It's Your Week: Stories that shaped 2022
Accountability in Uvalde; war crimes in Ukraine; maternal mortality disparities in the US: Before we dive into the new year, it's time to take a look back at a few of many of the incredible stories Paste BN reported in 2022.
Hi there! I'm Nicole Fallert filling in for Sallee Ann. Welcome to Your Week, a newsletter just for Paste BN subscribers. This week is all about the compelling journalism made possible by the support of readers like you.
But first, don't miss these stories made possible with your subscription:
- Nashville's Christmas bombing decimated the 911 network. Two years later, upgrades are ongoing.
- Florida senator vows legislation to prevent asking high school athletes menstrual questions.
- How a NY high school student set the record straight for a Black Civil War vet.
- Redefining the 'corner-office philosophy': Why GM's renovated offices include pool table, game areas, treadmills.
(A few) of the stories that shaped 2022
📰 The untold story of Uvalde: Brett, Adam and Kim had never met. They had almost nothing in common. After the May 24 shooting, somehow, they found one another – and they all wanted the same thing. The three unlikely friends hatched a plan to seek justice.
🟡 Ukraine's unprecedented war crimes investigation. Teams of Ukrainian and international investigators, prosecutors, police, security services, and forensic and ballistics experts are investigating dozens of deaths for war crimes committed by Russia's military. Paste BN spent weeks following these investigators.
🟣 In rural America, maternal health care is vanishing. About 2 million rural women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts at least 25 miles away from a labor and delivery unit, a Paste BN analysis found. Rural hospitals and obstetric wards, already scarce, have continued to shut down in record numbers. Women of color are even more vulnerable, statistics show, and the federal government has only recently started to identify the problem.
📈 America's aching economy forced tough choices. With wages lagging behind surging inflation, household budgets are being stretched to the limit. More than one-third of Americans said it was somewhat or very difficult to pay for household expenses, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey.
👷♂️ Migrant workers were deceived and died for Qatar's World Cup. The construction was largely done through an exploitative system of bonded labor. In Qatar, that meant migrant workers couldn't change or quit jobs without permission or withhold labor for any reason – even nonpayment of wages or dangerous conditions. Protesting and unionizing was prohibited.
That's all for now. Enjoy the start of the new year and thank you for supporting our journalism. Until next week!