Tenth B.A.R. Talk to focus on crime reporting
Crime reporting through the history of the Bay Area Reporter will be the focus of the tenth online panel discussion, part of the newspaper's 50th anniversary commemorations.The B.A.R.
has an impressive history of reporting —and breaking— news stories often overlooked by the mainstream media. Many of our crime stories have later been sourced by other outlets.
Some have even helped solve cases.Current and former journalists will discuss coverage of the Harvey Milk/George Moscone assassinations, the White Night Riots, anti-gay crimes, the Castro Halloween shootings, and some gruesome murders through the years.Reporter Ed Walsh, Transmission columnist and author Gwen Smith, and former news writer Dennis Conkin will share their experiences and insights on some of the B.A.R.'s most notorious stories over the years.
