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Lisa Pickoff-White

@pickoffwhite.bsky.social

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The California Reporting Project’s Director of Research, covering law enforcement in the Golden State. Based out of Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program. Former KQED. Nerd. Signal user

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · Aug 4

We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/

CLEAN - KQED News

Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.

policerecords.kqed.org

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 22h

BREAKING via @mattdpearce.com: An overwhelming majority of Los Angeles Times journalists (over 85%) have voted to authorize their union’s leaders to call a strike if such a step is necessary to reach a new contract.

www.mediaguildwest.org/news/la-time...

L.A. Times journalists vote to authorize newsroom’s first open-ended strike — Media Guild of the West

Eighty-five percent of the Los Angeles Times Guild, the union that represents reporters, editors, designers, photographers and other journalists at the West Coast’s largest newspaper, voted this week ...

www.mediaguildwest.org

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 3d

I am once again asking people who encounter a poll to ask whether they have the necessary information to fully understand at a minimum a) who was surveyed and b) what they were asked

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Journalists, don't miss three great opportunities this month to learn from FAC's experts about covering protests and immigration enforcement. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/ca...

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Sam Stecklow @samstecklow.bsky.social · 3d

Learn about using police employment and misconduct data housed in the National Police Index and Police Records Access Project, two new databases for use by journalists, attorneys, researchers, and members of the public.

We'll be presenting at @ire.org's AccessFest this weekend.

Session card for an IRE AccessFest panel on "Utilizing new police misconduct and employment databases"

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Jonah Owen Lamb @jonahowenlamb.bsky.social · 3d

New story about the case and deputy: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 3d

We’re holding two sessions this week on how to use new databases to cover law enforcement in California.

➡️ 6 pm PT Wednesday, in-person at KQED with @spj-norcal.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-rep...

➡️ 10:30 am PT Saturday, online at AccessFest with @ire.org

Utilizing new police misconduct and employment databases, session at 10:30 am Saturday

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 3d

I sometimes eat sour cream kinda like ice cream. It’s so good…

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SPJ NorCal Chapter @spj-norcal.bsky.social · 3d

This Wednesday, join @pickoffwhite.bsky.social + @emilymzentner.bsky.social to learn how to use the searchable database of more than 1.5 million police use-of-force and misconduct records.

How To Report With The Police Records Access Project Database

Training on searchable database of California police use-of-force and misconduct records

www.eventbrite.com

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry if I waffled you! And would love an update on baby’s enjoyment of fan videos 🥹

Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 3d

I love the travel Rohm white noise machines, there’s a couple of different sounds. Not sure if that is close enough to the fan sound.

Once I tried a YouTube video and ended up being woken by an ad…

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 3d

It was sold in 2007 to a Russian company SUP and I remember the migration to Tumblr after concerns about how the company handled LGBTQ content…

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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 9d

🚨NEW🚨 Amazon has been developing drone surveillance tech for American cops, from gun detection to repurposing Twitch's streaming code.

It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls.

www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance

Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI

www.forbes.com

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 8d

@bookhoarding.bsky.social your wish is possibly granted!

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 9d

god protect train operators who give little pep talks and greetings when they get on the loudspeaker. I love you all so much for real

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 9d

New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising

www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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SPJ NorCal Chapter @spj-norcal.bsky.social · 10d

COMING SOON: Did you know there's now a searchable database of California police misconduct records? Join us and the California Reporting Project's for a special training on how to harness this tool

Register now for the Oct. 8 event! Details here www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-rep...

How To Report With The Police Records Access Project Database

Training on searchable database of California police use-of-force and misconduct records

www.eventbrite.com

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 17d

I felt the bump and immediately went to check. Such a nice sanity measure

Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 17d

Another quake!

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences. by @emcahan.bsky.social

Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.

Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.

www.propublica.org

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 20d

Someone opened fire on the ABC affiliate in Sacramento www.kcra.com/article/abc1...

ABC10 news station struck by gunfire, Sacramento police say

Gunshots were fired on Friday at the ABC10 television station in Sacramento, according to police.

www.kcra.com

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 21d

A schedule can help with finding stories + switching costs.

Routine transactions you can cover? Could you get away with a number and a quote about it?

Regular, weekly events to cover? Announcements? Anything that can be quickly summarized. Reuse context.

Also not endorsing this news strategy.

Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 24d

More than 100 people have been killed by police officers in California so far this year.

The @facoalition.bsky.social’s guide to covering police shootings offers practical tips and request templates.

Dig deeper with a Q&A on Wednesday, Sept 17 at 1 pm.

Your Detailed Guide to Covering Police Shootings

A guide designed to help reporters use state transparency law to inform in-depth coverage of police shootings

firstamendmentcoalition.org

Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · 25d

Oh yes. We love Django in journo land

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COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 25d

❤️🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 🔥❤️

COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org

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