When I approached our Chief Content Officer back in November asking him if we could go to Norway to follow a group of 黑料吃瓜网 policymakers and thought leaders who were learning about Norwegian corrections, I thought for sure the answer would be no. Much to my surprise, the answer was a resounding yes. That led to an hour-long a radio series and
It was truly an amazing experience to learn about how Norwegians treat corrections. For them, the punishment is being in prison. Once you begin serving your sentence, the goal is rehabilitation. Even drug treatment is optional. When it comes to youth, Norwegians spare no expense. We toured the youth facility which looked like a modern-day Airbnb and learned that, at that time, there were only three youths involved in the country鈥檚 justice system. (The country has more than 1.2 million people .) We also learned a lot about 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 justice system and the reforms the state Department of Correction has already implemented.
It truly was an enlightening experience. It also taught me about how the work we produce as journalists can set the tone. For example, our team had to discuss whether we would use the term 鈥渋nmate鈥� and if we would include the conviction information of the incarcerated individuals we interviewed. We quickly came to the conclusion that we do our best to avoid that word and we would include that information.
We hope that our work is just the beginning 鈥� that we can have more conversations about topics like this that not only inform the public but teach us as journalists as well.
Related Reading:
(Los Angeles Times)
(CT Mirror)
(The Marshall Project)
