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With vast records of police misconduct now public, California news outlets are collaborating instead of competing

Joshua Benton

March 20, 2019 |

Nieman Lab |

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Response Location: United States, California

More than 30 California news organizations collaborated to gain access to, and publish news stories about, previously secret police disciplinary cases. Filing more than 1,100 records requests with more than 600 law enforcement agencies, members of the California Reporting Project leveraged each others' resources rather than competing to tackle the massive reporting project made possible by a new state transparency law. The collaboration is an example of local and regional partnerships that have helped a struggling news industry still cover local and state government news.

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Police accountability: Statewide media coalition pushing hard to acquire police records

Sukey Lewis Thomas Peele Alex Emslie

March 19, 2019 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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Response Location: United States, California

A new California law requiring that police departments make public their records of police officers' misconduct revealed numerous cases that had not been known before. Police unions and state and local governments sought protection in the courts from having to disclose the records, but when they lost those challenges the records began coming out. The California Reporting Project formed as a coalition of news organizations statewide that have teamed up to make full use of the new transparency law. The project filed hundreds of records requests seeking more disclosures.

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It Takes a Friend to Get a Friend to Vote

Tina Rosenberg

March 19, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

A suite of new voting apps are bringing new technologies to old organizing methods, like asking (or shaming) friends to vote and finding community leaders to encourage voter turnout. These old methods, now called "relational organizing," are coming back into fashion in an age of impersonal elections, when strangers often reach out to strangers to ask them to vote and campaigns spend millions on Facebook and television ads.

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How drones and satellite images are measuring the forests used for carbon offsets

Adele Peters

March 15, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The technology company Pachama has developed a way to combine “satellite, drone, and lidar images” to estimate the size of trees and forests around the globe. Its founders were motivated by the carbon offset industry. If companies want to offset emissions, the rationale goes, it is better to know precisely where forests need to be restored. Pachama’s technology can do just that.

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Citywide data partnership offers new ways to serve students

Tara Garcia Mathewson

March 14, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City school district and a group of local nonprofits are implementing a new software management system that will allow partners to access student data from a range of sources. The data-sharing agreement will paint a more holistic picture of students and, in the future, allow teachers and others to make informed interventions when appropriate.

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As oil trains roll into Portland, city residents keep watch

Carl Segerstrom

March 13, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

In Portland, Oregon, a group of activists have come together to be the eyes for their community when it comes to oil train shipments. There is a surprising lack of transparency when it comes to moving crude oil by train, and the state has yet to implement monitoring standards. Because of this, activists work in shifts to be informal watchdogs for their city, making sure the public is as informed as possible even with the lack of official information.

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Denmark's "sex week" helps kids navigate their sexuality

Edward Siddons

March 13, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: Denmark

Every year, the sixth week of classes in Denmark is dedicated to sex education. Over 20,000 teachers and 400,000 students participate in programming that goes beyond the basics to challenge participants to analyze gender norms, sexual rights, and laws in other countries related to sex.

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“WhatsApp has come in to fill the void”: In Zimbabwe, the future of news is messaging

Julia Thomas

March 13, 2019 |

Nieman Lab |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, messaging app WhatsApp makes up almost half of all internet usage in the country. That means it's a prime way to distribute news, especially to those who would otherwise not have access but outlets are finding that the distribution model comes with its own challenges.

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Paid internships are a reality again in Congress after public shaming

Paul Kane

March 12, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Paying Congressional interns gives lower income students a chance to engage with the legislative process. By bringing increased attention to the lack of paid internships on Capitol Hill, the nonprofit, Pay Our Interns, succeed in pressuring Congress to allocate funds for intern stipends. The funding makes opportunities on the Hill more accessible to those who cannot rely on family financial support to accept an unpaid internship.

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Does Baltimore Need a Crime-Tracking App?

Sarah Holder

March 11, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Citizen, a crime-tracking app that first made an appearance in New York and California, has launched in Baltimore, Maryland, a city with a crime rate that has skyrocketed in recent years. Alerting community members to crime happening at specific locations via curation by city safety officials, the app aims to help people feel more informed and safer while complementing more traditional emergency services.

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