Aug 15 How news of Ferguson spread across the country via Twitter By Colleen Shalby To visualize how that news has spread across the United States, and beyond, Twitter plugged every geo-targeted tweet in connection with Ferguson into a heat map tool run by CartoDB. Continue reading
Aug 15 Read the full police report on the robbery allegedly committed by Michael Brown By News Desk Police released details of their report on the robbery allegedly committed by Brown and another man. The report describes Mr. Brown assaulting a convenience store clerk who attempted to stop him from stealing cigars. Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly… Continue reading
Aug 15 Police officer Wilson didn’t know Michael Brown was connected to robbery, Ferguson police chief says By News Desk The press conference follows a night of reduced tensions between protesters and police officers, that many attributed to a handover of security leadership over to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Continue reading
Aug 14 Inspired by Ferguson, groups across country hold vigils for victims of police brutality By Corinne Segal Communities across the country gathered in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 10. A crowd gathered at Meridian Hill Park in the Columbia Heights… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch Why doesn’t Ferguson’s police force reflect the community? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to Yamiche Alcindor of USA Today in for a closer look at the drama unfolding over the police killing of Michael Brown, as well as local reaction to the governor’s order for State Highway Patrol to take… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Is Ferguson a bellwether for racial and economic tensions nationwide? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 14 Attorney General Holder promises Brown family a full investigation By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday promised the family of an unarmed black teenager shot by police in Missouri a full, independent civil rights investigation of his death. Holder’s promise came in a telephone call with the family… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch Why military equipment is in the hands of local police By PBS News Hour Violent clashes between local police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, has highlighted the distribution of military equipment to police departments around the country from the U.S. Defense Department. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch After night barrage of gas and grenades, images of Ferguson confrontations resonate around U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 14 How Twitter is getting it right in Ferguson By Colleen Shalby, Hari Sreenivasan When Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly were unjustly arrested Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri -- an incident that even President Barack Obama commented on during a press conference Thursday -- the news broke first on… Continue reading