Archive for March, 2014

New York Times revisits McMartin daycare trials

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

It has long been said, in varying language, that a lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on. You do not have to reach back 200 years to Scotland to find enduring wisdom in that adage. You need return only to the 1980s and to the subject of this week’s Retro Report documentary video, part of a series re-examining news stories from the past. This week’s subject is the notorious McMartin Preschool abuse trial.

The Trial That Unleashed Hysteria Over Child Abuse

Evidence of Concealed Jailhouse Deal Raises Questions About a Texas Execution

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

From the NCRJ blog:

http://ncrj.org/evidence-of-concealed-jailhouse-deal-raises-questions-about-a-texas-execution/

 

In Texas, a New Law Lets Defendants Fight Bad Science

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

NCRJ President Mike Snedeker is interviewed for The Atlantic.

http://69.195.124.104/~ncrjorg/in-texas-a-new-law-lets-defendants-fight-bad-science/