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Robin Fields

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<a href="http://www.propublica.org/site/author/robin_fields">Robin Fields</a> is the managing editor of <a href="http://www.propublica.org/">ProPublica</a>

From Shoe Leather to Big Data: ProPublica and the Future of Watchdog Journalism

Last year I attended a fascinating conference at Heidelberg University’s Center for American Studies entitled “From Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks: A Transatlantic Conversation on the Public Right to Know.” Several…