Matt Stroud

Out today: @joemahr and I take an in-depth look at the promise – and at times, the futility – of Chicago’s long and expensive bet on a massive web of police surveillance cameras. 🧵 bit.ly/47OlIic

You know those bubble cameras atop poles across Chicago? The ones that used to be big boxes with🚨 blue lights then got (a bit) more covert? Criminals were supposed to fear them - or be caught by them. But after 2+ decades, 4K+ cams and $$$$ … (1/10) trib.al/XEqZP68

Can you pay me the 2000 you owe me before you do this?

For @guardian I wrote about the ways in which “heterodox” media figures popular with young men have gotten both more conservative and more cynical and conspiratorial about the system. Will their young male fans vote Republican— or simply stay home? theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

@weischoice Thank you, Sonia @weischoice!

I finished listening to Guru from @MattStroud and it's so deeply disturbing and well done. I know I'm very late to this party.

@hannahdreier @nytimes @stillsarita @NewYorker @sarahanneconway @city_bureau @invinst @Reuters @washingtonpost @katieengelhart @NYTmag @vkaramurza @JustinCChang @latimes @thedeadhandbook @AP Congratulations to @invinst, USG Audio and @YohanceLacour. #Pulitzer

@ZTracer This is awful. @ZTracer is a mensch and a thorough, collaborative editor. Onward and upward, Zach. And editors: hire this man!

I'm going to take some time to process all this, but I can only hope it opens new doors down the road. Would love to chat about jobs, gigs, or your kids and pets (dogs only 🐶) -- please reach out

Today's my last day at Business Insider. I've had an incredible time leading BI's healthcare coverage over the past 5 years, and was excited to start with the investigations team this month. I'll be rooting for both groups of incredibly talented reporters from afar.

Three years ago, I got some footage that I couldn’t get out of my mind. It showed the first police killing captured on body-worn cameras in NY. The NYPD didn’t want anyone to see it. It eventually launched me on the biggest story I’ve ever done, w/ @NYTmag [THREAD]

Thousands homeless. Migrant shelters full. Families struggling to pay rent. 200k+ on Chicago Housing Authority wait lists. Yet the CHA has let 500 homes & apartments around the city sit vacant, some for so long they've become hazards. by @emelpos @j_bambergwrites @rrhinton & me

Thousands of IT workers contracting with US companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea to fund its weapons programs. They worked remotely with companies around US and used false identities to get jobs, per FBI apnews.com/article/north-…

Hey, journo Twitter! I'm commissioning freelance investigations for 2024. Please hit me up. Pay rate starts at $1 a word. ekaplan at insider dot com @journosofcolor

DEADLY SECRETS, DANGEROUS DEVICES: @PittsburghPG and @propublica found that Philips knew its breathing machines were emitting dangerous levels of chemicals into the lungs of sleeping patients - but sold them anyway - as stock prices soared newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/philips-respir…

For years now, @BetterGov/@IllinoisAnswers has been reporting how Chicago's slow, disorganized building regulation system misses safety issues. So what does it look like when a city actually holds bad landlords accountable? We went to Denver to find out: illinoisanswers.org/2023/09/18/chi…

NEW: Appraisal docs reveal Chicago Public Schools paid more for new Near South Side HS land than valued. CPS, CHA and city officials agreed on location before telling public, per emails. My latest with @emelpos @IllinoisAnswers illinoisanswers.org/2023/08/18/cps…

As warning signals of corruption and a total lack of internal controls go, this great investigative reporting reveal from ⁦@TomSchuba⁩ of ⁦@Suntimes⁩ is a veritable pinball machine. And it connects to the Consent Decree. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/6/3…

More than three hundred buildings across Chicago have been cited repeatedly for violating heat-requirement ordinances, which are in effect from November through May. illinoisanswers.org/2023/06/15/chi…

GOP Finally Decides To Rally Behind Herman Cain bit.ly/3PnN8E2

If you're posting about Trump promising "food for everyone" at Versailles and then not buying anyone anything, throw some credit to @LaineDoss - it's her story! miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/do…