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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Innocence Project

Innocence Project stories: 3 news summaries

Student Journos in Court Over Murder Investigation

Northwestern's acclaimed Innocence Project under fire

Nov 11, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A group of Illinois journalism students found themselves in court yesterday, accused of flirting with and paying off sources during a 2003-2006 investigation for the Medill Innocence Project. The Northwestern students claim to have uncovered evidence exonerating Anthony McKinney, convicted in 1982 of murdering a security guard. Both sides went... More »

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murder • journalism • Illinois • wrongful conviction • journalist • Innocence Project • Northwestern University • Anthony McKinney

 Death Row Challenges 
 Hurt by Newsroom Cuts 

Lawyers fear shortage of media resources may result in innocent people being executed

May 21, 09 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The huge cuts in newsroom staff around the country may have inadvertently condemned some innocent prisoners to death, the New York Times reports. Lawyers complain that many of the investigative journalists who would have once hotly pursued a story about a wrongly accused Death Row inmate aren't working any more.... More »

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execution • journalism • exonerate • death row • Innocence Project • investigative journalism • exoneration

Innocent Con Freed After
27 Years

DNA testing confirmed he wasn't guilty of rape

Jan 4, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A man who spent 27 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit was released yesterday after DNA evidence proved he hadn't assaulted his accuser. Charles Chatman, now 47, had maintained his innocence throughout his time in jail, refusing to give an account of the crime to the parole... More »

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Texas • crime • Dallas • DNA • rape • prisoners • exonerate • Innocence Project • DNA evidence

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