1/ Oh, did you think #Census2020 was over?
It.👏 Is.👏🏽 Not.👏🏾 Over.👏🏿
In fact, things are JUST getting interesting. @DaveeJonesLock and @ByardDuncan have heard from ~150 census employees about problems on the ground.
And they want to hear more: reveal.forms.fm/work-for-the-c…
It.👏 Is.👏🏽 Not.👏🏾 Over.👏🏿
In fact, things are JUST getting interesting. @DaveeJonesLock and @ByardDuncan have heard from ~150 census employees about problems on the ground.
And they want to hear more: reveal.forms.fm/work-for-the-c…
2/ Our reporters have been letting workers’ experiences guide coverage of #Census2020 for months.
First, it was faulty technology in the field. revealnews.org/article/weve-a…
First, it was faulty technology in the field. revealnews.org/article/weve-a…
3/ Then, it was a wave of complaints about duplicative work, arbitrary terminations and haphazard management practices. revealnews.org/article/census…
4/ Most recently, Census Bureau workers from across the country told us that efforts to speed up and streamline the count generated major confusion – and, in some areas, may have reduced data quality. revealnews.org/article/census…
5/ Meanwhile, even though field operations for the 2020 count ended in October, there’s been a trickle of startling news coming out of the bureau.
In November, it announced the discovery of “anomalies” in its data. apnews.com/article/census…
In November, it announced the discovery of “anomalies” in its data. apnews.com/article/census…
6/ In January, @NPR’s @hansilowang first reported that the bureau needed more time – MUCH more time – than it initially claimed it would to release its first set of 2020 results.
https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1348770139190255622
7/ One of the main reasons the bureau sped up on-the-ground operations last year was to deliver apportionment totals to former Pres. Trump by Dec. 31. These shifting deadlines created major chaos for workers across the U.S.
8/ That’s not all. This week, the Census Bureau’s director, Steven Dillingham, abruptly stepped down after allegedly rushing out a report on noncitizens.
That’s eleven months before his term was set to end. npr.org/2021/01/18/957…
That’s eleven months before his term was set to end. npr.org/2021/01/18/957…
9/ And one of Pres. @JoeBiden’s first executive orders?
It aims to ensure a “Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
It aims to ensure a “Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
10/ We’re also outsourcing the tips we get! If you’re a local reporter and want to dig into these problems in your area, sign up for our Reveal Reporting Networks and select the “Seeing 2020 Reporting Network”: revealnews.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=cb…
11/ So again: There are a lot of stories yet to be told about #Census2020. And our reporters @daveejoneslock and @ByardDuncan are standing by to tell them.
If you worked for the bureau and want to share your story, reach them here: screendoor.dobt.co/reveal/work-fo…
If you worked for the bureau and want to share your story, reach them here: screendoor.dobt.co/reveal/work-fo…
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