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  Freedom, then the press: New York media and bail reform

  Causal Claims Dehumanizing Labels Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sensationalism and Anecdotes Sourcing Stylistic Choices Verification Analysis

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  Image control: how police affect the presentation of crime news

  Police Sources - Bias Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis

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  Blue lies matter

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  'Officials say…'.

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Sources - Bias Police Statements Sourcing Verification

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  From Freddie Gray to Tyre Nichols, early police claims often misleading

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis

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  In N.Y.C. jail system, guards often lie about excessive force

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis

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  How video finally proved that cops lie

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  Hello, sheriff's department? How about a straight answer?

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Sources - Bias Police Statements Sourcing Verification

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  When media rely on what police say, they miss key truths about crime, black communities

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Practice change

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  Police reports shouldn't set the news agenda: a guide to avoiding systemic racism in reporting

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  Crime and punishment

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  How bias In police reports impacts the way journalists cover policing

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  The 7 habits of successful journalists: how do you develop scepticism?

  Police Statements Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change

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  Debunking false information: investigating journalists’ fact-checking skills

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  How false news can spread

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  What is the impact of publishing inaccurate information for readers/viewers? For the reporter?

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  What motives might police or prosecutors have for making inaccurate claims about crime data? About a specific crime? About a shooting committed by a police officer? About a new criminal legal policy, like changes to the rules about how judges set bail?

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  What tools do journalists have to verify claims made by police, prosecutors, and other criminal legal officials?

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  What should journalists do if they are unable to verify claims made by police, prosecutors, and other criminal legal officials? Other sources?

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  Can you think of a situation when it would be best not to publish a story if information cannot be verified? A situation when the story should be published anyway? What kind of disclaimer might be necessary if you do decide to publish?

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  Why is accepting all claims made by police, prosecutors, and criminal legal officials as fact problematic for reporters?

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  Can you think of other beats in which journalists have to work with official sources who have a history of inaccuracy or dishonesty? What lessons can crime reporters learn from those journalists?

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  How do skepticism and cynicism differ? Why should journalists approach claims from police with skepticism? From other sources?

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  Rethinking the press's relationship with police

  Passive Voice Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Stylistic Choices Verification Analysis Practice change

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  Spike in crime inflames debate over bail law in New York

  Police Statements Verification Practice change

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  Analyzing motivations: The War on Drugs

  Police Statements Verification

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  Report finds bail reform in Chicago reduced pretrial incarceration without hurting public sfety

  Crime Statistics Police Statements Verification Practice change

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  During questioning in Albany, NYPD Commissioner Shea backtracks on bail reform law as big reason for gun violence

  Crime Statistics Police Statements Verification

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  Creating your own "blue checkmark" process

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Verification

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  Journalism industry grapples with rebuilding the crime beat

  Mugshots Police Statements Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Stylistic Choices Verification Practice change

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  The perils of breaking news coverage

  Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification

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  Telling stories about crime is hard. That’s no excuse for not doing better.

  Arrests and Allegations Causal Claims Crime vs. Harm Police Statements Sensationalism and Anecdotes Source Perspectives Sourcing Story Selection Verification Practice change

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