Investigations


The Revenge of Donald Trump

The president promised retribution. He delivered - Winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize 

The Revenge of Donald Trump, awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, chronicled President Donald Trump’s historic campaign of vengeance against perceived adversaries.  Built on deeply reported investigations by Reuters journalists including Peter Eisler, Ned Parker, Linda So and Mike Spector, the series traced the scope and impact of Trump’s retributive agenda. The project was conceived by Jason, who directed the reporting team and edited the series to publication. He was honored to be part of the team recognized with the Pulitzer Prize.  When launching the series internally, Jason described it as a "rolling investigation" to “document and dissect the unprecedented campaign of political vengeance and retribution launched by Trump and his acolytes.” The goal was to produce revelatory reporting that brought “unique context, analysis and humanity to the debate.”  The series also won three Society of Professional Journalists’ Dateline Awards, including the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award.  The SPJ judges praised the way the series serves as an “authoritative account of how in his second term Trump has brazenly, some alleged illegally, weaponized government powers and agencies to exact revenge on perceived enemies, and anyone who disagrees with him.” The full series can be found here.

OnlyFans Exposed

OnlyFans Exposed was a sweeping Reuters investigation into sexual exploitation, trafficking, nonconsensual pornography and child-safety failures on the world's largest subscription pornography platform. Drawing on two years of reporting, the series pierced the company's heavily guarded paywalls to test its claims to be building the world's safest website, uncovering scores of abuse allegations. The project was reported by Linda So, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Jason. As a player-coach on the team, Jason helped shape the reporting strategy. Through nearly 1,000 public-records requests in the U.S. and Britain, Reuters assembled the most comprehensive database of alleged criminal activity on OnlyFans to date. Awarding the Daniel Pearl Award, the Society of Professional Journalists' Deadline Club praised the investigation's ambition and execution, calling it a project that "helped shatter a corporate narrative with uncomfortable stories of sexual exploitation and abuse." The judges commended its "meticulous reporting, captivating writing, and unparalleled presentation," describing the effort as "all killer and no filler." It was also honored with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) Best in Business Award. The SABEW judges praised the stories as "meticulously researched and centered on real people’s experiences, revealing the dark side of a social media platform that’s used by millions" and noted how it "challenges the carefully crafted public image of a platform that positions itself as a safe haven for adult content creators."

Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse, betrayal

Adults-only website OnlyFans has made aspiring porn stars rich and celebrities richer. But a Reuters investigation found a darker side: More than 120 people have complained to U.S. police agencies that they were featured in the site’s sexually explicit content without their consent – including a woman who alleges a video of her rape was sold on OnlyFans. Laws often protect web giants while victims struggle for justice....

Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation and torture

In a note she hid in the front yard for police the day before they rescued her, the Wisconsin woman said she “was basically imprisoned in this room to keep making money” for her abuser.These trafficking enterprises relied on intimidation, violence or false assurances of love to press women into porn and keep them producing, say victims and prosecutors. The alleged perpetrators were mostly men – some accused of beating and raping women, others of tattooing their names and faces on their victims....

Multiple OnlyFans accounts featured suspected child sex abuse

This story contains disturbing descriptions of the possible online abuse of children.
An experienced child exploitation investigator told Reuters he reported 26 accounts on the popular adults-only website OnlyFans to authorities, saying they appeared to contain sexual content featuring underage teen girls.
“What is alarming is the scope and scale of it,” said Matt W.J. Richardson, head of intelligence at The Canadian Open Source Intelligence Centre. He noted that many accounts featured more than...

How OnlyFans turned into an empire bent on redefining porn

OnlyFans is on a mission to redefine porn.

With $1.3 billion in revenue and over 300 million users, the fast-growing company has fused sex work with the online creator economy so successfully that it has branched out into comedy, music and motor-racing.
But for all its ambition and influence, the inner workings of OnlyFans remain opaque.
It has just a few dozen employees even as its user base has almost quadrupled in recent years. Its billionaire owner is rarely seen in public or even mentioned...

Campaign of Fear

Campaign of Fear was a Reuters investigative series that exposed a nationwide campaign of threats and intimidation against election workers and officials in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Led by Linda So and Jason, the series documented how false claims of election fraud fueled harassment, death threats and efforts to pressure frontline election officials, while revealing the failure of authorities to adequately respond. Peter Eisler contributed significant reporting to the project, including investigations into how election falsehoods spread online and inspired threats against election workers. Through hundreds of interviews, public-records requests across 16 states and the creation of a unique database of more than 850 threatening communications, Reuters quantified the scale of the problem and illuminated its impact on American democracy. The reporting prompted federal investigations, congressional action and a broader national debate over protecting election workers from intimidation.

Inside Trump’s campaign to demonize two Georgia election workers

As Donald Trump’s campaign sought to overturn his shocking loss of the state of Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, it hatched a conspiracy theory.

At its center were two masterminds: a clerical worker in a county election office, and her mom, who had taken a temporary job to help count ballots. The alleged plot: Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and mother Ruby Freeman cheated Trump by pulling fake ballots from suitcases hidden under tables at a ballot-counting center. In early December, the campaig

Discussing the threats

Jason talks with Rachel Maddow about Reuters' reporting on threats against election officials around the United States.

Dying Inside

Dying Inside  was a Reuters investigative series that exposed systemic failures inside America's local jails and documented more than 7,500 inmate deaths that had been largely hidden from public view. The product of two years of reporting and more than 1,500 public-records requests, the project created the most exhaustive database of jail deaths ever published, examining more than 500 jails nationwide and revealing that thousands of inmates died from preventable causes while awaiting trial and presumed innocent. The series was reported by Reuters journalists Peter Eisler, Ned Parker, Linda So, Grant Smith, Brad Heath and Jason as a player-coach. Through data analysis, accountability reporting and deeply reported narratives, Reuters identified the nation's deadliest jails, documented racial and gender disparities in inmate mortality, and revealed higher death rates in facilities that outsourced healthcare to private contractors. Human Rights Watch described the project as a "devastating and comprehensive report" that underscored the urgent need to reform America's pretrial detention system. The ACLU called it a "stark reminder" of the human toll of incarceration, while lawmakers, researchers and advocates cited Reuters' findings in efforts to improve oversight, transparency and accountability in the nation's jails.

Recognition for Dying Inside

Dying Inside was honored with several awards, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in the criminal justice category and the Brechner Freedom of Information Award for investigative reporting. The work was also part of an "American Injustice" package of Reuters stories exploring criminal justice issues in 2020 that was recognized with a Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists, an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, and a Deadline Cub award. 

Shock Tactics

Shock Tactics exposed the hidden human and financial costs of Taser use in American policing. Through an 18-month investigation and an unprecedented review of court filings, autopsy records and public documents, the project identified more than 1,000 cases in which people died after being shocked with a Taser — roughly 40% more than previously reported — and documented more than $170 million in wrongful-death settlements and verdicts. The series was reported by Jason, Peter Eisler, Tim Reid, Lisa Girion, Grant Smith, M.B. Pell, Charles Levinson and Linda So. Through original data gathering, accountability reporting and deeply reported narratives, Reuters created the first nationwide database of Taser-related deaths, revealed that medical examiners had identified the weapon as a cause or contributing factor in more than 150 fatalities, and scrutinized the influence of manufacturer Taser International, now Axon Enterprise, on investigations and scientific research surrounding its products. The reporting prompted reviews by lawmakers, police oversight bodies and international human-rights officials. United Nations watchdogs cited Reuters' findings in calling for investigations into Taser abuse in U.S. jails, while police agencies, elected officials and civil-rights groups used the reporting to reassess stun-gun policies and practices. Elsevier, the world's largest scientific publisher, issued corrections to several journal articles after Reuters uncovered undisclosed financial ties between authors and the manufacturer.

Ohio politicians call for inquiry into jail stun-gun abuses cited by Reuters

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - In one video, Sergeant Mychal Turner stunned a mentally ill inmate with a Taser multiple times after the inmate defied an order to stand in his cell at Ohio’s Franklin County jail. In another, Turner fired the Taser’s electrified barbs into an inmate’s chest after he refused to remove a piece of jewelry. In a third, he pulled the trigger five times on a handcuffed inmate who wouldn’t sit on a bench.

The team behind "Shock Tactics" -- which included Jason along with Peter Eisler, Tim Reid, Lisa Girion, Grant Smith, Linda So and Charles Levinson  --was honored with an Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award by the White House Correspondents Association, the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award, a Deadline Club award, and the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) Best in Business award.

The War on the Rohingyas

The War on the Rohingyas,  awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, chronicled the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority and the human-trafficking networks that preyed upon those fleeing violence and discrimination. Reported by Jason and Andrew R.C. Marshall, the series documented ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, exposed official support for anti-Muslim nationalist movements, and uncovered evidence linking Thai authorities to the trafficking and abuse of Rohingya refugees. Through reporting across Myanmar and Thailand, Jason and Andrew revealed massacres, segregated communities living under apartheid-like conditions, and a secret Thai policy that delivered vulnerable refugees into the hands of traffickers. The reporting also traced the regional consequences of anti-Muslim violence and gave voice to one of the world’s most persecuted and overlooked populations. Citing Reuters’ findings, Thai authorities rescued hundreds of refugees from trafficking camps and arrested suspected ringleaders, while the United Nations and U.S. State Department called for investigations into the abuses exposed by the series. Awarding the Pulitzer Prize, the judges cited the Reuters team’s “courageous reports on the violent persecution of the Rohingya.” Physicians for Human Rights praised the coverage for raising awareness of violence against Muslims and the plight of “one of the world’s most persecuted ethnic groups,” calling such in-depth journalism “truly crucial” to ensuring human-rights abuses do not go unnoticed.

The stories by Jason and Andrew on the violent persecution of Myanmar's Muslims were honored with a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, an Osborn Elliott Prize by the Asia Society, and a Society of Publishers in Asia award for Editorial Excellence.