interviews longreads reports reviews trending forums ask deca story tips log in username or e mail password remember me lost password we report to you deca is a global network of independent journalists including pulitzer polk pen and national magazine award winners and finalists who come together to bring vital issues into sharp focus . deforestation in peacetime sri lanka september 13 2016september 13 20169 minute readby tom zoellner colombia s war just ended . a new wave of violence is beginning . august 25 2016august 26 201619 minute readby elizabeth dickinson why reporting on refugee crises requires empathy for mental health issues july 6 2016july 6 20169 minute readby marc herman the exxon investigation june 30 2016july 14 201614 minute readby mckenzie funk drowning june 29 2016june 29 201628 minute readby marc herman see all stories how we work through partnerships with magazines and newspapers worldwide globally available ebooks and apps and distributed digital platforms including facebook medium apple news flipboard and tumblr deca reaches readers wherever they are today . we use these same platforms to amplify stories our own and those of other writers that were first published elsewhere and demand a wider audience . this website is our network s hub . dedicated readers can find our stories at their source and backers can read ad free while supporting deca s work . we report to you . join us . the calypso killing june 1 2016june 24 201641 minute readby tom zoellner in deca originals godfathers and thieves may 1 2016june 24 201649 minute readby elizabeth dickinson in deca originals the wizard and the volcano april 1 2016june 24 201651 minute readby marc herman in deca originals 13 men march 1 2016june 22 201682 minute readby sonia faleiro in deca originals topicsafghanistan africa aid arab spring asia burma business china civil war climate change conflict democracy economics economy election environment eurocrisis europe finance fraud history immigration india isis italy journalism junta kuwait media middle east migrants myanmar politics poverty protest refugees saudi arabia spain syria united states war war reporting water women women s rights mailing list email address ebooks latest stories see full map become a backer log in username or e mail password remember me lost password