The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our stories. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — When Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, Thalia Panton watched in disbelief as floodwaters careened down her quiet, tree-lined street in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Sparks flew from downed electrical lines as rushing rapids rose […]

Author Archives: Jie Jenny Zou
Jie Jenny Zou has been an investigative reporter with the Center for Public Integrity’s award-winning environment and workers' rights team since 2015. Her work includes deep dives on the influence of the fossil-fuel industry, as well as scientific integrity and conflicts of interest. Before joining Public Integrity, she was a data-based reporter in New York investigating prisons and jails as well as judicial misconduct. Zou is an alumna of Stony Brook University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.