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Steven Rich retweeted
Back in July, I was named editor of @irworkshop - a non-profit newsroom based at American University that functions as a journalism clinic. We've been heads down, hard at work. But today we relaunched our newsletter with updates on what we've been up to irworkshop.substack.com/p/re…
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Special offer today: You can spend nearly all afternoon hearing/learning from folks on @wpdatateam!
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🧵I began reporting this story back in 2017. At the time, I'd heard rumors about a handful of teachers. I had no idea the abuse stretched back 40 years & involved dozens of educators.
This is the story of how so many from my childhood were hurt, as their community stood silent.
Steven Rich retweeted
The United States is failing at a fundamental mission — keeping people alive.
A year-long Washington Post examination reveals that the erosion in life spans is deeper and broader than widely recognized, afflicting a far-reaching swath of the country. wapo.st/45fnDcn
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NEW: The head of Seattle's police union pushed to have a body camera analytics contract canceled days after another officer was caught on camera joking with him about #JaahnaviKandula's death, records obtained by Open Vallejo show. openvallejo.org/2023/09/21/s…
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we’ve spent months collecting and analyzing thousands of posts on TikTok/Instagram to uncover how the food industry is using dietitians to market its products and company-friendly messages online
w/ @anahadoconnor and @sashachavkin at @examinationnews
washingtonpost.com/wellness/…
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Maura's story sparked this investigation into the Smithsonian's racial brain collection.
She was an Indigenous Filipino woman who came to St. Louis to be put on display at the World's Fair. When she died, an anthropologist likely took her cerebellum.
wapo.st/3YDekkN
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It will probably take you more than 5 seconds for this link to load. Because Elon's X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes. By @jeremybmerrill and @drewharwell washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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Revealing the Smithsonian’s “Racial Brain Collection” led by a museum curator in the 1900s who believed in White superiority. By @ndungca and @clurhealy washingtonpost.com/history/i…
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On the day Mary Sara died in 1933, the doctor caring for the 18-year-old offered her brain to one of the most revered museums in the world: The Smithsonian's US National Museum.
Today, the Smithsonian still has Mary’s brain in storage with 254 others. washingtonpost.com/history/i…
Steven Rich retweeted
Today is intern appreciation day at @wpdatateam! We’ve had the luck to work with three amazing journalists this summer - @PrayagGordy, @ccemorse & @Invisibae. And the strong work they’ve done is gonna continue to roll out all fall
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Dan Snyder will pay the NFL $60 million as part of the closing of the Commanders sale after the league’s investigation concluded the team withheld revenue it should have shared with other franchises and that Snyder sexually harassed a former employee.
washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
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An analysis of race and ethnicity data from the eight states that currently ban race-based admission policies in higher education shows how a federal ban on affirmative action might harm minority students. By @janicekchen and @sadbumblebee washingtonpost.com/education…
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NEW: Eleven years ago this week, Vallejo police killed 17-year-old Jared Huey. Now, the city of Vallejo is fighting to keep information about his death a secret — and using laws aimed at protecting the reputations of minors to do it. openvallejo.org/2023/06/28/t…
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The @wpdatateam has been crazy busy this month, and the paywall is down right now, so here's a quick thread of stories you should check out:
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I spent months following up with a handful of the dozens of people who were displaced after the National Park Service shut down DC’s largest homeless encampment in McPherson Square.
What happened after they scattered? They were evicted again and again.
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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NEW: California Attorney General @AGRobBonta plans to intensify state oversight of Vallejo police. What will it mean for the city? Open Vallejo asked five police oversight and criminal justice experts to find out. openvallejo.org/2023/06/20/c…
Steven Rich retweeted
reminder to journalists: the submarine's game controller is standard use for submarines, tanks, drones, etc. for the military. i know it sounds funny to you but it's actually one of the least remarkable things about the submarine vice.com/en/article/bvjjqq/w…
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A county of 17,000 people accounts for a third of the forfeitures in Nebraska. Drivers are given a choice: give up their cash, or be taken to jail, charged with a crime.
Incredible piece from Seacrest Greater Nebraska reporter @nataliaalamdari.
flatwaterfreepress.org/using…
