrilled to Tweet that come July, I'll be joining the @TB_Times investigations team.
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
NEW: For years, the chlorine industry has told Congress and the EPA its workers aren’t exposed to asbestos. Workers at a NY plant told me and @_NeilBedi otherwise. Our latest for @propublica w/ visuals from @thefacun and graphics from Haisam Hussein:
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
His colleague
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Michael Van Sickler
3 years
So proud of my colleague, @TB_Times 's @kmcgrory , along with @_neilbedi & @adamplayford , @JennGlenfield , @cliftimestweet for their #Pulitzer winning series. Hat tip to @markkatches and Paul Tash for making it happen. Oh, and Susan too!
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Kathleen McGrory
8 years
This subhead is everything. @TB_Times
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
Susan!
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tfw you realize you live in a Pulitzer Prize-winning home 🐶
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
The @TB_Times joins more than 200 newspapers throughout the nation Thursday in a rare, coordinated response to Trump’s systematic effort to discredit journalists and independent news gathering. Editorial here:
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
Exhaustive, authoritative and damning reporting by @a_cormier_ , @JasonLeopold and the @BuzzFeedNews team. A must read.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
This Florida landlord received millions through the Paycheck Protection Program. Yet it has filed more evictions during the pandemic than any other company in the state. @mahoneysthename digs deep:
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Kathleen McGrory
8 years
BREAKING: Tim Kaine seriously looks like the guy from Future Islands.
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
Beyond grateful for this honor and the chance to celebrate it with an incredible, inspiring team: @_neilbedi , @adamplayford , @markkatches and @mikevansickler
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
Get ready to be very, very mad. A stunning investigation by my forever reporting partner @_neilbedi on how the FDA failed to keep thousands of patients safe.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
New from me and  @_neilbedi : The man behind Pasco’s controversial police intelligence program is a political force. His ties extend to the Trump White House.
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
The family behind a cardboard box company also happens to be bankrolling anti-democracy causes around the country. Don't miss this one from @ProPublica colleagues @JustinElliott , @MegsNewz and Doris Burke:
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
NEW: We obtained previously unreleased video of Pasco Sheriff’s deputies shooting an unarmed man in 2014. It shows deputies opened fire in seconds with little provocation. w/ @allisonsross
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
Also, here’s a photo of Susan in a bunny suit
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
Since 2017, the Church of Scientology has been quietly expanding its footprint in downtown Clearwater. Nobody realized until @TroMcManus started digging. Here’s her deeply reported investigation with stunning graphics by @Eli_Mur .
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
A tour de force of health policy reporting by @propublica colleagues @marilynt2004 and @jenny_deam
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
Proud to be part of the @TB_Times team
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
My remarkable colleagues @CoreyGJohnson , @rwoolington and @Eli_Mur spent 18 months examining the record of Florida’s lone lead smelter. They lay out their devastating findings starting today.
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
When we learned about problems in the All Children’s Heart Institute, we decided to take a deeper look. We found a program beset with problems that were whispered about in heart surgery circles but hidden from parents. w/ @_neilbedi & @Eve_Edelheit
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
Elected officials in #Florida slashed research funding, cut thousands of jobs and ignored gaps in the state’s defense against fast-spreading diseases. In short, "the health department got nailed." Important accountability work by @_neilbedi and @scontorno .
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
Love seeing my new colleague @biancafortis on the front page of Florida’s best newspaper! @TB_Times @propublica Her outrageous story here:
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
Thanks for the shout-out, @HamiltonCollege !
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Hamilton College
6 years
Kathleen "Kat" McGrory '05 ( @kmcgrory ), former editor of @HCSpectator and current deputy investigations editor at @TB_Times , named Pulitzer Prize finalist for stories about fatalities at pediatric heart treatment facility.
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
Come meet a local @TB_Times journalist at Localtopia! #keepstpetelocal
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
Incredible, urgent reporting by @luluramadan
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
“I am a huge fan of public shaming,” the great @MarbinMiller says on accessing records. “Every time they withhold a public record, write about it. Shame them.” #ire2018
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
The U.S. agency that is supposed to safeguard worker health has all but given up on setting limits to protect them from dangerous chemicals. Another infuriating example of how the system fails by @fastlerner @propublica
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
Two @TB_Times reporters were placed in Zip Ties and briefly detained last night. “Journalists need to be able to do our jobs and report the news without being harassed, detained, intimidated or harmed by law enforcement,” our editor @markkatches said.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
My friend and former editor @adamplayford is a singular talent and journalistic force. He's going to do great things at the @nytimes .
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
Hear me chat with @Marketplace ’s @kairyssdal about our diaper story. NBD.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
In print today: This important story by @lmower3 , @langstonitaylor and @propublica @electionland
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
A @propublica team identified more than a thousand hot spots of cancer-causing air. The EPA took action.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
Fewer than 8 percent of Florida’s felons have registered to vote since Amendment 4 passed. But that could still have a profound impact on the a November election. @lmower3 and @langstonitaylor team up with @propublica on an important new analysis.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
We're continuing to look at the Pasco Sheriff’s Office and its intelligence operation. If you have a news tip, email me at kmcgrory @tampabay .com or send a DM. 7/7
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
This absolutely outrageous investigation by @allisonsross found that the Pinellas Sheriff’s Office is closing some rape cases without identifying a suspect, assigning a detective or even confirming that a crime had occurred
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
Last year, @_neilbedi found the FDA allowed faulty heart pumps to be implanted into thousands of people. Yesterday, a congressional oversight subcommittee launched its own investigation into the matter.
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
A team of @propublica reporters pieced together the details of Yass’ tax avoidance using tax returns, securities filings and court records. They explain the strategy here:
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
“This is a huge win for the kids of Florida,” Sen. Gayle Harrell says after both chambers pass a bill increasing oversight of pediatric heart surgeries.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
This isn't the agency's only effort to identify and target people it considers likely to commit crimes. In September, we revealed that the intelligence arm of the Pasco Sheriff's Office also uses criminal histories to predict who might break the law. 5/7
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
. @_neilbedi is a Livingston finalist! Again! Read his stunning investigation here:
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Kathleen McGrory
9 years
Is #Obamacare really killing jobs? "It's not accurate, but it continues to be said," says @PolitiFact Editor @AngieHolan . #politifactforum
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
The Sheriff's Office told us it uses the list to identify students who need mentoring and resources. But experts in student privacy and law enforcement called the program a misuse of kids' confidential data. 3/7
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Kathleen McGrory
8 years
We looked at hospital discharge records and learned ~3,200 #Florida kids were shot from 2010 through 2015. @TB_Times
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
I #LoveMyNewspaper because the @TB_Times is committed to accountability journalism and using data, cutting-edge graphics and Legos to tell important stories.
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
The latest development from our investigation into the Pasco sheriff's intelligence program: Deputies will no longer have access to student data, including grades and discipline histories. via @romyellenbogen
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
The @MiamiHerald gets a shout out from @awkwafina on @NoraFromQueens !
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
"It's the next iteration of the school-to-prison pipeline." @Jodiscohen and @jsmithrichards reveal how police in Illinois ticket thousands of kids each year for things like littering, vaping and being too loud in school.
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
Honored to be recognized by @IRE_NICAR . Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
Last week, we wrote about a factory where workers said they were swimming in asbestos. Its owners had another plant 10 miles away. For decades, lawsuits say, that facility puffed asbestos into the air. Neighbors got sick. w/ @_neilbedi @propublica
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
The @TB_Times will no longer publish mugshot galleries.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
People targeted under that program said deputies showed up at their homes repeatedly, often without a warrant or probable cause to make an arrest. They called it harassment. 6/7
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
This team! Congratulations to @CoreyGJohnson , @rwoolington and @Eli_Mur for being named Selden Ring finalists!
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
THREAD: Lots of strong watchdog reporting in Florida’s newspapers today. Kicking it off, this outrageous story about jail deaths by @adawsonwrites in the @TB_Times :
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
A third of families in the United States struggle to afford diapers. Why do they cost so much? @Eve_Edelheit and I have the answer: @TB_Times
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
I am really, really going to miss @_neilbedi . But I can't wait to see the remarkable work he does with @propublica .
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Neil Bedi
4 years
Some news: I’m sad to be leaving @TB_Times but I’m excited to join the @propublica team in DC!
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
The Hillsborough school district waited more than a year to tell parents about lead in the water. Thankfully, @CoreyGJohnson , @Marlenesokol and @Eli_Mur were on it. via @tbtprojx
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
THREAD: My colleague @_neilbedi and I spent a year investigating the heart surgery program at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. Here’s what we learned. 1/10
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
This story by @conarck is maddening and says so much about health care in the United States.
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
The Sheriff's Office creates the list using data from the school district and the child welfare system. Among the factors it considers: whether a kid has been ... • abused • the subject of multiple custody disputes • the recipient of a bad grade 2/7
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
Florida set a new single-day record for new coronavirus cases today. This impressive tool by @Eli_Mur and @langstonitaylor can help you dig into the data by county, city and zip code.
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
Me at 11:30 last night: Let's set an alarm to see the #SuperBlueBloodMoon ! Me at 6:40 this morning: I know what the moon looks like.
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Kathleen McGrory
5 years
“Every hour can make a difference,” one expert told us. w/ @_neilbedi
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Kathleen McGrory
3 years
In print today: the latest installment of #poisoned by @CoreyGJohnson , @rwoolington and @Eli_Mur , with stunning photos by @MarthaARhine and powerful design by @seankristoffj
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Kathleen McGrory
6 years
NEW: A federal report found systemic failures at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, including problems with oversight and infection control. w/ @_neilbedi
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Kathleen McGrory
4 years
Big news 👇
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Today the @TB_Times announced a parental leave policy of 12 weeks paid leave for both mothers and fathers of new kids. Massive props to @markkatches and the executive committee for this important decision.
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
New laws make it harder for voters with low literacy skills to get help casting ballots, my @propublica colleagues @AliyyaSwaby and @AnnieWaldman report. The consequences could be far-reaching.
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Kathleen McGrory
7 years
"The chain is quintessential Miami: flashy, swaggy, in your face, loud and flamboyant."
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Kathleen McGrory
2 years
NEW w/ @_neilbedi @propublica : As more workers speak up about asbestos exposure in chlorine plants, public health leaders are questioning whether the facilities should be allowed to be in a special program that shields them from government scrutiny.
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