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RIT Students Use Data Visualizations to Pose Questions About Crime, Policing, Parks, and More

Reclaiming the Narrative partnered with RIT's Data Journalism class to publish visualizations on criminal justice, parks usage, and more.

Traveling Exhibit Explores the Evolution of One of the World's Most Iconic Instruments

by ABI CLARK Over the past five years, the "Medieval to Metal'' exhibition has been featured at 15 museums across the US. And now through the end of summer, it's on display in our neck of the woods. Our arts and culture reporter Abi Clark recently spoke with HP Newquist, Director of the National Guitar Museum which produced the exhibit, about the history of one of the world's most iconic instruments, and what to expect from the Medieval to Metal installation, now open to visi

"Hugely Liberating": Rajesh Barnabas On the History of Rochester Indymedia and Anti-Corporate News

Rajesh Barnabas talks about the history of Rochester Indymedia and the importance of instant publishing and collaborative news collectives.

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