When journalists tell the stories police feed them, without question, they amplify bias, stereotypes and fear.
Health Equity & Social Justice
During the pandemic, the “colonias” along the border in south Texas have been devastated on multiple fronts.
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.
"The experience of working with our subjects for more than a year changed my own ideas about homelessness and how to report on it."
Social and bureaucratic hurdles have caused unnecessary delays in obtaining what can be a lifesaving antiretroviral medication.
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.
How can journalists report on how implicit bias is affecting the quality of health care in their area? We asked some experts for ideas.
An audio-first docuseries exploring what it means to be a Black person having a baby in the United States today.
Why we need to distinguish between bad behavior and structural problems in how we’re organized as a society.