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AP investigation on dangerous dams sparks local reports
An extensive AP investigation into the condition of aging dams across the U.S. has been localized and echoed by member news organizations and customers.
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Digital storytelling takes readers inside death chamber
In a memo to staff, Deep South News Editor Jim Van Anglen recounted how a reporter worked with an interactive editor and producer to go beyond traditional coverage of executions in the U.S., taking people inside Georgia’s execution chamber to hear the inmates’ last words:
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Reporter persists through legal labyrinth to produce ‘affluenza’ family portrait
A staff memo by Vice President-U.S. News Brian Carovillano describes the obstacles that an investigative reporter overcame to produce “a document-driven, explanatory piece that added key context to a story that had been a focus of saturation coverage”:
