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Crime Statistics Crime vs. Harm Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Stylistic Choices Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Workers’ risk underestimation and occupational health and safety regulation Crime vs. Harm Story Selection Analysis Learn more Reading Journalism industry grapples with rebuilding the crime beat Mugshots Police Statements Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Stylistic Choices Verification Practice change Learn more Reading Why I quit: local newspapers can needlessly ruin lives for empty clicks Crime vs. Harm Story Selection Practice change Learn more Reading The influence of local television news on the viewing public Arrests and Allegations Racial Bias Story Selection Analysis Learn more Reading Homicide and bargained justice: the agenda-setting effect of crime news on prosecutors Arrests and Allegations Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Analysis Learn more Reading 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 Learn more Reading How Gannett sites embraced a whole-community approach to public safety Crime vs. Harm Sensationalism and Anecdotes Source Perspectives Sourcing Story Selection Practice change Learn more Reading AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimes Arrests and Allegations Story Selection Practice change Learn more Reading Gannett launches a network-wide push to rework its crime coverage Arrests and Allegations Sensationalism and Anecdotes Source Perspectives Story Selection Practice change Learn more Reading A dangerous distortion of our families: representations of families, by race, in news and opinion media Racial Bias Story Selection Learn more Exemplar Coverage Is NYC Safe? The reality of crime rates in New York Crime Statistics Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Verification Analysis Learn more Reading South Bend and St. Louis, where crime statistics can mislead Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Innocent until proven guilty? Arrests and Allegations Dehumanizing Labels Mugshots Racial Bias Story Selection Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more Reading The dangerous racialization of crime in U.S. news media Racial Bias Story Selection Analysis Learn more Exemplar Coverage Stories about crime are rife with misinformation and racism, critics say Causal Claims Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading New York City is a lot safer than small-town America Crime Statistics Verification Learn more Reading Latest Bureau of Justice Statistics' publication on "Criminal Victimization, 2020" suggests violent crime hit historic lows in 2020 Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Narratives of crime and criminals: how places socially construct the crime Racial Bias Story Selection Learn more Reading How crime stories foiled reform in victorian britain Crime Statistics Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Verification Analysis Learn more Exemplar Coverage Hundreds of assault cases misreported by Milwaukee Police Department Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading What happens when people panic about crime rates Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Data journalism: in whose interests? Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading New York Police Department manipulates crime reports, study finds Crime Statistics Police Sources - Accuracy Sourcing Verification Learn more Reading 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 Learn more Reading Blue lies matter Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis Learn more Reading 'Officials say…'. Police Sources - Accuracy Police Sources - Bias Police Statements Sourcing Verification Learn more Reading From Freddie Gray to Tyre Nichols, early police claims often misleading Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Image control: how police affect the presentation of crime news Police Sources - Bias Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis Learn more Reading In N.Y.C. jail system, guards often lie about excessive force Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis Learn more Exemplar Coverage How video finally proved that cops lie Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Analysis Learn more Exemplar Coverage Hello, sheriff's department? How about a straight answer? Police Sources - Accuracy Police Sources - Bias Police Statements Sourcing Verification Learn more Reading The 7 habits of successful journalists: how do you develop scepticism? Police Statements Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change Learn more Reading When media rely on what police say, they miss key truths about crime, black communities Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Practice change Learn more Reading Debunking false information: investigating journalists’ fact-checking skills Police Statements Verification Application Learn more Reading Police reports shouldn't set the news agenda: a guide to avoiding systemic racism in reporting Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Verification Practice change Learn more Reading Deterrence and incapacitation: a quick review of the research Causal Claims Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Do prisons make us safer? Causal Claims Verification Analysis Learn more Exemplar Coverage The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequality and respect Causal Claims Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Reducing violence without police: a review of research evidence Causal Claims Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Conclusions from the history of research into the effects of police force size on crime—1968 through 2013: a historical systematic review Causal Claims Verification Learn more Reading The truth behind crime statistics Causal Claims Verification Learn more Reading A new community safety blueprint: how the federal government can address violence and harm through a public health approach Causal Claims Verification Learn more Reading A journalist’s guide to the FBI’s 2021 crime statistics Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Myths and realities: understanding recent trends in violent crime Causal Claims Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Rethinking the press's relationship with police Passive Voice Police Sources - Accuracy Police Statements Sourcing Stylistic Choices Verification Analysis Practice change Learn more Reading A new kind of crime reporting Causal Claims Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change Learn more Reading Police PR machine under scrutiny for inaccurate reporting, alleged pro-cop bias Police Sources - Bias Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading Revealed: police unions spend millions to influence policy in biggest US cities Police Sources - Bias Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading Prosecutor lobbying in the States, 2015-2018 Police Sources - Bias Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading Roundtable: truth, Trump and journalism Police Sources - Accuracy Sourcing Practice change Learn more Reading Policing 2020: local news reporting during a year of racial justice protests Source Perspectives Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading Talking heads: crime reporting on cable news Source Perspectives Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading Misinformation: 3 tips to help journalists avoid being part of the problem Causal Claims Source Perspectives Sourcing Verification Practice change Learn more Reading Tips for smarter reporting Source Perspectives Sourcing Practice change Learn more Reading How the New York Times uses "experts" Source Anonymity Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading Tips for better sourcing Source Perspectives Sourcing Practice change Learn more Reading Call on the community Source Perspectives Sourcing Practice change Learn more Reading Never mind the hyperbolics. Please can I have some less? Hyperbole Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more Reading Discursive practices of territorial stigmatization: how newspapers frame violence and crime in a Chicago community Hyperbole Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more Reading How to humiliate and shame: a reporter's guide to the power of the mugshot Mugshots Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more Reading Mugged! Mugshots Stylistic Choices Analysis Practice change Learn more Reading MLive is discontinuing the routine use of police mugshots Mugshots Stylistic Choices Practice change Learn more Reading Fewer mugshots, less naming and shaming: how editors in Cleveland are trying to build a more compassionate newsroom Mugshots Stylistic Choices Practice change Learn more Reading No mugshot exploitation here: the New Haven Independent aims to respect the reputations of those arrested in the community it covers Arrests and Allegations Mugshots Story Selection Stylistic Choices Practice change Learn more Exemplar Coverage How crime stats lie — and what you need to know to understand them Crime Statistics Sensationalism and Anecdotes Story Selection Verification Practice change Learn more Reading How the language of criminal justice inflicts lasting harm Dehumanizing Labels Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more Reading Culling the anonymous sources Source Anonymity Sourcing Analysis Learn more Reading The geography of crime in four U.S. cities: perceptions and reality Crime Statistics Verification Analysis Learn more Reading Tightening the screws on anonymous sources Source Anonymity Sourcing Practice change Learn more Reading The disconnect on anonymous sources Source Anonymity Sourcing Analysis Practice change Learn more Reading Officer-involved: The media language of police killings. Passive Voice Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more Reading Major media outlets can't stop describing police violence as 'officer-involved' incidents. Passive Voice Stylistic Choices Analysis Learn more