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  Policing 2020: local news reporting during a year of racial justice protests

  Source Perspectives Sourcing Analysis

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  Talking heads: crime reporting on cable news

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  Misinformation: 3 tips to help journalists avoid being part of the problem

  Causal Claims Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change

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  Tips for smarter reporting

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  Crime reporting makes us love the cops

  Crime vs. Harm Police Sources - Bias Source Perspectives Sourcing Story Selection

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  What factors might contribute to a lack of diverse perspectives in crime reporting?

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  Whose voices are not being heard in most crime stories? Why do you think this is?

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  Besides police officers, what groups of people have experience that is relevant to reporting on public safety issues?

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  Should journalists include the perspectives of people who support alternative approaches to addressing violence and other types of harm in their reporting? Why or why not?

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  A new kind of crime reporting

  Causal Claims Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change

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  Tips for better sourcing

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  Call on the community

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  What happened when a Brooklyn neighborhood policed itself for five days

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• Teaching Idea

  Building a source library

  Police Sources - Bias Source Perspectives Sourcing

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• Lesson Plan

  Diversifying source perspectives

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  Gannett launches a network-wide push to rework its crime coverage

  Arrests and Allegations Sensationalism and Anecdotes Source Perspectives Story Selection Practice change

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  How Gannett sites embraced a whole-community approach to public safety

  Crime vs. Harm Sensationalism and Anecdotes Source Perspectives Sourcing Story Selection Practice change

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  What do readers/viewers to know about a source so that they can assess motivations and credibility?

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

  Police Statements Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change

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