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Jennifer Mascia

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As seen in: The Trace, Medium, MSN, The New York Times, The Guardian, USA Today, Yahoo News, Aol, New York Daily News, Cosmopolitan, House.gov and
Covers:  gun violence, policy, and legislation; criminal justice; systemic racial inequality; NYC; pop culture; entertainment
Doesn't Cover: finance, sports
Miami-born CA-bred New Yorker @columbiajourn @Hunter_College @MVHS_Diablos alum Senior news writer @TeamTrace. @CNN contributor. Past: @nytimes

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Jennifer Mascia’s Biography

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I'm a senior news writer and founding staffer at The Trace, a nonprofit outlet devoted to gun violence and policy. Before that I spent eight years at The New York Times, first as a news assistant on the Metro desk, then as a columnists' assistant in the Editorial department. In 2009 and 2010 I was the lead writer for the paper's annual Neediest Cases campaign. From January 2013 to June 2014 I wrote, edited and produced The Gun Report, a daily tally of gun violence victims in America, published …

Jennifer Mascia’s Journalist Portfolio

The Gun Report

The Gun Report

Tracking gun violence with Joe Nocera for his blog.

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Love Endures Amid an Immigrant Odyssey and Health Problems

Love Endures Amid an Immigrant Odyssey and Health Problems

Two decades ago, millions of Eastern Europeans greeted the fall of the Soviet Union with relief and optimism.…

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This Stuff Has Got to Stop!

This Stuff Has Got to Stop!

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New Yorkers' Best Subway Stories | Narratively

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Henry the Gangster Cat

Henry the Gangster Cat

Chronicling the life of a cat who seems to know he was named after a coke-dealing Goodfella.

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The Long Arms of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Gun Rights Decision

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By Sunny Sone Verified, Jennifer Mascia Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace The Supreme Court’s second major Second Amendment case of the term came to a close on Thursday, when the high court struck down a Hawaii law that banned carrying guns on publicly accessible private property without the owner’s express permission. That means restaurants, gyms, and other businesses in Hawaii and states with similar laws will now be required to explicitly tell customers if guns aren’t allowed. As The Trace’s Chip Brownlee reports, the decision in Wolford v.
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How Do You Grieve for Someone Who Killed Another Person?

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By Jennifer Mascia Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace There are nearly two murder-suicides every day in the United States, according to a recent analysis conducted by The Trace. Find Support Help is Available 24 Hours a Day 988, press 1, or text 838255 The people left behind face a tangle of grief, anger, and sadness that sets them apart from other survivor groups. This is especially true for family members of the perpetrator. How do you begin to grieve for someone who killed another person?
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Trump’s DOJ Is Suing States Over Gun Laws — And Using Civil Rights Statutes To Do It

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By Helina Selemon Verified, Jennifer Mascia Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace Gun rights groups have a long history of pursuing laws and lawsuits to loosen firearm regulations around the country. Now, the federal government is joining them in the fight. Since September, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division under President Donald Trump has taken on this cause. A newly minted office within the division, the Second Amendment Section, has been suing states and cities to overturn firearm restrictions they deem unconstitutional.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

News clerk on the Metro desk of the New York Times.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Does a Brother electronic typewriter with a correction strip count? Then yes. Until I was 13, when we finally got a computer.

How is social media changing news?

It's the only place to go when something's breaking. The 24-hour news networks just can't keep up.
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