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Audrey Nielsen

(She/Her)
Connecticut, New York
As seen in: New York Daily News, MuckRock, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tucson Sentinel, THE CITY, NYCity News Service, AZ Luminaria, WCSU Echo
Covers:  Crime, Criminal Justice, Higher Education, Local Government, Accountability, Social Services
reporter: data, accountability, investigations / research desk @muckrock / prior bylines the crime report, nydailynews, more

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Audrey Nielsen’s Biography

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Freelance reporter and a investigative journalism focused student at CUNY Newmark School of Journalism. Primarily interested in accountability journalism in law enforcement, courts, local government and higher education.

Summer Justice Reporting Intern @thecrimereport. Freelance reporting @nydailynews, Mott Haven Herald, Hunts Point Express

Audrey Nielsen’s Journalist Portfolio

Dyslexia classrooms coming to South Bronx as part of NYC Literacy Initiative - Mott Haven Herald

Dyslexia classrooms coming to South Bronx as part of NYC Literacy Initiative - Mott Haven Herald

New York City is overhauling how the Department of Education screens and educates students with dyslexia and …

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Bronx jobless rate continues to improve, but still more than double the national rate - Hunts Poi...

Bronx jobless rate continues to improve, but still more than double the national rate - Hunts Poi...

Bronx County's unemployment rate is recovering from 2020 pandemic highs, but it remains the highest in New Yo…

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New anti-gun units roll out across Mott Haven, Hunts Point - Mott Haven Herald

New anti-gun units roll out across Mott Haven, Hunts Point - Mott Haven Herald

A revived NYPD anti-gun unit hit the streets of the South Bronx on Monday to combat a recent rise in crime bo…

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States Fail to Meet 'Essential Health Needs' of Incarcerated: Study

States Fail to Meet 'Essential Health Needs' of Incarcerated: Study

According to a new analysis of prison data from the Prison Policy Initiative, state prisons are mishandling a…

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A Community-led Public Safety 'Ecosystem' in Newark

A Community-led Public Safety 'Ecosystem' in Newark

A new report describes how Newark, New Jersey's largest city, has driven down violent crime by earmarking som…

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What the Trump administration’s proposed federal NDA could mean for FOIA

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By Audrey Nielsen
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The Trump administration is moving to require all federal government employees to sign a nondisclosure agreement. While the draft agreement largely restates existing restrictions on disclosure of sensitive material, lack of clarity around the broad range of records that it could cover and the potential consequences for noncompliance laid out in the draft form could make government employees more cautious about what they disclose under the Freedom of Information Act.
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What do newsrooms actually need to cover 2026 elections?

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By Audrey Nielsen
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Many newsrooms covering the 2026 midterm elections are understaffed and under-resourced. Between March 10 and April 6, 2026, MuckRock sent a survey to local and regional newsrooms asking three questions: What are you planning to cover, where are you stuck and what would actually help? From single-reporter shops to multistate collaboratives, 35 organizations shared their insights.
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MuckRock’s 2026 sunshine season roundup: Tools and tips for transparency

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By Audrey Nielsen
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MuckRockers and other organizations around the country have been hard at work promoting government transparency, sharing their work and hosting trainings and solutions-focused conversations on the challenges facing reporters and watchdogs. Whether you cover local government, file public records requests or build tools for newsrooms, sunshine season 2026 produced practical advice worth keeping. Here is the full roundup.
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