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The Trace Adds Two Reporters to Its Ranks

The Trace is eager to announce the newest member of its reporting team: Will Van Sant starts this week as a reporter covering the gun lobby. “I’m thrilled to be joining The Trace, which is home to so many talented…

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The Trace Is a Finalist for Six Awards

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The Trace Is a Finalist for Six Awards

The Trace is a finalist for five 2019 Online Journalism Awards, announced Tuesday by the Online News Association. We’re honored to be in the running for General Excellence in the Small Newsroom category. (Close readers may recall that last…

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The Trace Is Hiring a Reporter

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The Trace Is Hiring a Reporter

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The Trace Receives a Pair of Awards for Investigative and Feature Reporting

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The Trace Receives a Pair of Awards for Investigative and Feature Reporting

The Trace has earned honors from two journalism organizations for our investigative reporting and feature writing. On June 3, staff writer Mike Spies received the New York Press Club’s continuing coverage award for his exhaustive reporting on the National…

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Listen to The Trace’s Mike Spies on ‘The New Yorker Radio Hour’

National Rifle Association

Listen to The Trace’s Mike Spies on ‘The New Yorker Radio Hour’

Spies discusses his investigation into financial impropriety at the National Rifle Association.

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7 Revelations From Our Investigation Into the NRA’s Shady Finances

Bang for the Buck

7 Revelations From Our Investigation Into the NRA’s Shady Finances

The Trace and The New Yorker’s latest collaboration reveals a web of business deals that have steered hundreds of millions of dollars to insiders.

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12 Months. 1,200 Kids Killed By Guns.

Since Parkland

12 Months. 1,200 Kids Killed By Guns.

Working in partnership with The Trace and the Miami Herald, teen journalists across the country have created an unprecedented record of how gun violence impacts America’s children.

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The Most Memorable Gun Violence Reporting of 2018

Year in Review

The Most Memorable Gun Violence Reporting of 2018

Stories that inspired us as they examined under-reported aspects of America's gun violence crisis.

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13 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence in 2018

Year in Review

13 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence in 2018

From the NRA’s shrinking political spending to new “red flag” laws, these are the facts and figures that stuck with us.

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The Trace Is Hiring a News Editor

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The Trace Is Hiring a News Editor

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Gun Violence is Complicated. We Want to Help Answer Your Questions.

Ask The Trace

Gun Violence is Complicated. We Want to Help Answer Your Questions.

Last month, we introduced you to Ask The Trace, a special project driven by the curiosity of readers. We asked you to pose the questions that would top your list if you were assigning stories in our newsroom. The…

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The Trace Welcomes Tali Woodward as Deputy Editor

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The Trace Welcomes Tali Woodward as Deputy Editor

The Trace today shares some happy news of its own: Tali Woodward starts this week as deputy editor. “I’m delighted to be joining a talented group of journalists covering one of the most critical issues facing the country,” says…

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What Do You Want to Know About Gun Violence in America? Ask The Trace

Ask The Trace

What Do You Want to Know About Gun Violence in America? Ask The Trace

Is there something that just doesn’t make sense to you when it comes to guns and gun violence in America? A statistic you’ve been searching for, but haven’t been able to locate? Are you curious about the stories behind the…

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The Trace’s Collaborative Investigation of Stolen Guns Wins Reporting Prize

Missing Pieces

The Trace’s Collaborative Investigation of Stolen Guns Wins Reporting Prize

The Trace’s yearlong investigation into the violent consequences of rising gun theft has earned a reporting award from the Deadline Club. “The Trace’s topnotch technique paired sophisticated data analysis with dogged shoe-leather reporting to circumvent governmental opacity and link…

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Texas High School Shooting: At Least 10 Killed in Santa Fe

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Texas High School Shooting: At Least 10 Killed in Santa Fe

On the second-to-last Friday before summer break, a gunman entered his Texas high school armed with a shotgun and a revolver, unleashing a torrent of bullets that would leave 10 people dead and as many wounded. The victims included students…

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The Trace Adds Two Reporters to Its Ranks

The Trace Is a Finalist for Six Awards

The Trace Is Hiring a Reporter

The Trace Receives a Pair of Awards for Investigative and Feature Reporting

Listen to The Trace’s Mike Spies on ‘The New Yorker Radio Hour’

7 Revelations From Our Investigation Into the NRA’s Shady Finances

12 Months. 1,200 Kids Killed By Guns.

The Most Memorable Gun Violence Reporting of 2018

13 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence in 2018

The Trace Is Hiring a News Editor

Gun Violence is Complicated. We Want to Help Answer Your Questions.

The Trace Welcomes Tali Woodward as Deputy Editor

What Do You Want to Know About Gun Violence in America? Ask The Trace

The Trace’s Collaborative Investigation of Stolen Guns Wins Reporting Prize

Texas High School Shooting: At Least 10 Killed in Santa Fe