Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LAPD Misclassified Crimes, New L.A. Times CEO, Hawaii Politics
In one year, The LAPD misclassified more than a thousand violent crimes as minor offenses. Is the LAPD deliberately manipulating the crime stats to make the city look safer? And why don’t women get to direct more studio movies?
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenThe LAPD misclassified more than a thousand violent crimes as minor offenses, according to an LA Times investigation. Is the LAPD deliberately manipulating the crime stats? The LA Times has hired former L.A. deputy mayor Austin Beutner as CEO and publisher. In our weekly TV roundup: Shark Week, “The Knick,” and “Outlander.” Last year, only 15 of the 250 top-grossing movies were directed by women. What’s the deal? And, political storms are battering Hawaii.
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