Opinion | AP Stylebook’s new chapter on crime is a glimpse into the future A decade from now, American newsrooms will have replaced cheap stories with data-rich narratives that educate communities and hold cops accountable June 4, 2024 Kelly McBride
Opinion | Better relationships with cops won’t help journalists cover crime Police coverage is broken. Old ideas aren’t the answer. Newsrooms that take a change-management approach see reforms that stick February 6, 2024 Kelly McBride
Local newsrooms want to stop sensationalizing crime, but it’s hard Here are the common barriers they face and how journalists surmount them. April 11, 2023 Kelly McBride
‘Black Girl Missing’ dramatizes the toll of missing white woman syndrome The new Lifetime movie focuses on a Black mother begging local media to cover her daughter’s disappearance March 6, 2023 Annie Aguiar
What to know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’ The police chief said the investigation so far, including a review of surveillance camera footage, has revealed no evidence of such. February 2, 2023 Tom Kertscher
Opinion | Take special care with coverage of police violence and protests Journalists must make careful decisions about how to accurately and respectfully document events while also mitigating harm. January 30, 2023 Joy Mayer
Will the death of Tyre Nichols spark police reform? Plus, almost eight in 10 Americans say there is a need for some police reforms, the WHO will decide if the pandemic is over today, and more. January 30, 2023 Al Tompkins
Essential self-care for journalists covering the death of Tyre Nichols We conducted more than 30 workshops last year about managing journalism stress and trauma. Here is some advice for what is ahead. January 27, 2023 Al Tompkins
Video of Memphis police’s ‘excessive force’ against Tyre Nichols is coming. What should news outlets show? The video will certainly be graphic. Journalists should be prepared to explain why they chose to show or withhold it. January 26, 2023 Al Tompkins
How police treatment of journalists at protests has shifted from cohabitation to animosity Journalists have moved from observers to targets in recent years, opening a dark, new chapter for press freedom in the United States. June 14, 2022 Erin McGroarty
‘They keep threatening to arrest us.’ The obstacles facing local news in Uvalde San Antonio Express-News editor Nora López talks about her newsroom's struggle against authorities to tell the stories of Uvalde June 10, 2022 Amaris Castillo
Gannett launches a network-wide push to rework its crime coverage Fewer mugshots, additional context and moving beyond police narratives are just some of the changes its newsrooms are making August 12, 2021 Angela Fu
14 local news organizations were recognized with Pulitzer nods this year Social justice and policing dominated in a year when COVID-19 decimated local newsrooms June 11, 2021 Harrison Mantas
This podcast uses once-secret police records to examine officer misconduct NPR is collaborating with member station KQED in California to investigate police accountability May 20, 2021 Angela Fu
A new local true crime podcast dives into the story — and the people who tell them The first season of Lee Enterprises' new podcast centers on the Tulsa World’s reporting on the Oklahoma Girl Scout murders January 24, 2021 Angela Fu
