1/ Today, hundreds of U.S. newsrooms banded together to defend a #FreePress and dispel @realdonaldtrump’s charges that we’re an “enemy of the people.”
We’re the opposite. We help people every day, in ways large and small.
And our work proves it. apps.bostonglobe.com/opinion/graphi…
We’re the opposite. We help people every day, in ways large and small.
And our work proves it. apps.bostonglobe.com/opinion/graphi…
2/ “So much Fake News is being reported,” @realDonaldTrump tweeted on Jan. 13. “They don’t even try to get it right, or correct it when they are wrong.”
3/ 9 days later, @AsburyParkPress launched a series on NJ police accountability. It exposed deaths and millions in taxpayer funds spent to hush allegations of abuse: app.com/series/theshie…
It also prompted swift reforms: random drug testing and early warning systems for cops.
It also prompted swift reforms: random drug testing and early warning systems for cops.
4/ On Feb. 11, Trump tweeted, “the People no longer trust the media, whose approval ratings are correctly at their lowest levels in history!”
5/ *The next day*, @readfrontier uncovered the OK state finance director's history of domestic assault and other crimes.
He was one of the highest-ranking officials in the state. He resigned less than 24 hours later.
readfrontier.org/stories/follow…
He was one of the highest-ranking officials in the state. He resigned less than 24 hours later.
readfrontier.org/stories/follow…
6/ That same month, @northjersey found that DuPont polluted a NJ neighborhood and then worked for decades to keep secret and downplay the extent of contamination.
Now, the attorney general is investigating. northjersey.com/story/news/wat…
Now, the attorney general is investigating. northjersey.com/story/news/wat…
7/ In March, the president claimed that “Mainstream Media in U.S. is being mocked all over the world. They’ve gone CRAZY!”
8/ A couple weeks later, @newsobserver reported that the development of a chicken plant in N.C. was threatening to displace residents nearby.
After the story came out, the company struck a deal to pay the residents – and extend their deadline to move. newsobserver.com/news/local/art…
After the story came out, the company struck a deal to pay the residents – and extend their deadline to move. newsobserver.com/news/local/art…
9/ May: “Much of the Media may be corrupt, but the People truly get it!”
10/ Corrupt, huh?
After we wrote about a draft of a National Parks report that censored all mention of climate change, the uncensored version was publicly released.
revealnews.org/blog/national-…
After we wrote about a draft of a National Parks report that censored all mention of climate change, the uncensored version was publicly released.
revealnews.org/blog/national-…
11/ On to July. “Much of our news media is indeed the enemy of the people.”
12/ First of all, we’ve been over this.
13/ Secondly: New Jersey's broken system for investigating sudden and suspicious deaths – investigated by @njdotcom – is getting more resources and tougher oversight under a new law. nj.com/politics/index…
14/ Following reporting from @propublica and @NYTimes, an influential state commission said the blood-spatter analysis used to convict a former Texas high school principal of murder was “not accurate or scientifically supported.” propublica.org/article/texas-…
15/ Then, in August, this happened.
Meanwhile, a bunch of great journalists kept doing their job: Serving people, in ways big and small.
Meanwhile, a bunch of great journalists kept doing their job: Serving people, in ways big and small.
16/ @dallasnews, for example, took a hard look at super-long wait times at Texas driver's license centers.
The next week, @TxDPS hired 100 new employees to bolster its staffing centers across the state: dallasnews.com/news/news/2018…
The next week, @TxDPS hired 100 new employees to bolster its staffing centers across the state: dallasnews.com/news/news/2018…
17/ And in Florida, a school district didn’t tell parents for more than a year that it was discovering high levels of lead in some schools’ drinking water.
The district announced its findings only after @tb_times started asking questions. tampabay.com/projects/2018/…
The district announced its findings only after @tb_times started asking questions. tampabay.com/projects/2018/…
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