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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Amazing how a disaster pushes all other news aside

It's like a reminder--literally from above--of what is important.

In this case, it's a tornado.

Now, IT is the only news that matters.

For example, from CNN:

Searching 'board by board'
24 dead including 9 kids
  • Rescuers in Moore, Oklahoma, in frantic hunt for survivors
  • "This is a tough community," Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb says
  • Looks like a "two-mile-wide lawnmower blade" hit DEVELOPING STORY



And from Fox:

DEADLY TWISTER HITS HEARTLAND
Rescue teams search rubble for survivors after tornado kills at least 24

Oklahoma City officials lower tornado death toll to 24, which includes 9 children, as rescue efforts continue after monster storm destroys homes, buildings and an elementary school.
  • HOW YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OKLAHOMA TORNADO
  • Deadly Tornado Tracked Path of 1999 Oklahoma Twister | Missouri City Devastated By 2011 Twister Aids Oklahoma
  • Photog Describes Rescuers Pulling Kids Out of Rubble | VIDEO: Photog Captures Images of Heroic Effort
  • Worried Parents Seek Out Kids at Oklahoma School | VIDEO: Rescuers Search for Kids Trapped in School
  • VIDEO: 'Loudest Noise I Ever Heard' | Obama: We Will Be There | How Is Twister Formed? | JOIN THE LIVE CHAT
  • PHOTOS: Tornado Tears Through Oklahoma | Deadly Tornadoes in US History | EXTREME WEATHER CENTER

  • Just yesterday, right before the storm, the news was scandal this, scandal that (mostly imagined and not legitimate), especially on Fox. In fact, it took Fox at least two hours after the storm hit to change its website to the storm as the lead story.

    The phenomenon of media coverage of disasters helps us understand why crime is so attractive to the media, as well.

    Random.
    Violent.
    Deadly.

    = news

    Monday, May 20, 2013

    "Criminal Justice Policy" In the news

    These are the top stories from Google News on "criminal justice policy."

    There is some fascinating stuff here, including the first story sharing details on an amazing retelling of a great book.

    Also of great interest is the conservative argument that criminal justice reform saves money! Money, what really matters, no?

    1. The Graphic Truth of America's Criminal Justice System - Truthout

      Truth-Out-May 14, 2013
      Mauer, one of the country's foremost experts on sentencing policy, race, and the criminal justice system, explained how "tough on crime" ...
    2. Conservatives push for criminal justice system reform, say it saves ...

      Washington Free Beacon-Apr 23, 2013
      Right on Crime promotes reforming the criminal justice system by ... and measured results, said Right on Crime policy analyst Vikrant Reddy.
    3. Legal watchdog warns budget cuts will damage justice

      The Guardian-14 hours ago
      Depriving defendants of the ability to choose their own solicitor will undermine confidence in the criminal justice system, an official legal ...
    4. David Onek Named Executive Director of Santa Clara University's ...

      Business Wire (press release)-May 6, 2013
      BUSINESS WIRE)--Long-time criminal-justice reformer David Onek has ... of Criminal Justice, where he led numerous criminal-justice policy ...
    5. Al Qaeda: Enemy or Asset?

      CounterPunch-5 hours ago
      ... support for international terrorist networks and organised crime. ... criminal justice, psychology and public policy at George Washington and ...
    6. Ups and downs - Washington Post

      Washington Post (blog)-1 hour ago
      ... president to tell the attorney general in a criminal matter what are you doing? ... WOODWARD: No, no, but you need to have a policy set down and there is ... GREGORY: But again, you cannot mean the Justice Department.
    7. Niantic prison would get nursery for inmates' infants under proposal

      TheDay.com-5 hours ago
      Mike Lawlor, undersecretary for the criminal justice division of the Office of Policy and Management, said it could be much less expensive to put ...
    8. Crime victims 'could fall through the cracks'

      Get Surrey-5 hours ago
      The Police and Crime Commissioner Kevin Hurley last week appointed a new ... to ensure that victims are put at the heart of the criminal justice system. ... and release of prisoners, police funding and accountability and policy, ...
    9. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel ...

      SYS-CON Media (press release)-Apr 25, 2013
      As a key voice on criminal justice policy in his state, Secretary Wetzel will make a great contribution to our work." Wetzel was selected to serve ...
    10. Poll shows Bachmann trailing in 2014 reelection race

      Salon-19 minutes ago
      According to a new poll by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, ... speaks outside the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia Tuesday.

    Friday, May 17, 2013

    This is literally crime "in the news" today

    Every once in a while you can go to Google News and enter a search term to see what is in the news that day.

    This is today's result for "crime" ...

    What do you notice about these results?

    What makes something a relevant crime story in the US?