Olga Pierce
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Olga Pierce is the Deputy Data Editor. Previously, she was a reporter at ProPublica, specializing in data-driven stories. She is a winner of the 2011 Livingston Award for National Reporting and received an honorable mention for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, both for her reporting on increasing corporate interference in the drawing of congressional districts. She also shared 2011 Scripps Howard and Society of Business Editors and Writers awards as part of a team focusing on foreclosures. Olga has appeared on CBS News and C-SPAN, and her stories have been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune and the Hindustan Times in New Delhi.
She is a graduate of the Stabile Investigative Journalism Seminar at Columbia University, where she won a Horton Prize for health reporting. Olga is fluent in Czech and has a bachelor’s in international economics from Georgetown University.
Articles
The Two Things That Rarely Happen After a Medical Mistake
Nov. 21, 9:30 a.m.
Patients seldom are told or get an apology when they are harmed during medical care, according to a new study based on results from ProPublica's Patient Harm Questionnaire.Ten Patient Stories: When Attorneys Refused My Medical Malpractice Case
Jan. 9, 10:57 a.m.
Dozens of readers responded to our post about Ernie Ciccotelli, who couldn’t get a lawyer to pursue his claim for damages from a life-threatening infection he acquired in the hospital.Patient Harm: When An Attorney Won’t Take Your Case
Jan. 6, 9:06 a.m.
Studies show that nine of 10 patients seeking a medical malpractice attorney won’t find one — women, children and the elderly in particular.How We Calculated Injury Rates for Temp and Non-Temp Workers
Dec. 18, 2013, 1:29 p.m.
Worker’s comp data collected from five states shows temps are far more likely to be injured on the job.Temporary Work, Lasting Harm
Dec. 18, 2013, 1:27 p.m.
Temp workers are thrown into dangerous work with little training and suffer injuries far more often than permanent employees.When Harm in the Hospital Follows You Home
March 21, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
It's estimated that more than a million people per year suffer infections, medical mistakes and other harm in the hospital. But even if patients are lucky enough to physically recover, their lives may never be the same.An Exchange About California’s Redistricting Process
March 14, 2013, 12:40 p.m.
An exchange between ProPublica and the California Redistricting Commission.House Seats vs. Popular Vote
Dec. 21, 2012, 4:10 p.m.
How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold the House and Hurt Voters
Dec. 21, 2012, 2:36 p.m.
The GOP control of the House came despite more votes for Democrats. Republicans used dark money to control redistricting in many states, aided by other supposedly nonpartisan groups that leaned heavily to Republicans.In California, Democrats’ Redistricting Strategy Paid Off
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:43 p.m.
Last year, Democrats in Congress went to great lengths to undermine a new, non-partisan redistricting process in California. The elections show the results.Are High-Volume Dental Chains Exploiting Kids on Medicaid?
Oct. 2, 2012, 12:27 p.m.
As part of our ongoing interest in patient safety, we occasionally interview other journalists who’ve examined health care quality.How You Can Help ProPublica Investigate Health Care Quality
Sep. 18, 2012, 1:36 p.m.
Be part of the patient safety conversation, get regular updates and share stories or viewsCould The Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling Kill Patient Safety Reforms?
June 15, 2012, 1:36 p.m.
In all the talk about the Supreme Court’s impending health care reform ruling, one question is often overlooked: What might happen to the many patient safety and quality of care provisions sprinkled through the Affordable Care Act?California Congresswoman’s Redistricting Shenanigans Catch Eye of Ethics Committee
Feb. 15, 2012, 11:40 a.m.
Per Politico, Rep. Laura Richardson used taxpayer-funded staff and resources in her campaign to manipulate California’s independent redistricting commission.Answering Your Questions on Our California Redistricting Story
Dec. 23, 2011, 6 p.m.
We answer your questions about our California redistricting story.Rep. Jerry McNerney’s District
Dec. 21, 2011, 5:45 p.m.
Democrats recognized that they could protect Jerry McNerney from being redistricted out of office by the Citizen's Redistricting Commission.California Redistricting Commission Emails
Dec. 21, 2011, 2:39 p.m.
California Redistricting Commission Meeting Transcripts
Dec. 21, 2011, 2:39 p.m.
California Redistricting Commission Public Comments
Dec. 21, 2011, 2:39 p.m.
Map: A Tale of Two Districts
Dec. 21, 2011, 2:39 p.m.
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