Police & Community Tensions Archives

All Square – sandwiches and second chances

by Sanna Raita-aho | Oct 7, 2024 | Police & Community Tensions, Politics, Racial Equity & Police Reform, WPI Activities

All Square is a restaurant adorned with purple lights and a dinner style bar. It offers a menu featuring a variety of grilled cheese sandwiches. The...

The murder of George Floyd – how does the local Minnesotan TV channel recall the events?

by Sanna Raita-aho | Sep 24, 2024 | Journalism, Police & Community Tensions, Racial Equity & Police Reform, US Media

Four years ago, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis shocked the whole globe. It led to global protests, outrage, and discussions of racism in...

Overcrowding and crammed cells expose San Quentin prison inmates

by Alexander Uggla | Apr 28, 2023 | Democracy, Police & Community Tensions

The reporters, all dressed in blue, look up from their computer screens when we enter the editorial room of San Quentin News. We, the World Press...

Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle

by Bridget Rollason | Mar 20, 2023 | Police & Community Tensions, Politics

Sarah Thamer was reporting live on TV when someone tried to run her over with their car,
while covering the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Milwaukee in 2020.