Vol. 3 Issue 25
Double Your Impact Today & Vote for You Didn't See Nothin in the Signal Choice Awards
Still from last month's Public Newsroom with City Bureau, moderated by Trina Reynolds-Tyler
October 3rd, 2023
Soon: Our Investigative Reporting on Chicago Police Handling of Missing Persons Cases
For the past two years, data analyst and journalist trina reynolds-tyler has been working with City Bureau reporter Sarah Conway to investigate how police in Chicago handle missing persons cases. Through their reporting, they found these cases have a disproportionate impact on Black families and communities in Chicago. This reporting originated from trina’s Beneath the Surface project, which uses community-driven data science to identify hidden trends in Chicago Police complaints. Their full investigation will be published soon - stay tuned for updates on its release as well as upcoming events related to this reporting.
Explore Beneath the Surface →
Last Month: City Bureau Public Newsroom - Black, Young, and Missing
For last month’s City Bureau Public Newsroom, trina moderated a conversation between Nikki McKinney, co-director of Young Women’s Empowerment Project (YWEP); Susan Frankel, CEO of National Runaway Safeline; and Dr. Forrest Moore, a policy fellow at Chapin Hall focusing on youth-serving agencies.
Their conversation touched on sex work, housing, cycles of missingness and abuse, recent policy implementations, and more. You can see a recording of the event here.
At the event, we shared a Know Your Rights resource guide to filing missing persons reports and complaints - you can access it here.
You Didn’t See Nothin - Award-Winning and Award Finalists
We’re thrilled to announce some exciting award updates for You Didn’t See Nothin!
You Didn’t See Nothin has been named the Best Serialized Story of the 2022-23 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition from Third Coast Audio Festival! The Best Serialized Story category was created to award narrative audio stories that unfold over multiple episodes, chapters, or installments that build on a larger narrative or concept. See the full list of finalists, other winners, and replay the awards livestream at thirdcoastfestival.org.
You Didn’t See Nothin won Best History Podcast for the Black Podcasting Awards on September 24th. Replay the livestream awards show here.
You Didn’t See Nothin has been nominated in two categories for the Signal Podcasting Awards: Limited Series & Specials - Best Host and Limited Series & Specials - Documentary. The Signal Awards seeks to honor and celebrate the people and content that raise the bar for podcasting. See all finalists and categories here. You can vote for You Didn’t See Nothin via the Signal Listener’s Choice Awards now through October 5th.
Vote for You Didn't See Nothin in Signal Awards →
Rate and Review You Didn't See Nothin on Apple Podcasts →
Join Us: Supporters' Convening
We invite you to join us for our annual supporters' convening in November. On November 28th, we will gather at the Chicago Athletic Association's Stagg Court from 6:00 - 8:00pm in celebration and reflection of our work over the last year and a preview of what's to come.
Thank you for your support of our work. We hope to see you next month.
New Reporting from Sam Stecklow on Data Transparency
Our open data work centers on the belief that the public deserves access to data that is understandable and usable. Journalist Sam Stecklow is working with a coalition to obtain data on employment and certification history from police departments across the nation.
In a new article from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, Sam writes of this ongoing data transparency project. In partnership with a coalition led by Big Local News, we have been working to make police employment history data public. Colorado's refusal to release this information makes it one of just 15 states that keep this information secret, preventing the press and public from being able to monitor "wandering officers" who move from department to department.
Read the full article →
Learn more about the coalition →
