Critics Say Media Focus On Street Crime, Downplay Many Violations
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 17
- 1 min
What Were The Decisions Behind The Post's Mass Shooting Article?
On Thursday, the Washington Post published an article called “Terror on Repeat,” that displayed mass shootings in a way no other...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 14
- 2 min
Chinese Scientist Wants Ex-Fox Reporter Held in Contempt of Court
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 2
- 1 min
Alabama Reporter, Publisher Arrested Over Grand Jury Article
Police arrested a southwestern Alabama publisher and reporter when they published an article containing what officials say was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 24
- 2 min
Court Says Texas Drone Restriction Does Not Violate First Amendment
In a loss for Texas journalists, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a state law restricting use of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 20
- 2 min
Holloway Coverage Continues 'Missing White Women' Syndrome
In the summer of 2005, major news networks were running a seemingly endless barrage of stories about Natalee Holloway the 18-year-old,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 9
- 3 min
DOJ, Media, PERF Discuss Guidelines For Coverage Of Demonstrations
The demonstrations and rioting in summer 2020 were unlike anything the U.S. had seen recently. While most stayed peaceful, many turned...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 6
- 2 min
How News Media Can Improve Coverage Of Gun Violence
Journalists can cover the scourge of gun violence in the U.S. better by focusing more on its causes and remedies rather than...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 5
- 2 min
Reporting On No-Knock Warrants, Child Abuse Wins Journalism Prizes
The John Jay College for Criminal Justice announced its annual awards for best print and online reporting by news organizations on...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 26
- 2 min
NY Times Plans Series On Lessons Learned About Violence Prevention
In 1996, the bipartisan Council on Crime in America released a dire report. the New York Times headlined it, "Experts on Crime Warn of a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Rolling Stone Founder Still Defends Inaccurate Virginia Rape Article
Jann Wenner—founder of the music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone—is still defending an infamously inaccurate article that appeared...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Will Trump Georgia Case Be 'Circus Trial' Rivaling OJ, Arias, Anthony?
The first of the televised sessions in former President Trump’s conspiracy trial in Georgia aired last week and it was dull: Two of the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Fox: Media Wrongly Depicted FL Shooter As 'Hero (for) Hatemongers'
Before being replaced on newspaper front pages by Hurricane Idalia, the fatal shooting of three Black residents of Jacksonville, Fla., by...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Trump GA Hearings, Trial Will Be Televised and Live-Streamed
Former President Donald Trump's trial in Fulton County, Ga., is to be televised and live-streamed, the presiding judge said on Thursday....
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 23
- 2 min
'Sensationalistic' Mass Shooter Coverage Cited By GOP Lawmakers
Two Republicans have proposed a resolution in Congress that calls on the news media to change its reporting practices around mass...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Lawyer Says KS Reporter 'Had Every Right' In Controversial Police Raid
The police chief who oversaw the sharply criticized raid of a Kansas local news outlet said a reporter was "either impersonating the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 17
- 2 min
KS Prosecutor Withdraws Search Warrant For County Newspaper
After nearly a week of criticism, the Kansas prosecutor behind a controversial police raid on a newspaper office has agreed to withdraw...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Report Accuses News Media Of Exaggerating Police Brutality
There has been a dramatic increase in media and public attention to police brutality and racial bias. By some measures, the volume of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Judge Strikes Down AZ Law on Recording Officers
An Arizona law that would have made it illegal to film police officers within 8 feet of law enforcement activity if the officer asked a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 18
- 2 min
NJ Law Backfires on Journalists and Accountability: Commentary
A New Jersey law intended to keep judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers safe by allowing them to prevent the public from...
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