John Blosser
Investigative Reporter
ABOUT
John is a Florida-based investigative journalist and magazine reporter who has been a writer his entire life. He has covered everything from entertainment to medical news, and has traveled the world—from Brazil to Russia and Canada to Rome—in search of the truth and a good story.
LATEST STORIES
VIOLATIONS
Newsroom Cuts and Editorial Bias Drive Shrinking Religion Coverage Worldwide
Public demand for better coverage remains strong, in spite of declining newsroom expertise on faith and religion.
MENTAL HEALTH
Utah Could Be the Next State to Ban Electroshock for Minors
FDA still allows ECT for children as young as 13 despite mounting evidence of harm and global calls to outlaw the practice.
HATE
Savanna Neighbors Ordered to Pay $100,000 in Illinois’ First Civil Hate Crime Case Over Racist Harassment
Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured the first victory under Illinois’ amended Hate Crime Act after a Black homeowner was terrorized with swastikas, a Confederate flag and a lynched effigy. The ruling comes as hate crimes surge statewide.
MENTAL HEALTH
Involuntary ECT on the Rise in Connecticut as Patient Alleges Forced Electroshock Destroyed His Life
Despite UN calls for bans on involuntary electroshock, new applications for forced ECT at two Connecticut hospitals soared 650 percent in four years—highlighting alarming gaps in consent and patient protections.
DRUGS
Brooklyn Drug Dealer Charged After Abandoning 4-Year-Old Son to Die From Fentanyl
Yitzchok “Isak” Sklar reportedly left his dying son in a family shelter while fleeing to hide his drug stash. Sklar and his drug supplier kept selling fentanyl after the boy’s death, and now face federal charges.
MENTAL HEALTH
Patients Die After “Spit Hoods” Are Used in Psychiatric Restraints
A Seattle Times investigation shows at least five patient deaths tied to spit hoods over the past decade, yet 15 states still deploy them in mental health settings with no federal safety rules.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Veteran Wins Major Civil Rights Verdict Over LAPD Psychiatric Detention
A Los Angeles jury awarded $6.8 million to Army veteran Slade Douglas, after finding police unlawfully seized him and forced him into an unconstitutional mental health hold—based on a false report.
CORRUPTION
New Documents Expose Lamar Advertising’s Nationwide Pattern of Lawbreaking
From Los Angeles to New York, officials document years of noncompliance that may now bring mounting legal consequences.
MENTAL HEALTH
Massachusetts Father Files Lawsuit Alleging Psychiatric Drugs Caused Mother to Kill Their Kids
The suit claims a psychiatrist and nurses prescribed Lindsay Clancy a cocktail of antidepressants and sedatives, culminating in the deaths of her children and her leap from a second-story window.
DRUGS
Former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding Captured After Leading International Cocaine Empire
After landing on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, Wedding was arrested in Mexico, ending a 10-month international manhunt for the accomplished snowboarder turned cocaine kingpin.
