Beat reporting in the age of encrypted radio
As first responders across North America switch to encrypted radio to protect dispatch call information, reporters must find new ways to chase leads. [[{“fid”:”3835″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“format”:”default”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”375″,”width”:”500″,”style”:”width: 300px; height: 225px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;”,”class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]By Chantal Braganza, Associate Editor In the early summer of 2011, news outlets across the GTA reported on a tragic event: after…