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USA TODAY compiled the most comprehensive public accounting of police retaliation ever, exposing a rampant problem – and the impact on whistleblowers.
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The Backstory: Why newsrooms flourish when diverse voices speak out, create, lead
The “great importance” of diversity: “To see the things that we might not otherwise see and to have the perspective we might not otherwise have.”
The Backstory: How will USA TODAY cover the Biden/Harris administration? (Answer: Aggressively.)
“Our role as journalists is to be watchdogs for government. That’s true of how we’ll cover the Biden administration and it was true of how we covered Trump.”
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The Backstory: Will the COVID-19 vaccine be required? Any side effects? Will I have to pay for it? Answers to your most-asked questions.
More than 2,000 of you have written to us in the past two weeks. Among what you’ve asked the most: Will Americans be required to get vaccinated?