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Daniel Lathrop

Iowa City
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Covers:  data, crime, tech, open government
Doesn't Cover: consumer health, new products, gadgets
Daniel Lathrop is an investigative data journalist on the Pennsylvania Avenue Unit at Scripps News and member of the Emmy Award-winning Scripps News Data Team.

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Daniel Lathrop’s Biography

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Lathrop teaches reporting and writing at the University of Iowa and freelances for national and regional news organizations. Mostly, he's geek lucky enough to live in an era where that helps him commit acts of serious, investigative journalism. He teach

He's been a full-time investigative reporter at The Dallas Morning News, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (RIP) and the Center for Public Integrity.

Before that he covered courts, crime and carnage, with a side order of investigative work, at t…

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Tenures of Supreme Court justices

Tenures of Supreme Court justices

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Trump is off on claim that the United States spends the most on education

Trump is off on claim that the United States spends the most on education

As Donald Trump speechified his way through Iowa auditoriums and gyms to his No. 2 finish in the Republican c…

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Iowa Isn't The State Presidential Candidates Pretend It Is

Iowa Isn't The State Presidential Candidates Pretend It Is

My fellow Iowans will tell me they live in a farm state, that agriculture is Iowa's life blood. So will the p…

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TexElex2014 Governor results

TexElex2014 Governor results

2014 election results for Governor tabulated by The Dallas Morning News data team.

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Boutique hospitals pay a fine, agree to monitoring on kickback allegations

Boutique hospitals pay a fine, agree to monitoring on kickback allegations

A chain of high-end, doctor-owned hospitals serving private patients has paid more than $260,000 and accepted…

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After West disaster, News study finds U.S. chemical safety data wrong about 90 percent

After West disaster, News study finds U.S. chemical safety data wrong about 90 percent

Even the best national data on chemical accidents is wrong nine times out of 10. A Dallas Morning News analys…

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No regrets

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By Daniel Lathrop
| The Bismarck Tribune Verified
Buying a home is a dream for many Americans, and one plenty of them have successfully realized. But what happens if that dream becomes a nightmare? For some homeowners, it may be: 22% of homeowners regret buying their current home, according to a recent NerdWallet survey conducted online by The Harris Poll. And 8% of homeowners say they strongly regret the purchase. Want to avoid this?
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How to regret-proof your home purchase

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By Daniel Lathrop
| Detroit News Verified
PERSONAL FINANCE Daniel Lathrop NerdWallet View Comments Buying a home is a dream for many Americans, and one that plenty of them have successfully realized. But what happens if that dream becomes a nightmare? For some homeowners, it may be: 22% of homeowners regret buying their current home, according to a June 2025 NerdWallet survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll. And 8% of homeowners say they strongly regret the purchase. Want to avoid this?
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Ways to cope if stressed about money

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By Daniel Lathrop
| Rocky Mount Telegram Verified
About half of Americans (51 percent) say they regularly stress out about money. That’s according to an April 2025 NerdWallet survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll. Stress hits some groups of Americans harder than others. According to the survey, women are more likely to say they stress about money regularly than men (56 percent versus 45 percent), and baby boomers (ages 61-79) are much less likely to stress about money than those in younger generations.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Police and Courts Reporter at The (Ames) Tribune, Mid-Iowa's Pulitzer Prize-winning Newspaper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I've even used a manual typewriter. I like antiques.

How is social media changing news?

It's disintermediating the flow of information from newsmakers to the public. Now journalists have to be more than the messenger.

Awards

White House Correspondents Association Edgar A. Poe Award

2008 - subjects and events of significant national or regional importance to the American people

For "The Terrorism Trade-Off"