ESN Report publishes frontline accounts of UK emergency services, armed forces and criminal justice, drawing on insider testimony about misconduct processes and everyday police work. Its recent issues mix investigative reporting on officers cleared after long proceedings with lighter video-led stories.
Website: https://esnreport.substack.com
By Design publishes independent investigative reporting on how institutions, policy and power shape public life, drawing on public records and documents. Its issues trace specific cases, such as police operations and newspaper coverage, with sourced detail and a clear critical point of view.
A data scientist examines Waterloo Regional Police budget claims using Statistics Canada crime data, showing how cherry-picked two-year comparisons can mislead. The newsletter teaches readers to evaluate trends, volatility and selective data in public policy statistics.
Amphibian Media publishes investigative reporting, stories and video shows on policing, surveillance, criminal justice and civil liberties. Issues include original reporting with public records and interviews, plus the launch of a podcast hosted by Radley Balko.
Robin Jarossi, a non-fiction author, writes about British and Australian crime and hidden history, mixing archival detail with first-hand anecdotes such as his time as a young reporter in Hackney. Readers get well-researched accounts of notorious cases, including the Krays, WWII serial killers and police surveillance.
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