Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News, specializing in covering race and policing. With a background in journalism and a focus on social issues, Janelle's work aims to shed light on important stories and provide a voice for marginalized communities.
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Janelle Griffith's coverage predominantly focuses on crime, legal policy regulation, and evolving stories. She also covers entertainment news to some extent. Given this, she is likely to be interested in receiving pitches related to breaking news or evolving stories within the crime and civil rights spheres.
Additionally, Janelle has shown an interest in covering lawsuits and police misconduct cases. Therefore, she may be receptive to pitches that involve expert commentary or perspectives on ongoing legal battles concerning these topics.
Considering her focus on tragic events and government announcements related to such incidents, providing insights into the societal impact of such events could make for compelling pitch angles.
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By: Antonio Planas
Two people at a Las Vegas law office were killed in a shooting Monday morning and the gunman took his own life, police said.
By: Noah Osborne
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price reopened the case after her predecessor concluded the police officers were not criminally liable in the April 19, 2021, death of Mario Gonzalez.
By: Janelle Griffith
A federal judge has ordered Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price to review all of the California county's death penalty cases over concerns of prosecutorial misconduct.
By: Janelle Griffith
In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse.
By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Michelle Garcia, Janelle Griffith
The government regulator said in October that it would propose a ban on the use of the chemical, which is commonly in hair relaxers used primarily by Black women.
By: Janelle Griffith
"Without federal intervention, the police officers may not be held accountable for their actions,β NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a letter to the agency.
The mother of a Virginia man who died after being pinned to the floor by sheriff's deputies and medical staff members for more than 10 minutes as
By: Janelle Griffith
Senior Airman Roger Fortson was on a FaceTime call with his girlfriend at the time of the encounter, his mother and her attorneys said.
The mother of Irvo Otieno, who suffocated to death in police custody at a Virginia psychiatric hospital, expressed outrage over the withdrawal of murder charges against five sheriff's deputies indicted in his death.
By: Janelle Griffith
Reginald Burks said the officer who pulled him over last year used the cruise control on his vehicle to estimate Burks' speed.
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