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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 Institute fellows, have left all our belongings – including mobile phones – outside of the facility to be allowed to enter...

Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle

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

After years of covering crime as a television journalist, ABC Wisconsin reporter Sarah Thamer found herself struggling to get out of bed and go to work. The tipping point came after someone tried to run her over on live TV in 2020. She was covering the protests that...

U.S. police forces are not efficient enough; changes are needed

by Petya Mihova | Apr 19, 2022 | Police & Community Tensions

“I’m always afraid,” said Manuel Hernandez, a few hours after the shooting at the Brooklyn subway station. “If you ask anyone in New York – we’re always afraid.” Originally from Guatemala, Hernandez has lived and worked as a driver in New York for 24 years. Hernandez...

The Quagmire of Policing in America… And the World

by Nelly Kalu | Apr 15, 2022 | Police & Community Tensions, Policy, Racial Equity & Police Reform

image: Collin Lloyd/Unsplash On April 4, a white police officer fatally shoots a Black man after a struggle that ensued during a traffic stop in Michigan. Ten days later, the police department released videos of the incident for the sake of transparency. These...

The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder: Grief, anger and sorrow on display

by Pauliina Grym | Apr 5, 2022 | Police & Community Tensions, Policy, Politics, Racial Equity & Police Reform

The death of George Floyd on May 20, 2020, has not been forgotten in Minneapolis. The place of his death has become a memorial where people bring unique and moving handcrafted memorials. And a new photography exhibit, “Documenting A Reckoning: The Murder of George...

Advocacy Journalism: When Journalism Takes A Stand

by Nelly Kalu | Apr 2, 2022 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age, Police & Community Tensions

On Oct. 4, 2020, a viral video showed Nigerian police officers assaulting two men, dragging them out of a hotel and killing one. These officers were members of a special unit of the police force, the anti-robbery squad, also called SARS. The men were probably not...

Overcrowding and crammed cells expose San Quentin prison inmates

Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle

U.S. police forces are not efficient enough; changes are needed

The Quagmire of Policing in America… And the World

The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder: Grief, anger and sorrow on display

Advocacy Journalism: When Journalism Takes A Stand

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