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Stephen James

Sacramento, Silicon Valley
As seen in: MDPI, Biomed Central (BMC), Willamette Week, Mondaq, Sacramento News & Review, saocarlosagora.com.br, The British Journal of Cardiology
Covers:  social justice, whistleblowers, state court litigation, freedom of information, open government, federal litigation, public records, public policy, courts, government misconduct & ethics, institutional ethics, judicial misconduct & ethics, federal court litigation, constitutional law, watchdogs, civil rights, legislature & legislation, police misconduct, socioeconomic issues, criminal justice
Doesn't Cover: international affairs, geopolitics
Silicon Valley-based investigative reporter. Subjects: Judicial branch, criminal justice, government accountability, FOIA, public records. IRE, SPJ, ONA

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Stephen James’s Biography

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Independent investigative journalism and photography with an emphasis on open government, freedom of information, courts and criminal justice, public policy, social justice, and socioeconomic issues.

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Stephen James Sacramento News & Review Author Archive

Stephen James Sacramento News & Review Author Archive

Sacramento News & Review Author Archive: List of 48 published stories by Stephen James.

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Standing up to corruption

Standing up to corruption

In her letter supporting the nomination of investigator Joe Reynoso for the Award of Ethical Courage, federal…

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The Green Wall

The Green Wall

When Camarillo native DJ Vodicka testified against his employers - the California Department of Corrections -…

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Getting to the truth behind stem-cell breakthrough

Getting to the truth behind stem-cell breakthrough

Last month, biotechnology company Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) stunned the worldwide scientific community…

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Sacramento Press Club: John Chiang California State Controller - Photos by Stephen James

Sacramento Press Club: John Chiang California State Controller - Photos by Stephen James

On May 7, 2007, the Sacramento Press Club welcomed State Controller John Chiang. The state's chief financial …

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CYA goes to reform school

CYA goes to reform school

When violence broke out between two angry young men, and immediately the canisters of Mace hissed on the floo…

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Articles

Quando os Anúncios Retribuem: A Ascensão das Campanhas Conversacionais com Personalidades de IA

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By Stephen James
| saocarlosagora.com.br
Por que as pessoas querem anúncios mais humanos Vivemos na era do scroll infinito. Anúncios estáticos são ignorados, anúncios em vídeo muitas vezes também, e até conteúdos chamativos correm o risco de virar apenas ruído de fundo. O que prende a atenção? Conexão humana. Quando um comercial responde de forma espirituosa nos comentários ou solta uma frase marota na sua DM, ele quebra expectativas. É íntimo. Mesmo que você saiba que é IA, a aparência de conversa já é suficiente para despertar curiosidade.
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The aetiology, mortality and disability of non-traumatic coma in African children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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By Stephen James, Charlotte Elizabeth, Marc YR
| gla.ac.uk
Ray, S. T. J. et al. (2025) The aetiology, mortality and disability of non-traumatic coma in African children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Global Health, (doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00055-5) (PMID:40280144) (Early Online Publication) Text 353579.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. 1MB Abstract Background: Non-traumatic coma in African children is a common life-threatening presentation often leading to hospital attendance.
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Primary healthcare’s carbon footprint and sustainable strategies to mitigate its contribution: a scoping review - BMC Health Services Research

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By Stephen James, Irish Doctors
| Biomed Central (BMC)
The scoping review was conducted in accordance with the framework proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews and refined by Peter’s et al. [24,25,26]. It was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist (Supplementary Material 1) [24, 27]. The protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework [28].
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Awards

First Amendment Coalition Beacon Award

2005 - First Amendment

Beacon Award: Recognizing those who exemplify the spirit of First Amendment freedoms. Stephen James, a freelance reporter, for winning the first court case using Proposition 59 to obtain government records.

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