“If we can’t trust the police to police themselves, how can the public trust them to police the community?”
“Domestic violence intersects nearly every social issue that we face as a country and as a world today.”
“If your case needs a jailhouse informant, perhaps it’s not strong enough to bring to trial.”
“Probation is a trap. You can’t break free from something if you don’t know when its end point is.”
“I want to be a voice for people who wake up every day and cannot believe what is going on in this country.”
“Her boss said, ‘Go to the mirror and look at yourself. Ask if you’re allowed to complain.’”
“We’re fighting to lift up all workers.”
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Hillman announces new grants for reporting on the U.S workplace. More here.
Hillman announces launch of ‘Reporting the U.S Workpace’ at the Newmark J-school in NYC. The program is scheduled for Jan. 9-10, 2020. The program pays all expenses including transportation, hotel and food. More info. *Please note the program is FULL.*. We plan to run the program again in 2021.
Hillman judge Katrina vanden Heuvel on the urgent necesssity of public-interest journalism in The Washington Post
