Why people choose to stay in areas vulnerable to natural disasters
…projected in the 1970s to hit New York every 500 years, might hit the city every five years by 2030. In May 2018, a major flood ravaged Ellicott City, Maryland…
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Homicide in Brazil: What journalists should know
…a shantytown located within a large city.) Cabral was jailed in 2016 after leaving the governor’s office, convicted of corruption. When his successor, Luiz Fernando Pezão took over, the state…
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The doctor will see you now: When the neighborhood is a patient
…2017 over $22 million was invested in the neighborhood. The main financial contributions came from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the city of Columbus, United Way, the Franklin County Land Bank and…
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Heroin overdoses surged following Oxycontin reformulation
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia is a hub for heroin dealers and users on the East coast. The city tried to clean up the area…
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How he did it: A reporter investigates an Alabama sheriff who pocketed over $2 million in jail food funds
…the story of a cub reporter at a community newspaper. The young journalist had been thrilled by with a chance to interview “a famous person” — a city councilor in…
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Cocaine use is on the rise: Research highlights troubling trends
…of Fentanyl in Cocaine-Involved Fatal Overdoses: Implications for Prevention Nolan, Michelle L.; et al. Journal of Urban Health, February 2019. In New York City, the rate of cocaine-involved overdose deaths…
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White supremacy: Research on cyber-racism and domestic terrorism
…mass shooting in the Texas border city of El Paso in 2019. An armed gunman motivated by hate killed 23 people and injured about two dozen more at a local…
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What happens to a community when a rural school closes?
…area’s key asset. When a group of New York City and New Jersey friends formed a hunting and fishing club on Piseco Lake in 1892, they noted proudly that they’d chosen…
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53% of journalists surveyed weren’t sure they could spot flawed research
…journalists like me.” “Develops tip sheets, etc. about how to report on different beats, e.g. police, courts, affordable housing, city infrastructure, e.g. sewage, drainage, water, city financing alternatives for capital…
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‘Causes’ vs. ‘contributes to’: Strong causal language on product warning labels more effective
…high standards and very specific standards for what’s allowable.” In 2015, for example, the city of San Francisco enacted a sugar-sweetened beverage warning ordinance, which required ads for sugar-sweetened beverages…
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