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Criminal Justice Journalists CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEWS COVERAGE IN2023 Annual discussion conducted by Criminal Justice Journalists Participants Ted Gest Criminal Justice Journalists moderator James Alan Fox criminologist Northeastern University William Freivogel Gateway Journalism Review and Southern Illinois University School of Journalism Marea Mannion Pennsylvania State University Dan Shelley Radio Television Digital News Association Brandt Williams Minnesota Public Radio Published April 29 2024 TED GESTLets start with crime rates. The FBI says crime reports were down slightly last year but the National Crime Victimization Survey says violent incidents including unreported crime were up. JAMES ALAN FOXThe national homicide total is down quite a bit. I had thought that was going to happen after the big spike we had in 2020 the rise and then the fall.