NPR, KQED, 2022
Author(s): Sukey Lewis, Sandhya Dirks and NPR's Enterprise Storytelling Unit Staff | NPR, Alex Emslie | KQED
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NPR and KQED examined the police internal affairs ecosystem against the backdrop of renewed national scrutiny of policing tactics and allegations of police brutality. The collaborative work effectively advocates for transparency in a system long shrouded in secrecy and seen by many as shielding police officers from being accountable for bad practices.
E.W. Scripps is largely responsible for today’s free and independent press. In 1878, E.W. started his own newspaper in Cleveland designed to reach the greatest number of people by being affordable. Most importantly, it was completely independent, which left no party, cause, business or individual above criticism.