The Scripps National Investigative Team examined the Boy Scouts of America’s “ineligible to volunteer” files to gauge whether attempts to stem child sex abuse within the organization were working. Over a period of six months, the 10 journalists from Scripps’ broadcast, print and digital divisions reviewed 30,000 documents and presented their findings in a three-part series. They showed scouts’ pleas for help were ignored, while poor background checks enabled suspected molesters to move from troop to troop. Their probe into the decades-old confidential files raised concerns about the quality of youth protection today and sought answers to the question: How do organizations keep their young charges safe?
Wednesday, January 16
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
Register by 5 p.m. January 15
Meet Your Presenters
Topics Speakers Will Cover
• Building the team
• Putting together a multi-platform plan
• Document review and analysis
• National scope and execution
Lawan Hamilton
National Investigative Team
The E.W. Scripps Company
Washington, D.C.
Carol Guensburg
Assistant Content Editor
Scripps Howard News Service
Washington, D.C.
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