\ud83d\udcdd The Public Safety Beat with Josiah Bates
Josiah BatesNuanced analysis and reporting on violence, policing, and the systems that govern public safety in America. Occasionally, notes on journalism, writing, and good movies and TV.
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When Are They Gonna Solve Biggie’s Murder?
This was a milestone week for the history of hip-hop, even if it doesn’t feel like it. On Monday night, a jury found Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis guilty in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, one of the greatest rappers and artists of all time...
Funny How the Press Office Calls You Back
I’m working on a big project for The Trace that should be published around early October. I’ve been reporting on it for pretty much the entire year. It’s one of the most difficult stories I’ve worked on, but I’m hoping that’ll make it even...
Retired Cops Hating on Activists
For my most recent Trace story about gun violence declines in Lansing and the community groups working through funding hurdles, I attended a weekly meeting where activists, police, and city officials discuss how they’re tackling gun violenc...
Picking up the damn phone
As you can probably imagine, a lot of reporting requires picking up the phone and calling people. When movies or TV shows portray reporters, they like to exaggerate how some of these phone calls go. I’m not mad at them either because I love...
The Quiet Rollback of Police Reform
Photo by Campbell Jensen via Unsplash
When the city of Cleveland expanded the power of its Community Police Commission in 2021, it gave the oversight board final say on police training, policy, and discipline. It came at a time when the co...
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