ProPublica reflects on the work of the Documenting Hate coalition and emphasizes how data journalism can create positive change
The days after Election Day last year seemed to bring with them a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents. Reports filled social media and appeared in local news. There were the letters calling for the genocide of Muslims that were sent to Islamic centers from California to Ohio. And the swastikas that were scrawled on buildings around the country. In Florida, “colored” and “whites only” signs were posted over water fountains at a high school. A man assaulted a Hispanic woman in San Francisco, telling her “No Latinos here.”
Author Rachel Glickhouse
News Site ProPublica
Date Published December 26, 2017
Article Link What We Discovered During a Year of Documenting Hate
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