Monthly Archives: January 2020

The path from missile attack to general’s death

Posted on January 12, 2020 by George Petras

I researched and wrote this longform graphic showing a point-to-point path from a missile attack on U.S. forces in Kirkuk, Iraq, to the killing of an Iranian general at the Baghdad airport. We included maps to show proximity of attacks … Continue reading →

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Impeachment Process: You Are Here

Posted on January 12, 2020 by George Petras

We were determined explain the impeachment process of President Trump so that readers could easily understand it and put together this longform graphic describing the components of the process and where we were within. We’ve been updating it throughout the … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at Three Mile Island

Posted on January 12, 2020 by George Petras

I did the research for our longform graphic on the closing of Three Mile Island – the nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa., that came close to a meltdown. We included details on system malfunctions and showed how the accident … Continue reading →

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How Trump intervened in Navy SEAL case

Posted on January 12, 2020 by George Petras

I put together a timeline of events surrounding President Trump’s support of U.S. Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher. It’s an extraordinary case of a president influencing trials of officers charged with violating military code. Though the timeline focused on Gallagher, Trump … Continue reading →

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Words matter, too

Posted on January 12, 2020 by George Petras

I did lengthy research for USA Today’s 1619 project, which reported on the 400th year anniversary of the arrival of the first recorded African slaves in Virginia. This was published in August 2019. I took special care with two of our … Continue reading →

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