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The Scope is a digital news site focused on telling stories of justice, hope and resilience, produced by the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
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We tell stories of hope, justice and resilience through local accountability journalism that engages both community members and policy makers. Our work is inspired by Homicide Watch Boston, part of a network of crime beat websites founded by Chris and Laura Amico. We first expanded our mission as The Docket, where we aimed to contextualize the urban violence we had been covering. At The Scope, we

not only dig deeper into injustice, but also celebrate its solutions. The Scope was founded by Brilee Weaver, Emily Hopkins and Priyanka Ketkar.

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360 Huntington Avenue
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http://www.thescopeboston.org/

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Who are we?

The Scope is an experimental digital magazine focused on telling stories of justice, hope and resilience in Greater Boston. We are editorially independent and operated by Northeastern University’s School of Journalism. We practice journalism as an act of service, working to connect communities, inform civic life and amplify voices that are often overlooked or mischaracterized by traditional media. Our work is available for free on a variety of digital platforms and is intended to supplement, not compete with, the city’s existing news outlets.

Find out more about our mission here.

The Scope will embrace a variety of techniques including solutions journalism, restorative narratives and “less-extractive” reporting in an ongoing effort to redefine the relationship between journalists and the communities they cover. On occasion, we will also experiment with new technologies and storytelling techniques with the goal of sharing best practices with other local news organizations and journalism educators.