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Why is Indiana flooded with cases of child abuse and neglect?
Why does Indiana have so many cases of child abuse and neglect? Only six states had more in 2016,... more »
posted 10/25/18
What's killing Hoosier babies at such alarming rates?
Infant mortality may be one of the most cold, impersonal terms out there, especially when what we... more »
posted 06/30/16

Giles Bruce's Work
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Lesson: Reporter questions assumptions to reveal hidden link between Indiana pollution and infant mortality
For reporter Giles Bruce, it wasn't until he jettisoned all his preconceived notions about what was driving Indiana's high infant death rate that he found his real story.
Project: Lawmakers want Indiana to do more to tackle infant mortality
This series was produced as a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism's National Fellowship. Other stories in the series include:  Fort Wayne, Ind. mom shares tragic story of losing baby In Indianapolis, a baby dies every 3 1/2 days
Project: In Indianapolis, a baby dies every 3 1/2 days
In the past 30 years, Indianapolis' infant mortality rate has decreased by more than a third. But Indiana still has the second-highest black infant mortality rate in the country.