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Earlier this year, I went to Oklahoma to report a piece on something I didn't know much about: voting access for the cognitively and physically disabled. I think this is

One thing we don't talk about enough in terms of public access to information: court transcripts. Just got the quote from a court reporter for the transcript of a 2010

Choice to headline/frame a piece about an all-day rally where a dozen+ speakers called for peace and reform around a single remark from a speaker so insignificant you don’t have

Having spent many nights in the streets during riots, takes like this miss a few things: most crucially that aggressive shows of government/law enforcement force often incite more violence and

something that occurs to me about the “police targeting journalists” narrative: protesters’ right to speech/assembly is the exact same — from the same amendment — as that of the press.

This from @Yamiche, who has covered these stories as closely as anyone...I’ve literally felt all consuming physical pain for days. Then one of my brothers posted a photo from a

Seeing some commentary saying that this type of hostility toward the press is due to Trump. Police in Ferguson did this on many nights. Full camera crews and reporters targeted

One question to ask is about the tactical decisions made by law enforcement in Minneapolis. Where are the police right now? I don't mean that in a "where are they?!"

I've seen a number of police chiefs come out with public statement unequivocally condemning what happened in the Floyd video -- an extent of public condemnation from law enforcement that

Saw this a few days ago and found it thoughtful. I do think media should largely abandon focus /shorthand /emphasis on “unarmed” victims - which suggests that whether someone is

Gonna log off for the day and get some work done. But given...several prominent news stories...here’s a short thread to put our relevant analysis and reporting on policing, race and