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Chandra Bozelko

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As seen in: WitnessLA, CNN, Medium, MSN, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Daily Mail, HuffPost, Reuters, Scribd, The Guardian and
Covers:  Criminal justice, criminal justice, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, women in prison, public health in prison.
Columnist @witnessLA/@ctexaminer. Ethics Committee @spj_tweets. Formerly: @NationalMemo, @Gannett, @CreatorsNation. Former Pres. @CTSPJ. VP @NYPressClub.

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Lessons learned (we hope) from 2025’s ethics-challenging situations

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By Chandra Bozelko 
| Quill Magazine
As artificial intelligence reshapes newsrooms and authoritarian pressures mount globally, journalists in 2025 found themselves navigating an ethical maze where press freedom has deteriorated to what Reporters Without Borders calls—for the first time in the organization’s history—a “difficult situation” in its annual World Press Freedom Index.
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The SPLC Allegedly Mimics the Worst FBI Abuses

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By Chandra Bozelko 
| The Wall Street Journal
WSJ Opinion: Clarence Thomas and the Continuing War on the Supreme CourtPlay video: WSJ Opinion: Clarence Thomas and the Continuing War on the Supreme Court
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A Conflict of Interest at the Heart of Inmate Legal Assistance in Connecticut

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By Chandra Bozelko , Gregory Stroud 
| The Connecticut Examiner
Note: Part One of this column can be read here: “No Vindication for the Inmate Legal Assistance Program in its Response“ As defense of its near million-dollar-a-year fee from the state for providing Inmate Legal Services, the written response by Bansley Law to a recent “Conditions of Confinement Report” is flawed strategy if the law firm wants to keep its contract. The Feb.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was the first inmate to have a regular byline in a newspaper. The column was named "Prison Diaries" and eventually became a blog.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. In prison. I told you; I'm old school.

How is social media changing news?

Social media is changing not only the speed of news but it brings new readers to less mainstream publications that run great pieces.

Awards

National Society of Newspaper Columnists annual contest - First Place

2016 - Blogs

The Webby Awards

2016 - Weird

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