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After the Chino Prison riot
Southern California Public RadioOver three days, KPCC investigates allegations of inmate mistreatment at the California Institution for Men in Chino following a bloody 11-hour riot Aug. 8, 2009. The riot left some 200 men injured. It took authorities until sunrise to contain the violence. More…
Remembering the Tragedy
Recordnet.comTwenty years ago, a man walked onto a Stockton elementary school playground with an assault weapon and started shooting. In his wake, five children died, 31 were wounded and a scarred community was left to pick up the pieces. The victims continue to look forward and say we owe it to those who died not to forget. More…
Sayre Fire Survivors Tell Their Stories
Los Angeles Daily NewsResidents in the path of a fast-moving Southern California wildfire talk about losing their homes and moving on. More…
The Black Vote
UC Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismThe African-American vote has become a major focus during this national election with the presence of the first serious black contender, Barack Obama. Black voters are largely choosing between Obama and Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton, who Toni Morrison affectionately called the "first black president." Of those interviewed in Oakland on Super Tuesday, the vote leaned heavily towards Barack Obama and no one voted Republican. More…
Habeas Project
UC Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismBefore 1992, battered women in California who killed their abuser went to prison without the opportunity to show how years of abuse led to murder. In many cases, such testimony would have reduced their sentences. Since then, California law has changed and nearly 30 women have been released early for their crimes. These are the stories of 19 of these women freed since 2002. More…
Uprooted
San Jose Mercury NewsFollow the saga of Sunnyvale Mobile Home dwellers as they fight for their homes, then relocate after developers take over the property. More…
The Extent of the Fires
The New York TimesA map of the wildfires and an update of the status of the firefighting efforts. Some small fires may not appear on the map due to the limitations of satellite sensors. More…
Making It In L.A.
USC Anneberg SchoolMaking it in L.A. examines the lives of six Los Angeles residents and the social issues that impact their lives. The multimedia reporting project was created by six students at USC Annenberg. The students reported and produced the project in conjunction with a class on journalism and social justice issues taught by Visting Professor Elizabeth Osder and Lecturer Robert Berger. The about section provides some useful background sources on how the class was taught and also a case study on the sites production More…
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