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Eight days in October , November and December washingtonpost/guns

James V. Grimaldi www.washingtonpost.com/guns www.facebook.com/wpjamesvgrimaldi grimaldij@washpost.com. Eight days in October , November and December www.washingtonpost.com/guns. THE TEAM Four Washington Post Investigative Reporters and Two Researchers Editor Photographer + Videographer

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Eight days in October , November and December washingtonpost/guns

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  1. James V. Grimaldiwww.washingtonpost.com/gunswww.facebook.com/wpjamesvgrimaldigrimaldij@washpost.com

  2. Eight days in October, November and Decemberwww.washingtonpost.com/guns THE TEAM Four Washington Post Investigative Reporters and Two Researchers Editor Photographer + Videographer Web project manager Digital journalists: cartographer, graphic designer, database developer

  3. Media Elements • Print stories and photos • Web stories and photo galleries • Web videos – seven segments produced • Interactive graphics • Database of gun dealers

  4. Goal of the Project: Break the Secrecy U.S. Congress eight years ago exempts from the Freedom of Information Act a database that traced guns used in crimes back to dealers. Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), primary sponsor of provision

  5. The Blackout • The Tiahrt Amendment silenced media investigations into gun stores, firearms trafficking and crime trends • Assignment from our editor Jeff Leen: Break the secrecy

  6. How We Broke the Secrecy • Compiled a list of 511 police officers killed by firearms and traced 30 cop-killer weapons. • Obtained lists of the top 12 gun dealers in the past two years who have sold the most weapons traced from Mexican crime scenes

  7. The Work: Research Areas * How do criminals get guns? * How do cop killers get guns? * Gun trafficking in the United States and to Mexico * The ATF, NRA & the politics of guns

  8. First Breakthrough: Prince George’s Data PG Firearms Examination logs • After seizing guns, police test fire, analyze and log data • FOIA’d unpublicized databases from DC and PG Firearms Exams Units.

  9. Realco: Where DC crooks go to buy guns • 2,500 guns traced to Realco • The next biggest, active dealer had 600.

  10. How Day One Appeared in Print

  11. VIDEO STORY TELLING The life of a crime gun http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/guns/index.html

  12. Trafficking to Mexico • 30,000 deaths in Mexican drug wars • 9 of 10 guns from U.S. stores – ATF

  13. Multimedia Storytelling • Post reporter video training in early 2000s • Trip planned to Houston for Mexico story • Interview with wife of slain police officer • Federal official won’t go on camera (audio only) • Obtained jailhouse interview through Texas public records request

  14. Video from Texas • Focus on Carter’s Country gun stores in Houston • Obtained suspect confession in cop killing • Interviewed wife of police officer Under public records request, we obtained the video of his confession to police http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/guns/arming-mexicos-drug-cartels/?sid=ST2010121203267

  15. List of Dealers Most Guns Found at Mexican Crime Scenes

  16. The National List

  17. National Rifle Association Lobbying The NRA in two decades spent more than $100 million on political activities, ¾ donations, ¼ lobbying .

  18. PRINT GRAPHIC: Lobbying influence Lobbying reports, campaign contributions

  19. INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: NRA Donations Endorsements http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/guns/nra-endorsements-campaign-spending/

  20. Interactive Idea Copied from Tea Party Endorsement Graphic http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/tea-party-endorsement-results/

  21. What Interactive Shows • Amount of money donated by National Rifle Association to every U.S. politician • The politician’s NRA rating (A, B, C, F) • Who the NRA endorsed • Whether the candidate won or lost (Red for Republican; Blue for Democrat)

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