Investigative Journalism

Ted Conover: On Traveling and Being Free Behind Bars

Ru Freeman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Ted Conover, National Geographic, Vqr, Burton Rascoe, The Atlantic, Sing Sing, The NYT, The New Yorker, Investigative Journalism, Interview, Books News
Ru Freeman

It is a mix of journalistic integrity and personal generosity that has served him well and brought Ted Conover much attention for his in-depth reporting about the issues of our times.

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WATCH: Icons Of Investigative Journalism Speak Out

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.03.2012

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A new project at American University is celebrating some of the milestones of investigative journalism. The project, called "Investigating Power," ...

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Brief Encounter With Mike Wallace, the Vineyard's Famous Renter

Bernard Starr | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Mike Wallace, Depression, Larry King, William Styron, Humor, Burial Plot, 60 Minutes, Art Buchwald, Obituary, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Martha's Vineyard, Mike Wallace Dead, Mike Wallace Dies, Cbs, Media News
Bernard Starr

Mike Wallace was best known as the hard-hitting investigative journalist on 60 Minutes. But there was another side to him. He helped untold numbers of people suffering from depression when he went public about his own battles with the disorder.

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Grandmother Undercover: Busting Medicare Fraud

Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Texas, Video, Brian Ross, Undercover Investigation, Fbi, ABC News, Medicare, Investigative Journalism, Medicare Fraud, Fifty News

Could home healthcare companies be costing you hundreds and thousands each month? According to ABC News, an estimated 10 percent of the Medicare budge...

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Anchors and Reporters: Stop Going Down With the Ship

Leslie Griffith | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Betrayal, Fame, Politics, Reporting, Fair Reporting, Ides of March, Celebrity, Investigative Journalism, Media News
Leslie Griffith

When NBC is a network and Comcast and GE own NBC -- I suppose it was just naïve to believe stock holders wouldn't push these anchors to be celebrities. But, it brings us all back to asking "Who will ever help this nation find its balance again?"

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Investigating Truth in Midst of Arab Spring

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Egypt, Hisham Allam, Ahmed Benchamsi, Rana Sweis, Media, Investigative Journalism, Iraq, Masry Al Yawm, Freedom of the Press, Amman, Hanan Khandagky, Tahrir Square, Daoud Kuttab, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Arab Press, Marg Prison, Rana Sabbagh, Arij, Arab Spring, Journalism, Ahmad Ragab, Cairo, Depleted Uranium Weapons, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalists, Baghdad, Ammar Saleh, Self-Censorship, Telquel, Nishan, World News
Rana F. Sweis

Contrary to the saying that truth is the first casualty of war, the Arab Spring has overwhelmingly broken a barrier of fear that has presided over the Middle East for decades.

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The Internet Makes Trust and Insight Scarce Commodities, and Makes Newsroom Veterans More Valuable

Dr Johnny Ryan | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Baltimore Sun, Death of Newspapers, Newspapers, Jay Rosen, David Simon, Journalism, Future of Journalism, Investigative Journalism, Internet Journalism, Online Journalism, Online Media and Journalism, Media News
Dr Johnny Ryan

While the Internet makes information plentiful, and this in turn may be a challenge to some aspects of the newspaper business, deep insight and trust remain as scarce as they have ever been.

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Kenneth Dahlberg's Role in Watergate

Barry Sussman | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Kenneth Dahlberg, Washington Post, Watergate Scandal, Journalism, Investigative Journalism, Media News
Barry Sussman

Obituaries of Kenneth Dahlberg, who died at age 94 on Oct. 4th, pointed out that he unwittingly played a key role in the unraveling of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal coverup. That's an understatement.

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Investigative Journalism Made Easy!

John Mair | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Vestey, Investigative Journalism, John Mair, Phillip Knightley, Sunday Times, Media News
John Mair

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM MADE EASY 'THE WALK IN STORY' AS TOLD BY A VETERAN By John Mair Editor 'Investigative Journalism;Dead Or Alive?' (Arima .Pu...

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In Praise of Public Interest Journalism

Patrick Parenteau | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Macondo Well, New York Times, Natural Gas, Investigative Journalism, Fracking, Journalism, Public Service, Green News
Patrick Parenteau

Not surprisingly, the New York Times expose has sparked a strong, sometimes vicious, response from the oil and gas industry. It is not only the environment that is under assault; it is the very concept of public service journalism.

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Investigative News Sites Grapple With 24/7 Demands Of Web

Chicago Reader | Posted by Jeffin90019 | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Online News Sites, Investigative Journalism, Propublica, Online Journalism, Voice of San Diego, Media News

"This is the core struggle of my human existence right now," Andrew Donohue, editor of the nonprofit website Voice of San Diego, says of journalism's ...

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Facts Are a Dictator's Worst Enemy; and a Journalist's Best Friend

Kati Marton | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Journalists, Investigative Journalism, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, World News
Kati Marton

There has perhaps never been a time when we needed to speak truth not only to power, but to the millions of people who are connected in our wired world. That is the role of journalists -- my chosen field. I have never regarded that role as morally neutral.

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Follow the Money Trail From Bin Laden's Compound

David de Sola | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Investigative Journalism, Abbottabad, Abbottabad Compound, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Terrorism Finance, War on Terror, National Security, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Pakistan, World News
David de Sola

By focusing on bin Laden's compound, investigators may be able to collect more information about Al Qaeda, which could potentially be just as promising as any of the data from the raid.

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So You Want to Be a Journalist?

Peter Gorman | Posted 07.11.2011

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Peter Gorman

Someone wrote to me asking for advice on how to become an investigative journalist. I really don't have any, so instead I told him the story of how it happened and I hope it helps him somehow. Here it is.

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Haiti: Seeding "Reconstruction" or Seeding Destruction?

Jane Regan | Posted 07.01.2011

Read More: Robert Scheer, Usaid, Foreign Aid, Free Press, Hybrid Seeds, Agriculture, United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, Seeds, Sustainable Agriculture, Media, Tomas, Monsanto, Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Policy, Ngo, Video, Military, Community Radio, Monsanto Corn, Haiti, Investigative Journalism, Haiti Aid, U.S. Army, Refugees, Humanitarianism, Green News
Jane Regan

About a month ago, a team of journalists in Haiti released a nine-article study of a massive seed distribution that took place after the earthquake la...

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Freedom of Information Day: Five Questions With David Barstow, Investigative Reporter for the New York Times

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Public Library

We asked Barstow a few questions about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its effect on the general public.

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NPR, PBS Put Millions Into Investigative Reporting

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — NPR, PBS and local public broadcast stations around the country are hiring more journalists and pumping millions of dollars into in...

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There Used to Be a Law

Andrea Lyon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Commentators, Fox News, Death Penalty, Investigative Journalism, Media, Rush Limbaugh, Canada, Media News
Andrea Lyon

As a clinical teacher of law, one of the things I try to do is to engender discussions in class that go beyond just the law or the cases our clinic is...

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The Alternate Ending to My Congressional Correspondents Dinner Speech

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Internet News Media, Kkk, Delaware, State of the News Media, Chris Coons, News Media, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Content News, Journalism, Twitter News, Future of Journalism, Investigative Journalism, Content Aggregators, Media News
Sen. Chris Coons

There's a certain formula that goes into a speech like the one I gave Wednesday night in my comedic debut at the Washington Press Club Foundation's Congressional Dinner.

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Why CBS News, and Everyone Else, Needs to Remember Mike Wallace

Beth Knobel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future of Journalism, Mike Wallace, Mike Wallace 60 Minutes, Investigative Journalism, 60 Minutes, Journalism, Heat and Light, Media News
Beth Knobel

The future of journalism is bleak: too many journalists are satisfied parroting wire service copy instead of doing original reporting. The problem lies in the two vicious cycles this trend creates.

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Beyond WikiLeaks: A Leak "Arms Race"

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Leaks, Assange, Whistleblowers, Wikileaks Documents, Transparency Unit, Whistleblower Wikileaks, Whistleblower Protection, Julian Assange Wikileaks, New York Times Leaks, Investigative Journalism, Al Jazeera Palestine Papers, Media News
Greg Mitchell

Leaks have always played an important part in journalism, but this direct-to-the-public approach championed by WikiLeaks is new. Now there's a new kid on the block. Or rather, kids.

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Inside The Brutal Murder Of Daniel Pearl

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daniel Pearl Murder, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, War on Terror, Daniel Pearl, Pakistan, Terrorism, Investigative Journalism, Al Queda, Wall Street Journal, Journalism, Media News

A three-year investigation into the 2002 kidnapping and murder of journalist Daniel Pearl has identified 27 Pakistanis that played a role - most of wh...

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Not enough colère against cholera

Jane Regan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Scheer, Usaid, Foreign Aid, United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, Georgianne Nienaber, Tomas, Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Policy, Ngo, Video, Military, Keynes, Haiti, Cholera, Investigative Journalism, Haiti Aid, U.S. Army, Refugees, Humanitarianism, World News
Jane Regan

Now they are saying we have 3,481 killed by cholera. It is doubtless many more... But in any case, these are just numbers to newspaper readers and ra...

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Will We See WikiLeaks in Arabic Soon?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Jordan, Aljazeera, Rana Sabagh, Egypt, Cnn, Arab, Radio Al Balad, Ammannet, Investigative Journalism, Arij, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Arab reporters have shown that they are willing to investigate their own communities. The fact that young journalists are learning the tricks of the trade bodes well for the natural progression of this form of investigations.

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Haiti Elections -- Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

Jane Regan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Foreign Aid, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, National Endowment for Democracy, Haiti Cholera, United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, Tomas, Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Policy, Ngo, Elections, Video, Military, Haiti, Cholera, Investigative Journalism, U.S. Army, Haiti Aid, Refugees, Humanitarianism, Aristide, Thanksgiving 2010, World News
Jane Regan

2010-11-26-Screenshot20101126at6.19.18PM.pngGo ahead and vote on these photos... since you can't vote in the questionable elections funded by US tax dollars to be held in Haiti on Nov. 28.

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