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A fundamental part of, and test of, society is its justice system. So a fundamental part of journalism is a reporter like @alysanmati. She reports on cases before the courts, but also on issues of justice itself, tackling critical issues of our time+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/23/for-years-ontario-police-have-been-first-to-respond-to-mental-health-crises-should-they-be.html
She goes beyond news headlines to get to relevant issues that flow from news of the day+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/21/if-we-defund-the-police-will-we-need-fewer-jails-and-prisons.html
Alyshah often explores issues of access and equity, including opportunities to reform how justice is delivered+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/19/inside-ontarios-first-major-criminal-trial-by-zoom.html
Those issues include how it can be seen to be done - and how that visibility can be a change for the better+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/05/thousands-watched-the-theriault-decision-and-city-councils-police-debate-online-is-livestreaming-the-future-of-democracy.html
Like the rest of society, justice needs to be examined in relation to evolving knowledge and social factors. Alyshah never loses sight of that need and helps readers understand what is at stake+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/12/when-systemic-and-structural-racism-is-considered-in-sentencing.html
Alyshah does that amid a prodigious and intelligent twitter presence that often details in real time what is happening on an important live court story. She provides context on the spot of what it means and why it matters+
Alyshah provides the history that can get lost when history, as it so often does, shows up in present news and concerns+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/07/the-status-of-calls-to-disarm-defund-and-reform-ontario-police-amid-anti-racism-protests.html
Courts can be a raw place, filled with human anguish, loss, grief, fear, anger. Liberty is at stake, justice is at stake. It is traumatic for participants, and painful for those who witness and document it. Alyshah never loses touch with the humanity behind the system+
@alysanmati is one of a valued team of reporters, providing breaking news, context and analysis of justice in our city and province. You can find more of her and her talented colleagues here https://www.thestar.com/
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