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posted 03/15/2023
Environmental reporter Tony Briscoe of the Los Angeles Times and investigative reporter Joe Rubin share strategies for covering complex stories of pollution and regulatory failure.
posted 03/15/2023
Reporter Brittny Mejia of the Los Angeles Times shares her strategies for tracking down just the right people to bring her stories to life.
posted 10/14/2022
“I have learned through the school of hard knocks from public records,” Kelly told reporters at the 2022 Data Fellowship.
posted 10/10/2022
From periphery to a core skillset: Nixon reflects on massive shift in data journalism's role in newsgathering.
posted 07/13/2022
The trauma of losing a parent is an incalculable loss for a child anywhere, but the fallout is far greater for those kids forced into institutional care.
posted 07/11/2022
A new book weaves together powerful narratives with research to illustrate the role race and racism play in perpetuating worse health.
posted 04/20/2022
"No going back" has been sociologist Manuel Pastor's rallying cry since the pandemic began. He now fears we're going back.
posted 04/19/2022
The award-winning reporter shares insights and tips from her decade of immersing herself in the lives of one family battling poverty and homelessness.
posted 11/02/2021
Accident victims were found selling off their settlements, sometimes for pennies on the dollar.
posted 10/27/2021
Three journalists outline three very different ways of using data to add backbone to big reporting projects.

Ryan White's Blog

Environmental reporter Tony Briscoe of the Los Angeles Times and investigative reporter Joe Rubin... more »
posted 03/15/23
Reporter Brittny Mejia of the Los Angeles Times shares her strategies for tracking down just the... more »
posted 03/15/23
“I have learned through the school of hard knocks from public records,” Kelly told reporters at... more »
posted 10/14/22

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Posted by RyanWhite | Thursday, 2019-05-09, 11:04
Hi Kathleen, you can find Michael's stories at the following link: ...
Posted by RyanWhite | Friday, 2018-03-23, 09:08
Hi Laura, thanks for the catch. That sentence, now amended, should read: "When she combined this...
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Hi Jack, Feel free to send your email to editor@centerforhealthjournalism.org

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Living for decades on boats, Sausalito's anchor-outs face daily perils, ongoing health challenges and stepped-up police scrutiny.