FSRN Weekly Edition – Jan 1, 2016
New police reforms in Chicago fail to weaken demands for mayor’s resignation No Criminal Charges for officers in fatal shooting of Tamir Rice Mumia Abu Jamal: When a Child Dies Wage theft law violators...
Monthly Archive: December 2015
New police reforms in Chicago fail to weaken demands for mayor’s resignation
Black Lives Matters protesters are vowing to take their demonstrations into the new year, saying police shootings of unarmed civilians continue with little progress toward police accountability. Policing scandals have fueled demands that Chicago...
FSRN’s Jacob Resneck on ownership of independent media
FSRN is a unique institution. Untethered to any corporation, private foundation or government agency, its editors and reporters are free to chase and report stories that are important to listeners of community radio stations...
Paint It Black: Anti-advertising activist doing time in Australia
The holiday season is observed in a variety of ways. For some, it’s a time of reflection. For others, it means being able to take time off from work or school and spend time...
Emmy-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe recalls …
… some of the stories the veteran reporter has published on FSRN this year and reminds why independent FSRN is an essential venue for her work. In this most important year-end fundraising season, Nozizwe...
Wage theft law violators face tougher penalties in Connecticut
A new wage theft law is due to take effect in California on the first day of 2016, making California the latest state to take legislative action on the issue. California’s Senate Bill 588...
Rebel Reporting: John Ross Speaks to Independent Journalists
As 2015 to comes to a close, it’s time to fill the coffers to keep the content humming into the New Year. With your support, FSRN will continue to bring you reporting without corporate...
Mumia Abu Jamal: When a Child Dies
Download Audio Newsbreak: Cleveland officials announce no charges to be files in the police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. There is something shattering about the death, the killing, of a child. When a child...
No criminal charges for officers involved in fatal shooting of Tamir Rice
The officers responsible for the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice will not face any criminal charges for their actions after a Cuyahoga County grand jury handed down a no-bill decision today. Rice was shot...
Napa High School’s choir reflects why investment in arts curriculum vital
California has one of the strongest policies on arts education in the country. But despite a state law that requires public schools provide access to arts education, many aren’t doing so, saying the funds...
