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News 21: Reporting on a Changing America. Since 2006, News21 students. Have taken on significant national projects ranging from religion in America to money in politics. From Nevada to Maine, reporters interviewed longtime politicians, parents, patients, mothers and advocacy groups on all sides of the debate. News21 now welcomes students from all journalism schools. Applications are due Nov. 10. Student work has appeared in numerous national publications. Foundations support News21 fellows:. A News21 inv...
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Leesville, La., Embraces Veterans as Their Own - News21
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Leesville, La., Embraces Veterans as Their Own. Who are the Post-9/11 Veterans? Scoundrels, Thieves and Rip-off Artists Prey on Veterans. Leesville, La., Embraces Veterans as Their Own. By Caitlin Cruz and Rachel Leingang News21 Published Aug. 24, 2013. LEESVILLE, La. In a little-used parking lot, an abandoned newspaper rack displays the yellowed front page of the local newspaper. The headline, from April 15, 2011, reads: Fort Polk loses two more soldiers. Produced by Caitlin Cruz/News21. The front page ...
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Can You Get What You Need from the VA? - News21
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Can You Get What You Need from the VA? Can You Get What You Need from the VA? By News21 Staff News21 Published Aug. 24, 2013. The Can You Make It in the VA? Support for the game was generously provided by the Public Insight Network. From American Public Media. Part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. Voting Rights in America 2012. How Safe is Your Food? Breakdown: Traveling Dangerously in America 2010. Faith in America 2007. Liberty vs. Security 2006.
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Veterans Come Home to Unprepared Nation - News21
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Veterans Come Home to Unprepared Nation. Record Numbers of Female Vets Strain System. Health Care Costs Mount as Injured Veterans Survive Longer. Veterans Return Home to Face Another Kind of Battle. Veterans Come Home to Unprepared Nation. By News21 Staff News21 Published Aug. 24, 2013. Produced by Jessica Wilde/News21. Many of these combat veterans, returning from war with what will be lifelong illnesses and disabilities, are struggling to get the help they were promised in the form of disability paymen...
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Calculating Veteran Suicides: A News21 Analysis - News21
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Calculating Veteran Suicides: A News21 Analysis. VA Workers Rewarded for Avoiding Difficult Disability Claims. Veteran Suicides Twice as High as Civilian Rates. Calculating Veteran Suicides: A News21 Analysis. By Jeff Hargarten and Forrest Burson News21 Published Aug. 24, 2013. Gender statistics among veteran suicides were derived from breakdowns provided by 30 states. About 97 percent of all veteran suicides in those states were males. News21 also received age group data from 36 states.
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Veterans Return Home to Face Another Kind of Battle - News21
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Veterans Return Home to Face Another Kind of Battle. Health Care Costs Mount as Injured Veterans Survive Longer. War is Loud: Hearing Loss Most Common Veteran Injury. Marching Forward: A Documentary About Alternative Paths to Recovery. Veterans Return Home to Face Another Kind of Battle. By Forrest Burnson News21 Published Aug. 24, 2013. Alcohol is the most widely abused substance among post-9/11 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to several reports reviewed by News21. In the actual ...
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Kansas official: Tough law is a ‘model for other states’ - Voting Wars: Rights | Power | Privilege
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Kansas official: Tough law is a 'model for other states'. The Kansas Capitol in Topeka. (Sarah Pitts/News21). By Sarah Pitts and Andrew Clark News21. Published Aug. 20, 2016. TOPEKA, Kan. For years, Kris Kobach has fought against illegal immigration. He helped write two of the nation’s strictest immigration laws in Arizona and Alabama and developed a now-defunct national immigration security system. The (SAFE Act) has been a model for other states, he told News21. The idea of proving citizenship has ...
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Excerpts from Interview with Beth McCoy - News21
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Excerpts from Interview with Beth McCoy. VA Workers Rewarded for Avoiding Difficult Disability Claims. Excerpts from Interview with Beth McCoy. By Mary Shinn, Women and Philanthropy Fellow News21 Published Aug. 24, 2013. Beth McCoy, the assistant deputy undersecretary for field operations for the Veterans Benefits Administration, granted News21 reporter Mary Shinn a 30-minute telephone interview to answer questions about the findings of the New21 investigation. These are excerpts from that interview:.
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Public records and data | GUN WARS: A News21 Investigation
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Public records and data. Public Records and Data. News21 analyzed and compiled these databases using public records and states’ statutes. Behind the scenes: How we did it. From child gun deaths to stand your ground laws, months were spent gathering documents. Read about how the records were obtained and the challenges encountered in getting them. Data visualizations function on smartphones, but are best viewed on a larger screen. Voting Rights in America 2012. How Safe is Your Food? Faith in America 2007.
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Check out our full coverage of Voting Wars | Voting Wars: Rights | Power | Privilege
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Check out our full coverage of Voting Wars. Expert: Supreme Court erred by striking down key. Salt Lake County Clerk focuses on young residents. Preview: Who can vote in America? Check out our full coverage of Voting Wars. Check out our full coverage of Voting Wars. Written by Christina Leonard. August 22, 2016. Since the last presidential election, politicians in 20 states have passed dozens of new voting laws, which means millions of Americans will face unprecedented requirements to vote. Portions of t...