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After his son is shot and killed by a Richmond, Calif. police officer, a father looking for answers becomes a police transparency advocate. When the files about his son's death are released, they show an accountability system that seems to hang on one question: did the officer fear for their life? And in a rare interview, we hear from the officer who pulled the trigger.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

11 Juni 202153min

A police officer in Los Angeles told women he'd let their cars pass inspection if they had sex with him. In the San Francisco, Bay Area, another woman says an officer used police resources to harass and stalk her. The California Highway Patrol quietly fired both men for sexual harassment, but never looked into whether their misconduct was criminal. The second episode of the NPR series On Our Watch examines the system of accountability for officers who abuse their power for sex and exposes where that system falls short.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

4 Juni 202148min

In the small Northern California town of Rio Vista, a woman named Katheryn Jenks calls 911 for help. But after the police arrive, she ends up injured and inside a jail cell, facing serious charges. That same day, California Governor Jerry Brown signs a new law, State Senate Bill 1421, that opens up long hidden records of police misconduct, including files that might change the outcome of Jenks' case. This story is from the new NPR series, On Our Watch.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

28 Maj 202149min

Part 4: In our final episode, the Capital Gazette is swept up in the troubles of the newspaper industry. Its corporate owners are making painful cuts, and a hedge fund with an ominous reputation seeks control. Staff members, who survived the 2018 shooting and kept the Capital going, wonder if the paper can last.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

11 Mars 202130min

Part 3: The Capital Gazette takes on a new beat: itself. As the shooter's case works its way towards trial, the staff tries to balance coverage obligations with personal feelings. Here is Capital photographer Paul Gillespie's stunning collection of photographs of the newspaper's staff and the families of the victims.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

4 Mars 202132min

Part 2: How do you try to return to normal after a mass shooting? The Capital Gazette moves into a tiny, temporary office, and staff members confront the challenges of producing a daily paper while dealing with fear and guilt.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

25 Feb 202133min

Part 1: Five colleagues are shot dead. Everyone is traumatized. On that day, June 28, 2018, what can the remaining staff of the Capital Gazette do that might make a difference? Publish "a damn paper."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

18 Feb 202136min

In a new four-part series, Embedded listeners will get to know the surviving staff of The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, MD, where a gunman murdered five people in June 2018.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

16 Feb 20213min