Amber Healy

569. Rethinking incarceration, policing subject of new documentary

In his documentary Reimagining Safety, Matthew Solomon explores the false premise that more police and more prisons makes us safer. He also provides practical and actionable solutions toward achieving systems of safety that work for everyone.

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568. Documenters boost Resolve Philly’s coverage of important local meetings

Julie Christie, director of data and special projects at Resolve Philly, discusses how her newsroom partnered with Chicago’s City Bureau Documenters Network to recruit, train and pay Philadelphians to attend and take notes at public meetings across the city.

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567. The Trust Project tackles the crisis of trust and misinformation in media

Peabody Award-winning journalist Sally Lehrman talks about founding The Trust Project and how the nonprofit global consortium of news organizations is tackling the crisis of trust and misinformation in the media industry.

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566. Local news viewed through a postindustrial lens

Carmen Gentile, founder and editor at large of Postindustrial, explains how the independent, journalism-first, multimedia news outlet covers the areas in the United States that were once deemed highly industrialized. While some communities continue to struggles, others are finding new ways to thrive.

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565. Philadelphia Inquirer adopts ‘Up for Review’ policy to consider de-listing stories

Evan Benn, senior director of special projects and communications at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Emily Babay, coverage editor on the Inquirer’s Now Team, discuss the “Up for Review,” policy in which the paper reexamines stories that caused significant harm when they were first reported.

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564. Where food and institutional power intersect in North Carolina is focus of new partnership

The Assembly, a digital magazine about the people, institutions, and ideas that shape North Carolina, recently partnered with The Food Section, a newsletter that covers food and drink in the American South. Kyle Villemain and Hanna Raskin, founders of The Assembly and The Food Section, respectively, discuss what their partnership means for the Carolinas and beyond.

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