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Category: Public Editor
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Public Editor: Indiana’s got a voting problem. News outlets can only do so much to fix it
Here’s what journalists and government officials could do to get more voters to the polls.
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Public Editor: ICE detainees’ deaths raise questions about news coverage of Asian communities
Indy’s press is missing key voices.
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Public Editor: How will the consolidation of Indy TV stations change our city?
What viewers should look for
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Public Editor: Who covers education in Indy?
Parents have to work to find information about schools
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Public Editor: How to find the most up-to-date news on Indy area data centers
Indy news outlets find different ways to engage the public
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Public Editor: An Indiana public records fight went to court. The journalists (and the public) won.
When public records requests go unanswered, it’s the public that suffers.
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Public Editor: Covering a police officer killed in the line of duty
There were many stories, yet still some gaps in coverage
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Public Editor: What do we learn about local newsrooms by looking at their Olympics coverage?
Many Indy newsrooms rely on their parent companies to bring their audiences news from the Winter Games
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Public Editor: I’m the new Indy Public Editor and here’s how I plan to do the job
No one’s ever done this job before