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The mind-boggling conspiracy theories peddled by the QAnon movement are being fanned by countries with a vested interest in destabilizing the U.S., says a former U.S. terrorism official.
A recent study published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity about shooting victims in Chicago found Black people killed in predominantly Black neighborhoods in the city in 2016 received roughly half as much news coverage as white people killed in majority white neighborhoods, and were less likely to be discussed as “multifaceted, complex people.”
Tony Plohetski of the Austin-American Statesman, a finalist for this year’s Harry Frank Guggenheim awards for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting, has won the inaugural Dan Rather Medal for News and Guts. Plohetski won the award for his multimedia investigation into the operations of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.
Prosecutors are generally prevented by DOJ rules from speaking publicly on investigations that are ongoing.
Andrea Sahouri of the Des Moines Register was the first working U.S. journalist to face a criminal trial since 2018. She had been pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest.
Andrea Sahouri, a public safety reporter for the Register, had been covering protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd on May 31 last year, when police pepper-sprayed and arrested her and her then-boyfriend, Spenser Robnett.
Ridgeway’s website, focusing on inmates confined in administrative segregation, capped a 50-year career that made him “one of the legends of modern muckraking.”
A handful of states in the U.S. have proposed measures that limit or ban the use of mug shots that are often made public, a fact that some legal experts say can undermine the presumption of innocence, perpetuate racial stereotypes and leave an indelible stain on a person’s life.
A riveting year-long investigation of Mississippi’s “debtor prisons” and a series of stories documenting the New York Police Department’s failure to hold officers accountable for excessive use of force are the winners of the nation’s most prestigious award for justice journalism.
There’s been a 46 percent increase in Freedom of Information requests that have been pending for 48 months or more since 2019, according to the FOIA Project. Things are not likely to change under Joe Biden’s administration, the Project warned.