‘DYING INSIDE’: CHAOS AND CRUELTY IN LOUISIANA JUVENILE DETENTION
Repeated abuses, overlooked complaints and a surge in suicide attempts at a detention center with powerful allies. By Megan Shutzer and Rachel Lauren Mueller This story appeared on the front page of the New York Times on October 30, 2022. Update: On Tuesday, the Louisiana governor asked for an investigation into conditions at Ware Youth Center. COUSHATTA,…
Read MoreHope and disappointment for the homeless in Oakland
(Pictured above: Kymberli and Lenton Wilson outside of the tent where they were living last year. Photo by Jared R. Stapp) This story appeared in the California Today newsletter of The New York Times on July 14, 2021. By Brett Simpson (’21) When Kymberli Wilson opens her eyes in the morning, the sight of a solid roof…
Read MoreIn Oakland, breaking down barriers with cookies
The New York Times has joined forces with the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism to provide expanded coverage on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting California. Led by the IRP, more than 80 students and nearly 20 journalism instructors organized to report on the impact of the novel coronavirus in each of…
Read MoreA Dangerous Business: An Investigation Into One of America’s Most Hazardous Employers
The most successful and most honored of our projects to date is a 2003 joint project involving The New York Times, PBS FRONTLINE and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that exposed worker death and dismemberment at an Alabama iron pipe company. It all started in a class at Berkeley Journalism. Following up on a tip provided…
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