Kelly Davis (reporter)
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Kelly Lynn Davis is a journalist and investigative reporter from San Diego, California.{{cite web |URL=https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/users/kellylynndavis |title=Kelly Davis, Health Journalism Fellow |publisher=center for health journalism.org |accessdate=August 16, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/opinion/the-countys-outrageous-targeting-of-reporter-who-exposed-jail-deaths/|title=The County's Outrageous Targeting of Reporter Who Exposed Jail Deaths - Voice of San Diego|date=2018-02-08|work=Voice of San Diego|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://archive.altweeklies.com/aan/san-diego-citybeat-honored-for-prison-reporting/Article?oid=8234008|title=San Diego CityBeat Honored for Prison Reporting {{!}} Honors & Achievements {{!}} AltWeeklies.com|website=archive.altweeklies.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-12}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/County-Lawyers-Demand-Research-Notes-From-Local-Journalist-473242543.html|title=County Lawyers Demand Research, Notes From Local Journalist|work=NBC 7 San Diego|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}}
Career
Davis helped launch San Diego CityBeat in 2002 with David Rolland and was one of the main editors.
In March 2015, Davis left Southland Publishing, Inc, the publisher of San Diego CityBeat. After leaving CityBeat, Davis became a freelance writer.{{Cite news |url=http://www.sdnews.com/view/full_story/26480577/article-STREET-SWEEPS?instance=bbp|title=Top two editors leaving San Diego CityBeat|date=2015-02-19|work=SDNews.com|access-date=2018-02-13}} In May 2020, Davis joined The Appeal as a senior editor.{{cite web |url=https://theappeal.org/authors/kelly-davis/ |title=Kelly Davis |website=The Appeal |accessdate=4 August 2020}}
Davis has covered California laws about sex offenders,{{Cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/mar/02/california-court-rules-against-sex-offender-law-re/|title=California Supreme Court Rules Against Sex Offender Law Restrictions|agency=Associated Press|work=KPBS Public Media|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://cms.wehaaserver.com/article-8765-Thats-another-story.html|title=It takes longer than a few minutes to explain why some sex offenders need defending|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-US}} and has investigated San Diego's homeless situation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.flipthescriptsd.org/people/2017/11/17/kelly-davis-mighty-pen-honoree|title=Kelly Davis, Mighty Pen Honoree|work=Flip The Script|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-US}}
= Inmate deaths =
Davis and Dave Maass released a 5-part investigative series starting in 2013 in San Diego CityBeat about inmates dying in San Diego jails at the highest rates in the state, many of which were preventable deaths.{{Cite web|url=https://obrag.org/2017/11/county-jail-deaths-dont-matter-in-san-diego/|title=County Jail Deaths Don’t Matter in San Diego|website=obrag.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-13}} This series won investigative awards and resulted in new policies and training to reduce suicides.{{Cite news|url=https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/08/22/when-jail-becomes-a-death-sentence/|title=When Jail Becomes a Death Sentence|date=2016-08-22|work=KQED News|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}} In 2014, after the series had received widespread media attention, an inmate hanged himself while imprisoned and his widow sued San Diego county for negligence. In 2017, San Diego county claimed they didn't know about any problems with inmate deaths despite the widespread media coverage, and demanded that Davis provide her private investigative "notes, interviews and recordings" to help in San Diego's case against the widow. Davis refused. Many media outlets decried the request as inappropriate and a judge ordered a stay.{{Cite news|url=https://sandiegofreepress.org/2018/02/statement-on-kelly-davis-case-society-of-professional-journalists-san-diego-chapter/|title=Statement on Kelly Davis Case: Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Chapter|date=2018-02-12|work=San Diego Free Press|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}} It's been insinuated that San Diego county is trying to target or punish Davis for bringing negative media attention regarding the inmate deaths.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-kelly-davis-san-diego-county-jail-deaths-20180209-htmlstory.html|title=Dozens of San Diego inmates dead, a journalist subpoenaed after reporting on it|last=Hamblin|first=Abby|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/morning-report-duncan-hunters-undoing/|title=Morning Report: Duncan Hunter's Undoing - Voice of San Diego|date=2018-02-09|work=Voice of San Diego|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}}
= California right-to-die law =
Davis received national attention in 2016 for an essay she wrote about her sister Betsy, who suffered from late-stage ALS and legally ended her life under California's right-to-die law.{{cite web |URL=
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/commentary/what-i-learned-helping-my-sister-use-californias-new-law-to-end-her-life/ |title=What I Learned Helping My Sister Use California's New Law To End Her Life |date=August 9, 2016 |accessdate=August 16, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/aug/15/san-diego-writer-shares-terminally-ill-sisters-reb/|title=San Diego Writer Shares Terminally Ill Sister's 'Rebirth Party'|last=Lipkin|first=Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael|work=KPBS Public Media|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/author/kellydavis/ Voices of San Diego - Kelly Davis]
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Category:21st-century American women journalists