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  • Revolutionizing Representation in Documentary: The Making of 'Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen'

    November 20, 2020 |

    Documentary Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    The production model of the documentary Disclosure prioritized diversity, inclusion, and empowering transgender people both on screen and behind the scenes. Over 120 trans people contributed to the film. Nine trans Fellows, many of whom have since made their own films, received stipends, mentoring, hands-on training, and networking opportunities. Trans representation behind the camera increased interviewee openness and all interviewees were compensated for their time. While a controversial practice in documentary film making, it was implemented to avoid exploitative and extractive storytelling practices.

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  • In Brazil, 10 news outlets are teaming up to try to make journalism cool for young people

    November 20, 2020 |

    Nieman Lab |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A news initiative in Brazil is tapping into the demographic of 15 to 24-year-olds by partnering with social media influencers. Ten news outlets produce journalism which is then converted into content by a diverse group of influencers who have large followings online. Research during the course of the project has shed light on what resonates with the youth and how to best engage with them.

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  • This entrepreneur is plugging the world's drinking water into the (digital) cloud

    November 20, 2020 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States

    “In 2015, nearly 21 million U.S. residents relied on water systems that violate the standards set by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.” Meena Sankaran is helping to reverse the trend. Her startup, KETOS, uses analytics and sensors that provide real-time data that can be sent through a mobile app. Instead of having to wait for people to monitor and process the data, or for people to get sick, data can be delivered instantaneously. “So far, the company has compiled 13 million data points from municipalities across all 50 states, spanning the last 18 years.”

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  • A Roubaix, une psychologue de rue pour récupérer les exclus de l'école

    November 20, 2020 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France, Roubaix

    Des ateliers contre le décrochage scolaire sont organisés par une psychologue de rue à Roubaix, une ville qui concentre un quart des exclusions définitives de son département. Une approche plébiscitée : en 2019, sur 103 collégiens exclus, seules deux familles avaient refusé ce dispositif.

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  • These Algorithms Could Bring an End to the World's Deadliest Killer

    November 20, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Nandurbar

    An app that uses A.I. to scans lung X-rays is helping two hospitals in rural and remote parts of India to identify cases of tuberculosis that they otherwise would have been likely to misdiagnose. Medical professionals caution that the app is not a replacement for a clinician's diagnosis but say when used in conjunction with a clinical assessment, the interpretation of a chest X-ray is likely to be more accurate.

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  • Nursing home best practices helped prevent COVID

    November 20, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    When nursing homes in North Carolina realized that the coronavirus pandemic had arrived within the state, facility managers and staff began enacting measures to prevent the spread of the virus amongst their residents. Adapting existing infection control and prevention plans, many were able to ensure a robust supply of PPE and reinforce their staffing numbers, which has paid off as most of the facilities have avoided outbreaks.

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  • Streaming Needs to Pay Artists More—but There's an Idea From China That Could Help

    November 20, 2020 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: China

    A music-streaming service in China has successfully created a revenue stream for artists who can monetize direct exchanges with their loyal fanbase. Platforms like Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify are responsible for almost 80 percent of global music revenue but royalties to artists are generally low. Some applications and services in the United States have allowed artists to receive micropayments from fans but making the process easy and convenient would require the larger streaming services to cultivate direct exchanges and incentivize "a digital tip jar."

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  • Social distancing is a luxury many can't afford. Vermont actually did something about it.

    November 19, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The state of Vermont has been able to keep COVID-19 cases to a minimal, at least in part by focusing on offering preventive protections for the most at-risk and vulnerable – such as the unhoused. The state's response has included "state-supported housing for the homeless, hazard pay, meal deliveries, and free, pop-up testing in at-risk communities," all of which prioritize high-risk populations rather than those who can easily self-isolate at home.

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  • The Collective Farm Helping Oregon's Latinx Farmworkers Weather the Pandemic

    November 19, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Hood River, Oregon

    The Raíces Cooperative Farm in Hood River, Oregon provides Spanish-speaking community members "a place to grow food," learn from one another about farming practices and develop leadership skills. “Through Raíces, I began to learn better cultivation techniques. [We are shown] how to care for the soil, plants, and seeds, and the program provides economic support" one member explained. During the coronavirus pandemic, the cooperative has also been integral to supplying food for mobile markets.

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  • Stopped: Profiling the Police Town Hall

    November 19, 2020 |

    KCPT |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Missouri requires police to record the race of drivers from every traffic stop, a response meant to expose and ultimately reduce racial profiling in law enforcement. But, 20 years after that law took effect, Black drivers are 95% more likely to be stopped by police than white drivers, the biggest gap since the state started collecting the data. The policy was rendered meaningless because the data are collected inconsistently, high rates of noncompliance with the policy go unpunished, and individual officers' records go uncounted. As a result, there's no accountability for racist traffic enforcement.

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