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The Local Accountability Journalism Tracker, Sandy Mui
The Local Accountability Journalism Tracker, Sandy Mui
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The Local Accountability Journalism Tracker curates local news stories in the United States that resulted in substantial accountability or change. Published on a Tumblr website, each local news story includes a blurb detailing what the story was about as well as the accountability or change that followed the story’s publication. News stories must meet the following criteria for inclusion:
- Be published by a news outlet in the United States;
- Cover a social issue or criminal activity at the local level;[1]
- Lead to heightened awareness (whether local, national, or international) in the general public about the social issue or criminal …