Sari Horwitz,

Sari Horwitz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who covers criminal justice issues for The Washington Post. With a background in political science from Bryn Mawr College and an MA in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University, Horwitz has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times. Her notable works include exposing the District of Columbia's neglect and deaths of 229 children placed in protective care, which led to an overhaul of the child welfare system and a new wing of D.C. Superior Court for children and families. Additionally, she co-wrote an investigation on D.C. police shootings that revealed police officers shot and killed more people in the city.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/sari-horwitz/

98%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

95%

Examples:

  • For more than 100 years, children were removed from their families, stripped of their names and often beaten for speaking their languages. Of more than 500 schools, 84 were operated by the Catholic Church or its religious affiliates.
  • The church recognizes that it has played a part in traumas experienced by Native children.
  • The family systems of many Indigenous people never fully recovered from these tragedies, which often led to broken homes harmed by addiction, domestic abuse, abandonment and neglect.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • Indigenous Pastoral Framework document highlights church's role in Indian boarding schools created to eradicate Native American cultures where children were removed from their families, stripped of their names, beaten for speaking their languages and forced or coerced attendance.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

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Catholic Church Apologizes for Role in Trauma Inflicted on Indigenous Communities through Boarding Schools: A Step Towards Healing and Reconciliation

Catholic Church Apologizes for Role in Trauma Inflicted on Indigenous Communities through Boarding Schools: A Step Towards Healing and Reconciliation

Broke On: Friday, 14 June 2024 The US Catholic Bishops apologized for the role of their churches in operating boarding schools that inflicted trauma and caused thousands of deaths among Indigenous communities between 1819 and 1969. The apology, titled 'Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise,' acknowledges at least 500 schools where tens of thousands were forced to attend, with over a thousand children believed dead. Over 122 priests, sisters, and brothers were accused of sexually abusing Native American children during this period. The apology is a step towards healing and reconciliation but only part of larger efforts.