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A series of studies of news coverage of mass shootings also found that whites involved in mass shootings are more likely to be associated with mental illness than African Americans.
Carol Marbin Miller, a Miami Herald senior investigative reporter, was honored by the National Council on Crime & Delinquency for her investigation of Florida’s juvenile justice system. The story earlier won this year’s John Jay/H.F. Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting.
The revelation that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been secretly charged has prompted fears among free-press advocates that the Justice Department is targeting those who publish classified information.
An extensive review by the Houston Chronicle finds that 44 percent of supposedly ordinary Texans quoted by former reporter Mike Ward, who specialized in criminal justice, could not be found.
Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan takes journalists to task for not reporting skeptically enough on many of President Trump’s statements on immigration.
The Court will soon decide whether to hear a case arguing that Florida’s ban on Prison Legal News is unconstitutional. One of the authors of a supporting brief explains why upholding the First Amendment for prisoners is in everyone’s interest.
One newspaper says that publishing mugshots has been a “game-changer” for website popularity. Media ethics experts like Kelly McBride says “best practice would be to follow up on every single case,” which media rarely do.
Cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn has changed the site’s policy of automatically using mugshots (“the worst photos people will ever take”) with minor crime stories. It no longer names perpetrators of minor crimes. The site is also launching an effort to review individuals’ requests to remove their names from old stories.
Arpaio claims an opinion piece by Michelle Cottle includes “false, defamatory factual assertions” that will hurt his 2020 campaign for the late Sen. John McCain’s seat.
Will the podcast’s newest endeavor be heard above the noise? “There are a lot of reporters, there are a lot of researchers, there are a lot of people who have been banging this drum for a while, wanting to talk about the criminal justice system,” co-creator Julie Snyder says.