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https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/propublica-wanted-to-find-more-sources-in-the-federal-government-so-it-brought-a-truck/

ProPublica wanted to find more sources in the federal government. So it brought a truck.

Nieman Journalism Lab covered ProPublica's brilliant approach to getting government sources: parking one of those billboard trucks with an ad for their secure Signal number outside of government offices in DC as terminated employees left the building.

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Since 2025
Washington, DC

Photo of the ProPublica truck outside of USAID’s former headquarters at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C, USA on February 25, 2025 by Jason Andrew, courtesy of ProPublica.

Project type
Campaign
Founded
2025
Language(s)
English
Added
2025-04-02
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:43:48.000Z

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Geographic focus
United States of America 🇺🇸
Geographic focus — country
United States of America 🇺🇸

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