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Jon Meltzer retweeted
"Brnovich 'changed the rules on what to do in cases where the court says ‘well we don’t think this practice was intentionally discriminatory but it’s had that result.'" - Former DOJ Civil Rights Division attorney Pamela Karlan.
The Supreme Court weakened a key piece of the Voting Rights Act, making voting discrimination cases dramatically harder to bring in federal court. Cases citing Section 2 of the Act plummeted 60%, a @BLaw analysis shows. Here's a 🧵on our reporting
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Jon Meltzer retweeted
Why use graphics and data viz in climate reporting?
-It’s a global issue with regional differences
-It’s inherently geospatial — mapping is crucial
-There are a lot of numbers and measurements that are hard to conceptualize in a vacuum
📍NYC Watchdog Workshop
ALT Photo taken from the back of the classroom: Dozens of attendees are seated and listening, with speaker at front. The screen shows “why graphics for climate reporting”
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At @merrillcollege collaboration is what we do. And sports is about more than the score, it’s about investigative reporting, business, race and gender, and more. Proud.
The Student (Large) Award goes to @HowardCenterUMD and @PovichCenter at @MerrillCollege. Their "Gambling on Campus” investigation showed that college students are in the highest risk group for problem gambling — and how universities skirt accountability. cnsmaryland.org/gambling-on-…
ALT Announcement graphic for 2023 IRE Awards. The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism won the Student Large Award for "Gambling on Campus.”
Jon Meltzer retweeted
How many people die after police encounters involving force that is not supposed to be deadly?
@AP, our @HowardCenterUMD, @HowardCenterASU & @frontlinepbs today began publishing “Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force.”
go.umd.edu/LethalRestraint
Great reporting - honored to have contributed the interactive and artistic presentation alongside the impeccable team of @atthar_mirza, @Insta_arte and Dave Evans.
New: a litigation funder founded by Russian billionaires with ties to Vladimir Putin financed lawsuits in NY and London, both before and after three of its founders were sanctioned following the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
w/ @JohnDHolland22 and @GaryHarki
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Jon Meltzer retweeted
New: a litigation funder founded by Russian billionaires with ties to Vladimir Putin financed lawsuits in NY and London, both before and after three of its founders were sanctioned following the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
w/ @JohnDHolland22 and @GaryHarki
news.bloomberglaw.com/litiga…
Jon Meltzer retweeted
One of the most alarming statistics I’ve read in a long time. All the more reason to support local journalism!
Average number of U.S. newspapers that fold each week : 2.5
Estimated portion of U.S. newspapers that will no longer exist by 2025 : 1/3
Percentage of U.S. counties at risk of losing their only remaining news outlet : 7
harpers.org/harpers-index/
I hope to see all of you data friends, old and new, at .@IRE_NICAR next weekend! (but especially Saturday 😉)
5️⃣ With climate change coverage, reporters need to be intentional about methodology and presentation to cut through a morass of doomscrolling and pseudoscience. @Meltzer__ and @atthar_mirza lead this session: schedules.ire.org/nicar-2024…
ALT NICAR24 promotional graphic with headshots: “Using geospatial and tabular data for impactful climate reporting and visualization” Saturday, March 9 4:45-5:45 p.m. Taught by Jon Meltzer and Atthar Mirza of Bloomberg Industry Group.
Months of prep made it possible for us to get this out the day after McConnell news dropped. Massive shouts out to @NicoleSadek, whose API wizardry made the viz possible, and the peerless assists from @MaeveSheehey and @kackleyZ's always intrepid Hill and K St reporting. Go team!
Deep dive by @Zachary_Cohen & @Meltzer__ into where the Three Johns most likely to succeed McConnell have spread their donations around.
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
PRAISE PHIL
From America’s furriest meteorologist: Early spring is on the way, according to Punxsutawney Phil. bit.ly/3HJVUY1
Jon Meltzer retweeted
How can you be more intentional in your methodology and presentation of climate change reporting? In this session, @Meltzer__ & @atthar_mirza will show you how to acquire, understand, analyze and visualize complex climate topics.
Register for #NICAR24: ire.org/training/conferences…
ALT A NICAR24 promotional graphic. Red crab and chalkboard with class listed: “Using geospatial data to report on climate change. ” The conference will take place March 7–10 in Baltimore, MD.
Read this great scoopy piece from @EmilyRSiegel. Love when a team plans graphics ahead of time so we can present a visual component with quick-turn reporting.
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Jon Meltzer retweeted
Hundreds of thousands of sick people are likely to seek compensation for #CampLejeune contamination, and resolving their claims could take years. In another @BLaw scoop, @KaustuvBasu1 and @Meltzer__ offer a glimpse at the growing pool of claimants. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
Jon Meltzer retweeted
From the Speaker fight to everyday interactions over coffee, Jan 6 still looms over the Capitol - poisoning trust, especially in the House.
A look at its long tail in Congress:
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
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The impending closure of one of two remaining Wyoming abortion clinics highlights the increasing financial and logistical pressure providers face in the post-Dobbs era, policy analysts and abortion rights groups told me in my latest for @BLaw:
news.bloomberglaw.com/health…
My latest in support of @bydanielmoore's wonderfully thorough writing and research of a sustainability problem you probably haven't thought about:
news.bloomberglaw.com/enviro…
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