How an agency charged with protecting public health gave talking points to the lead-battery industry.
Community Safety
More than half of female homicides in the U.S. are linked to intimate partner violence. And one out of 10 victims experienced some form of violence in the month before their death, which suggests there were opportunities for intervention.
He had called her stupid and dumb. And she made herself believe the belittling and degrading were tolerable — it would pass. Little did she know it would get worse.
I first became interested in jail suicides when I was reporting on the state prison in Montana, where I found that murders were quite uncommon inside the prison — but suicides were not.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....
Your job when using someone as a source is to make sure you're letting your audience know everything about that source that is relevant to that story.
"People talk to me about all sorts of health issues, even addiction and sexual assault. Elder abuse was different."
A reporter shares five key sources to help others exploring health care problems in California jails, and some critical caveats you should keep in mind before turning to them.
Oppressed By Wildfire: Weaving Culture Into Fire Management Helps Tribes Reclaim Suppressed Heritage
This story was produced as a project for the 2019 California Fellowship, a program of USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism....
When a major wildfire burns into an urban area, federal disaster officials are quick to offer financial help to people who lose their homes. But not everyone is eligible for aid after a wildfire.