Do you know someone in your community who works tenaciously for open records? If so, nominate them by FRIDAY, Feb. 26, for the Local Heroes Contest sponsored by the American Society of News Editors. The grand prize is an all-expense paid trip to the ASNE convention in Washington, D.C., April 11-14. Other winners will win [...]
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The Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley used DUI checkpoint data to discover police and tow-truck companies raking in millions of dollars in seized vehicles from illegal immigrants, according to a Feb. 13 report. Reporter Ryan Gabrielson analyzed checkpoint data, car seizure records, census data and other documents to find law enforcement making big bucks [...]
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In a sort of oblique way, the NYT’s David Brooks said recently that maybe too much transparency is a bad thing. Here, Matthew Yglesias, a smart commentator, responds, in the process adding some interesting perspective on the meaning of openness. It’s a discussion worth following…
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Whether you cover the health beat or have relatives in care facilities, you can tap into nursing home inspection data to find problems in your own community. Check out a great investigative report by the San Antonio Express-News on Feb. 14 that found 2,200 claims of abuse and lack of care by 55 licensed nursing [...]
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