When journalists tell the stories police feed them, without question, they amplify bias, stereotypes and fear.
Community & Public Health
As we look to understand the public health response to COVID-19, Dr. Jan Gurley of the San Francisco Department of Public Health explains what it means when a state institutes Crisis Standards of Care, as Arizona has.
“I don’t think it’s any different than any beat you’re covering,” says Tiney Ricciardi of The Denver Post. “Think about your audience and news they can use.”
"The experience of working with our subjects for more than a year changed my own ideas about homelessness and how to report on it."
How can students head back to school in the fall without triggering new waves of sick families, teachers and staff? With coronavirus cases soaring in major cities in the South and West, administrators are being forced to pit the health of their communities against intense pressure from some parents
Social and bureaucratic hurdles have caused unnecessary delays in obtaining what can be a lifesaving antiretroviral medication.
Friendship Line California relieves loneliness for older adults isolated at home. That makes it easier to stay there.
This story was produced as a larger project by Kiley Russell for the 2019 Impact Fund.
His other stories include:
Pandemic could complicate implementation of new state drinking water fund
Workers are being forced to choose between unemployment or returning to work and risking their family's health.
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.