Mark Fahey
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Mass Shootings and the Media: Deciding What Gets Covered
Experts say people often perceive equally deadly mass shootings in very different ways depending on how random the violence seems to be. → Read More
U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Amid Pandemic
The average life expectancy for all Americans fell by a year, but it fell by three years among Black Americans. → Read More
Taking A Look At Manipulated Images On Social Media
Newsy looked through thousands of fact-checked posts on social media to help you better spot manipulated content. → Read More
Twitter Suspends MAGA Rally Group, QAnon-Linked Founder
Twitter's action follows a Newsy investigation that revealed ominous statements by MAGA Drag The Insterstate's founder about the post-election period. → Read More
FBI Crime Data Could Go Away For One In Four Police Agencies
The FBI will stop collecting crime data in January from any police agency that has not joined a new, more detailed way of reporting crime. → Read More
Driving For Dollars In The Pandemic
New documents and emails give an inside look at how Tennessee brought more than twenty thousand NASCAR fans together during a pandemic. → Read More
How One Alleged Fraudster Got Millions In Emergency PPP Loans
Banks had to move fast to get PPP loans to struggling businesses. But that also made it easy for one man to allegedly make millions through fraud. → Read More
Community Banks Played Crucial Role In First Round Of PPP Funding
Businesses in states with fewer small banks struggled to get Paycheck Protection Program funding before the first round of money ran out. → Read More
Some States May Run Out Of Unemployment Money Within Weeks
Before the pandemic, more than 20 states didn't have enough unemployment funds to weather a recession. Many will take on debt to pay claims. → Read More
In Some States, Virus Deaths Could Peak Earlier Than Predicted
Coronavirus deaths may peak sooner than experts expected, according to an updated model from the University of Washington. → Read More
Some States Are About To Face Surges Of ICU Patients
Models suggest some hard-hit states could see coronavirus cases peak within weeks; others may not peak until May. → Read More
Pharmaceutical Supply Chains Threatened By Coronavirus
Some experts say U.S. medical system is overly dependent on Chinese imports. → Read More
Pandemic Highlights Years Of Cuts At State, Local Health Departments
State and local public health departments responding to the coronavirus are doing more with less after years of budget and staff cuts. → Read More
This Candidate Is Dominating $1 Donations
A Newsy analysis looks at who has been the best at getting the $1 donations some candidates have relied on to make the debate stage. → Read More
Newsy Finds NYPD Undercounting Rape By 38% Compared To FBI Statistics
The nation's largest police agency does not count forced oral or anal sex as "rape" in reports on its website. → Read More
Austin Police Chief Offers Partial Apology To Rape Survivors
Chief Brian Manley says he plans to tell other big cities' chiefs about "lessons learned" in investigating and clearing rape cases. → Read More
Austin City Council Orders Review Of Nearly 2,000 Rape Cases
The comprehensive examination will look back on seven years of rape investigations. → Read More
Austin PD Orders New Probe After Audit Finds Misclassified Rapes
The Austin Police Department will ask a third party to examine how it handles rape investigations from beginning to end. → Read More
Audit Finds Austin Police Department Improperly Cleared Rape Cases
A review prompted by a Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica investigation shows cases were classified in a way that made the clearance rate appear higher. → Read More
Austin closes a high number of its rape cases without arrests. The state’s investigating why
Austin Mayor Steve Adler says the issue is “worthy of immediate attention” in the wake of an investigation by Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica. → Read More