An Oregonian reporter's 18-month quest for public records
1,274 views · Published 1 December 2016 · 2:45 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: The Oregonian · 2016 · News & Politics
People often make assumption about how reporters do their jobs based on impressions from Hollywood. The reality often looks more like a lot of waiting, particularly when it comes to landing public records that hold government agencies accountable. The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Rob Davis set out to find which of America’s National Guard armories were contaminated with lead from firing ranges. He ultimately amassed 23,000 pages of documents from state military leaders across the United States. Read the special watchdog report from The Oregonian/OregonLive here: at http://bit.ly/toxic-armories Sign up for email updates about this story here: bit.ly/armories-signup Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=oregoniannews See more on our website: http://www.oregonlive.com/#/0 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oregonian Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoregonian/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoregonian/ Find us on Snapchat: the.oregonian (or click here for mobile users: https://www.snapchat.com/add/the.oregonian)
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