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For a century, journalists have had a voluntary ethics code. Editors are giving it an AI-era reboot
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into a corner of a newsroom somewhere and you can often find it affixed to a bulletin board, perhaps peeking out from behind the coffee pot: the Society of Professional Journalists’s Code of Ethics. It’s less than a thousand words, fitting neatly on a poster.
But those words — organiz ... (full story)
‘I made a promise to myself’: How higher education is transforming lives in Wyoming prisons
One spring afternoon when the sun beamed down on the Wyoming Women’s Center, a prison in Lusk, six students sat in a fluorescent-lit room with laptops open before them. A brown and gold University of Wyoming banner with a cowboy on a bucking bronc hung on the far wall.
“So, who’s going first?” asked Rob C ... (full story)
What to know about the AP/FRONTLINE investigation into scam victims
Scams in the U.S. have surged to a record high, and most people have been targeted. Americans reported a record $15.9 billion in losses last year to the Federal Trade Commission — a 25% increase from 2024, and likely a huge undercount. The FTC estimates that real losses in 2024 were close to $200 billion, or about $550 million ... (full story)
Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers
PHOENIX (AP) — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals.
But Cave Creek Mayor Robert Morris can't shake the real possibility that it's not enough to keep the desert community of about 5,000 people afloat well into the fu ... (full story)
Michigan school districts offer insurance-free care to beat rising health costs
Three Michigan school districts are betting that a specialized clinic may be the antidote to surging health care costs.
The medical care here at the Corunna Plum Health clinic — inside a collection of converted high school classrooms on the district’s main campus — is free.
The 13 patients scheduled on a re ... (full story)