The Trace (website)
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| Formation | 19 June 2015 |
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Editorial director | James Burnett[1] |
Enterprise editor | Lee Smith[1] |
Senior engagement editor | Akoto Ofori-Atta[1] |
News editor | Miles Kohrman[1] |
Staff (2015) | 11[1] |
| Mission | "To address that information deficit [regarding gun violence] through daily reporting, investigations, analysis, and commentary on the policy, politics, culture, and business of guns in America"[1] |
| Website |
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The Trace is an American non-profit journalism outlet devoted to gun-related news in the United States. It was established in 2015 with seed money from the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, which was founded by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg,[2] and went live on June 19 of that year.[3] The site's editorial director is James Burnett.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About The Trace". TheTrace.org. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- 1 2 Calderone, Michael (16 June 2015). "The Trace, Bloomberg-Backed Journalism Startup, Tackles Gun Violence 'Epidemic'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Haberman, Maggie (19 June 2015). "Bloomberg's Gun-Control Group Funds News Site After Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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