Tyler Dukes
- Knight Chair, Journalism & Technology, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
Florida, Gainesville
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Articles by Tyler Dukes
In this Duke journalism class, failure was part of the assignment. It led to real AI tools for local news.
When we began teaching our Duke University course about artificial intelligence tools for journalists, the first thing we had to address was how to make our students comfortable with failure. We are fortunate to have talented students, but they are often perfectionists. They haven’t failed very often.
Having relatives with chronic illness fosters a deeper understanding
In recognition of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in March, the MS Awareness Month campaign features a series of stories highlighting the real-life experiences of people affected by MS, written in their own words. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Pinterest for more stories like this, using the hashtag #MSAwarenessMonth, or read the full series. There was never a watershed moment when I realized my aunt was someone who truly got it.
California License Plate Data Shared Despite Warning
(TNS) — Law enforcement agencies across California have routinely made data they collect from automated license plate readers available to federal and out-of-state police departments, despite guidance from Attorney General Rob Bonta declaring the practice illegal. Still, Attorney Bonta and his office have not taken action against any of the agencies for sharing the information.
Policías ignoraron al Procurador General de CA sobre ley de datos de placas Original
Reality Check es una serie de The Bee que responsabiliza a funcionarios y organizaciones y arroja luz sobre sus decisiones. ¿Tienes alguna sugerencia? Envía un correo electrónico a realitycheck@sacbee.com. Agencias del orden en todo California han puesto rutinariamente a disposición de los departamentos de policía federales y de otros estados los datos que recolectan de los lectores automáticos de placas vehiculares, a pesar de que el procurador general Rob Bonta declaró ilegal esta práctica.
California Attorney General warned police about license plate data law. Departments ignored him
By Stephen Hobbs and Tyler Dukes, The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Law enforcement agencies across California have routinely made data they collect from automated license plate readers available to federal and out-of-state police departments, despite guidance from Attorney General Rob Bonta declaring the practice illegal. Still, Attorney Bonta and his office have not taken action against any of the agencies for sharing the information.
California Attorney General warned police about license plate data law. Departments ignored him
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Law enforcement agencies across California have routinely made data they collect from automated license plate readers available to federal and out-of-state police departments, despite guidance from Attorney General Rob Bonta declaring the practice illegal. Still, Attorney Bonta and his office have not taken action against any of the agencies for sharing the information. kAmp? :?G6DE:82E:@?
California Attorney General warned police about license plate data law. Departments ignored him Original
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Law enforcement agencies across California have routinely made data they collect from automated license plate readers available to federal and out-of-state police departments, despite guidance from Attorney General Rob Bonta declaring the practice illegal.
Despite debate struggles, NC Democrats say they still back Biden Original
A break in the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. Jack Gruber/USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK As President Joe Biden arrived in North Carolina to rally supporters Thursday, North Carolina Democrats say they're standing by their candidate as he fends off criticism over a poor debate performance against Republican former President Donald Trump.
Despite debate struggles, NC Democrats say they still back Biden
As President Joe Biden arrived in North Carolina to rally supporters Friday, North Carolina Democrats said they’re standing by their candidate as he fends off criticism over a poor debate performance against Republican former President Donald Trump. Several calls and emails to more than a dozen local and state Democratic leaders, donors and strategists by reporters at The News & Observer went unanswered Friday as Biden prepared to take the stage in Raleigh. U.S. Rep.
US Supreme Court puts $100M of NC opioid funds in limbo Original
Purdue Pharma, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., has earned more than $31 billion from OxyContin. It is owned by the Sacklers, a family of physicians and philanthropists whose potential protection from future lawsuits was the central issues before the U.S. Supreme Court.
UNC System, arts school to pay alums $12.5M for sex abuse claims. You can’t know why.
University of North Carolina leaders refuse to release details on why the state agreed to pay millions to former students over allegations of decades-long sexual abuse by faculty at the state’s most prestigious arts campus. Actions by state lawmakers last year ensured they’ll never have to.
Can the public fight for police body cam footage? NC high court ruling adds clarity Original
North Carolina's highest court cleared the way for the release of law enforcement footage from a 2020 march in Alamance County where authorities used arrests and pepper spray to break up a crowd of hundreds that included young children.
Despite decline in pregnancy-related deaths in NC, numbers remain near 5-year high Original
Van Barbour his daughters, Maddie, and younger Oakleigh, visit the grave of his wife and their mother Rachel at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Fuquay-Varina in May 2023. ehyman@newsobserver.com Fewer women in North Carolina died from pregnancy-related complications in 2022, though these deaths remain much higher than in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 things an N&O investigation into NC license plate cameras revealed Original
Automated license plate reader cameras can be hard to spot if you're just driving by. But along hundreds of North Carolina streets, these shoebox-sized devices are quietly capturing details on every passing vehicle, data easily made accessible to law enforcement officers across the country. Until now, no one in North Carolina had a full picture of how widespread these cameras have become.
Private Eyes: 5 things an N&O investigation into NC license plate cameras revealed
Private Eyes: 5 things an N&O investigation into NC license plate cameras revealed Automated license plate reader cameras can be hard to spot if you’re just driving by. But along hundreds of North Carolina streets, these …
NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to women Original
Jacqueline McNeill, of Hope Mills, stands by the white Nissan Versa she was driving the day she was wrongly arrested in Fayetteville in 2022. rwillett@newsobserver.com Jacqueline McNeill was heading home to get ready for her goddaughter's funeral when the lights started flashing. Even as five or six police cruisers surrounded her in the parking lot of a Fayetteville convenience store, she couldn't imagine they were there for her.
Neighbors watching neighbors? HOA vehicle surveillance irks some in NC neighborhood Original
By all accounts, the controversy over surveillance at Princeton Manor began at a pool party last summer. "Personally frustrated" by a string of car break-ins and a recent burglary in the Knightdale subdivision, a member of the homeowners association board struck up a conversation with a Knightdale police officer at the event, asking what else the neighborhood could do to fight crime.
Camera by camera, North Carolina police build growing network to track vehicles Original
Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. Take a drive down hundreds of North Carolina roadways - from Carolina Beach to Concord - and there's a good chance you're being watched. In the span of a few years, more and more privately owned, automated cameras have emerged along street corners and straightaways across the state, scooping up data on every vehicle they see. The millions of cars they surveil don't have to be linked to any crimes.
How we tracked the spread of license plate readers across North Carolina Original
No agency tracks the use of automated license plate readers across the state. So The News & Observer began a reporting project in 2023 to find out just how widespread the devices have become among law enforcement agencies. The project focused on fixed automated license plate readers, rather than those mounted in police or sheriff's vehicles, because of an ongoing debate in the N.C. General Assembly about allowing the stationary devices on state-maintained roads and highways.
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