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Crime and Justice News
Jul 23, 20242 min read
L.A. County Sheriff Wanted To Prosecute Reporter Over Leaks
For at least three years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department secretly investigated — and ultimately urged the state attorney...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Ruben Rosario Dies At 70; Longtime Criminal Justice Journalist
Former St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist Rubén Rosario, a tireless advocate for the powerless, grew up in the Bronx and earned his...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 6, 20241 min read
Kansas Reporter Settles Part Of Lawsuit Over Raid For $235K
A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper will accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Freelancer Wins Settlement Against LAPD After Gathering Photos of Officers
For 29-year-old freelance journalist Ben Camacho, it's two legal victories in two days. On Monday, the city of Los Angeles agreed to drop...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 18, 20242 min read
L.A. To Pay $300K For Journalist Who Published Officer Photos
Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to cover the legal fees of a local journalist and a technology watchdog group sued by the city for...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 17, 20242 min read
Will News Media, Politicians Stop Using The Label 'Felon'?
On May 29, the Associated Press released the 57th edition of its stylebook, providing language guidance to newsrooms. Among its new...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 4, 20243 min read
Associated Press' Best Practices For Media Justice Coverage
The Associated Press Stylebook, which many U.S. news organizations rely on for guidance on best practices, has published a revised...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20242 min read
How True Crime Podcasts Like 'Serial' Affected Justice System
In 1966, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood created the true crime genre. Nearly 50 years later, radio journalist Sarah Koenig decided the...
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Crime and Justice News
May 9, 20242 min read
TV Coverage Of Philadelphia Shootings Lacks Context: Study
Victims whose shootings were covered on local television news in Philadelphia were younger, more likely to be children and were more...
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Crime and Justice News
May 7, 20242 min read
Detention Of Independent Journalist At UCLA Protest Draws Criticism
Legal experts and press organizations are criticizing the detention of an independent journalist, along with a prominent police critic at...
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Crime and Justice News
May 7, 20241 min read
Stories Examining Crime And Justice Garner Pulitzers, Including Two By Small Chicago Non-Profit
A number of stories touching on the criminal legal system won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday. The Washington Post won the prize for national...
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Crime and Justice News
May 5, 20241 min read
Houston Journalist Suspended For Posting Photo Holding Gun
A reporter for the local independent publication Houston Landing was suspended for posting a photo on his private Instagram account...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 30, 20242 min read
A Pandemic Shortage Of Law Enforcement Transparency
Many news organizations covering police and crime news are finding it more difficult to gather information as police departments are...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Media Has Limited Access To Trump Criminal Trial Due To Restrictive NY Law
It’s a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal chargesin an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Florida Woman Sentenced For Stealing, Selling Biden Family Diary
A Florida woman was sentenced Tuesday to a month in prison and three months of home confinement for stealing and selling Joe Biden’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Kansas Newspaper Publisher Sues Officials Over Police Raid
The publisher of a Kansas newspaper raided by police in August is suing officials involved in the move, accusing them of retaliating...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Fake Crime Stories On Website Generate GoFundMe Donations
A tragic story appeared this month on NewsBreak, a website that aggregates local news from across the country. The writer reported on a...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20242 min read
California Police Department To Place Lego Heads Over Suspects' Faces After State Mug Shot Prohibition
Starting this year, California lawmakers have largely prohibited police departments from posting mug shots of nonviolent suspects or of...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20242 min read
TV Reporter Herridge Held In Contempt For Not Revealing Source
A federal judge held investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Growing Sinclair TV Chain Features Crime, Drug Coverage
Every year, local television news stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting survey viewers to help guide the year’s coverage. A key...
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