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The Post publishes a summerlong reporting project, investigating federal data about the safety of American highways, airways, railways and waterways. The national project Columbia News21 content from its 2010 project, Traveling Safely in America was done in alliance with the Center for Public Integrity.
- Student journalists detail troubles with U.S. transportation safety. Sept. 26, 2010.
- Special Report: Traveling Dangerously in America. Sept. 27, 2010.
- Transportation safety: Efforts to curb fatigue-related accidents often languish. By Tessa Muggeridge, Arizona State, and Charlie Litton, Nebraska. Sept. 26, 2010.
- Gallery: Transportation investigation finds widespread deficiencies in safety. Sept. 27, 2010.
- Images: A1 and homepage placement screengrab. Sept. 26, 2010.
- A lag for fatigue-related safety rules. By Tessa Muggeridge, Arizona State, and Charlie Litton, Nebraska. Sept. 27, 2010.
- NTSB recommendations aimed at preventing plane crashes go unheeded. By Richie Duchon, Southern California. Sept. 29, 2010.
- Road safety laws slow to take hold. By Robin Schwartz, Texas. Sept. 30, 2010.
- Experts seek ways to handle the coming boom in old age. This overview story was written by Patrick Egan.
- Telemedicine improves elder care at home. Sherisse Pham, Joshua Tapper and Alex Berg produced this featured video.
- Scientists visit Montana man for secrets to a very long life. By Josh Tapper with video by Tapper and Connor Boals.
- Wisdom of the aged is verified. By Josh Tapper.
- Most seniors adapt to loss of a partner. By Abigail Jones and Scott Sell.
A special edition of The Washington Post’s Health section on Aug. 10, 2010, devoted to issues about senior citizens, features Columbia News21 content from its 2010 project, “Brave Old World: Aging Americaa.”
Is it time to bring back ‘old age’ as a cause of death?. By Post reporter David Brown. Sept. 17, 2010. Re-uses three Columbia assets: photo, video and Egan’s story.
See Columbia’s “Explore & Compare” page, explaining the project used by The Post.
Aug. 24, 2010: Researchers hope to quell a surge of Alzheimer’s cases with new diagnostic tools. By Aaron James, Columbia News21 fellow from Nebraska.
With video: Living with dementia. By Connor Boals and Mary Plummer
Several Columbia stories that ran in The Post’s special health section on aging were also shared on the Washington Post News Service, resulting in other papers using Josh Tapper’s story.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Wisdom, bliss grow with age, scientists say. Aug. 23, 2010.
The Norwalk News: Wisdom, happiness increase with age. Aug. 16, 2010.
The Stamford Times: Wisdom, happiness increase with age. Aug. 16, 2010.
Post Now, the paper’s local breaking news blog, links to Maryland News21′s reporting about Chesapeake water quality.
Md. may ease crabbing restrictions. July 19, 2010.
Post Metro columnist Petula Dvorak based her July 27, 2010, column on Maryland’s reporting:
That repulsive unflushed toilet? Better to swim in it than in the Chesapeake Bay
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