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Utah Attorney General’s Office ‘Surprised’ Police Shot at So Many People in 2020
The Salt Lake Tribune and FRONTLINE collaborate to investigate police shootings after Utah fails to collect data.
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 10, 2021
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot
A ProPublica-FRONTLINE review of the insurrection found several noted hardcore nativists and white nationalists who also participated in the 2017 white power rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
January 9, 2021
‘Constant Breaking of Your Heart:’ How Utah Police Respond to Mental Health Crises
Police shootings in Utah often involve someone who is suicidal or in a mental health crisis.
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 9, 2021
'Lies Laced With Anger and Hate Spread Fastest': Journalist Maria Ressa Maps Social Media Disinformation in Documentary 'A Thousand Cuts'
The new documentary 'A Thousand Cuts' traces Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on the press, the spread of disinformation on social media — and one journalist’s vow to “hold the line.”
January 8, 2021
Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.
Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.
January 7, 2021
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A Thousand Cuts
With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, "A Thousand Cuts" goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press.
January 8, 2021
Indian Health Service Improves on Sexual-Abuse Safeguards, Report Finds
The U.S. Indian Health Service still must do more to encourage staff to report suspected abuse, officials say.
December 21, 2020
Listen to the Top 5 'FRONTLINE Dispatch' Podcast Episodes of 2020
An American mom in ISIS territory, racial disparities in policing and the pandemic, the rise of conspiracy theories in U.S. politics, and more.
December 21, 2020
Watch 2020’s 10 Most-Streamed FRONTLINE Documentaries
It has been an unparalleled year. Explore the 10 most-streamed FRONTLINE documentaries released during 2020.
December 18, 2020
How COVID Has Impacted Poverty in America
In the years leading up to 2020, the poverty rate in America had been on a gradual decline. But the pandemic changed everything.
December 8, 2020
As Agnes Chow Is Sentenced to Prison, Revisit What the Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Told FRONTLINE
Chow was featured in the February 2020 documentary “Battle for Hong Kong,” on last year’s mass pro-democracy protest movement.
December 3, 2020
7 New Documentaries to Watch over Thanksgiving Break in 2020
Plus, one new podcast to listen to.
November 25, 2020