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Caitlin Ostroff

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Following money for @WSJ using words, numbers and code. Co-founder: @jourmentors. Tips: github.com/ceostroff/contact. ∑: @TheAlligator, @MiamiHerald

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Caitlin Ostroff’s Biography

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Journalist. Code is probably broken. Now: The Alligator Managing Editor Online. Sum of MiamiHerald, CNN, HeraldTribune. UF '18.

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Millions of Americans live nowhere near a hospital, jeopardizing their lives

Millions of Americans live nowhere near a hospital, jeopardizing their lives

Liddell faces this situation often and always wonders, what if? She is one of many medical providers working …

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Schools throughout the country are grappling with teacher shortage, data show

Schools throughout the country are grappling with teacher shortage, data show

She still does. But as principal of a high school in Dorchester County, Maryland, she is struggling to find a…

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With new memoir translation, Venice Holocaust survivor reaches more readers

With new memoir translation, Venice Holocaust survivor reaches more readers

PieterKohnstam heard the Gestapo before he saw them. PieterKohnstam heard the Gestapo before he saw them. A m…

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At Sarasota National Cemetery, 'a day for ... those who died'

At Sarasota National Cemetery, 'a day for ... those who died'

Clad in motorcycle vests and denim jeans, they held hands in the hot sun, asking God to give veterans and the…

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Danger Zone: Norman Hall is falling apart, in need of renovations

Danger Zone: Norman Hall is falling apart, in need of renovations

Stepping into Norman Hall is like stepping back in time. Narrow hallways lined with brown lockers are a tribu…

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Florida wipes inspections of troubled nursing homes from its website

Florida wipes inspections of troubled nursing homes from its website

The inspections of troubled nursing homes have long been posted online so consumers could make informed choic…

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Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of Polymarket Over Deceptive Advertising

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By Katherine Long Verified, Neil Mehta, Caitlin Ostroff Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Two senators are calling for a federal investigation into Polymarket’s social-media promotion of fake bets following The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on the prediction market’s deceptive marketing practices.
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起底Polymarket的欺骗性营销内幕

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By Caitlin Ostroff Verified
| The Wall Street Journal (China) Verified
Polymarket在社交媒体上投放了大量展示虚假押注的视频。《华尔街日报》记者Neil Mehta为您解析如何识破造假视频。封面图片制作：June Bang 自2022年起，Polymarket已被禁止向美国用户提供该网站的交易服务。然而，《华尔街日报》(The Wall Street Journal)的一项调查发现，Polymarket正在社交媒体上开展一项秘密行动，以吸引美国人的眼球，该公司不仅花钱雇佣创作者在假网站上录制交易视频，还招募海外水军推波助澜，让这些视频在美国网络上疯传。 这一系列操作强化了外界对Polymarket的印象，即用户可以通过该平台又快又容易地赚钱；而眼下，该公司正企图将其离岸网站重新打入美国市场。针对本报的报道，Polymarket在一份声明中回应称，该公司“致力于维持准确、公平和透明的市场。我们身处一个快速增长的行业，并不断评估如何改善我们与受众的互动方式并赢得他们的信任。”该公司同时表示，将对当前仍在投放的宣传内容展开审核。Polymarket与《华尔街日报》的出版商道琼斯(Dow...
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We Investigated Polymarket’s Deceptive Marketing Campaign. Here’s What We Found.

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By Brenna Smith Verified, Caitlin Ostroff Verified, Neil Mehta, Katherine Long Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
Polymarket has been banned from letting U.S. users trade on its website since 2022. But the company is waging a secret campaign for Americans' attention on social media, paying creators to film trades on fake websites and hiring overseas workers to make the videos go viral in the U.S., a Wall Street Journal investigation found.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I actually own a typewriter given to me by my mother. Though data journalism requires technology, I'm a huge history nerd.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Python, JavaScript, D3, jQuery, ArcGIS, Excel, Access, SQL, Tableau and Adobe Illustrator

Why did you become a journalist?

I like the idea of having a different day every day. It's also important. It's our job to educate others on what's happening in the world.
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