Friday, September 7, 2007

Investigative skills vital in journalism
Republic of Botswana - Gaberones,Botswana
JOHANNESBURG - Jessica Pitchford of the SABCs investigative programme, Special Assignment, was declared the Investigative Journalist of the Year at the ...

San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : Censored!

Censored! The top 10 big stories the US news media missed in the past year. BY AMANDA WITHERELL. Wednesday September 5, 2007 ...


Thursday, September 6, 2007

SBU: Poisoning, Gongadze cases will be solved soon
Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine
Veteran criminal investigative journalist Stanislav Rechynsky was less optimistic that the investigation into who organized and ordered Gongadze's killing ...

Russia's Saturday Night Massacre...
By Larisa Alexandrovna
"Russia's chief prosecutor's office on Tuesday denied reports that the lead investigator in the contract-style killing of investigative journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya had been fired. Marina Gridneva, spokeswoman for ...

Q & A With Bart Jones, Author of the New Chavez Biography "Hugo!"
By investigative journalist(investigative journalist)
I have not read the book but the author so far seems to discredit most MSM stories about President Chavez and Venezuela.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Arson attack on investigative journalist in Slovakia
EUX.TV - Maastricht,Netherlands
Bratislava (dpa) - An investigative journalist has become the victim of an arson attack in Slovakia, local media reported Thursday. According to the reports ...

Russian Authorities Arrest 10 Suspects Over Journalist Murder
AHN - USA
... have rounded up 10 suspects consisting of police and security officers in relation to the death of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. ...

MISA'S JOHN MANYARARA INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AWARDS 2007
Media For Freedom - Nepal,Nepal,Nepal
The John Manyarara Investigative Journalist of the Year will receive a cash prize of 4000 Euros (US$5430), while the Upcoming Investigative Journalist of ...

Ten arrests in connection with murder of Russian investigative ...
Forbes - NY,USA
MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Ten people have been arrested in connection with the murder last year of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, ...

Prosecutors deny lead investigator in Politkovskaya case has been ...
International Herald Tribune - France
AP MOSCOW: Russia's chief prosecutor's office on Tuesday denied reports that the lead investigator in the contract-style killing of investigative journalist ...

Eamonn O'Neill | Freelance Investigative Journalist | Homepage
Eamonn O'Neill is one of Scotland's most experienced international investigative reporters, having reported for GQ, Esquire, all UK broadsheet newspapers ...
INDIA: 'Sting ops part of journalism'
Broadcasters defend a sting operation that uncovered a teacher's misconduct and argue against placing government regulations on investigative journalism.

Speaking of "vexatious requestors"
By Leslie Graves
Investigative journalism is expensive, and journalists with these skills are being laid off every day. Citizen watchdogs can take up a bit of the slack, but only if they're encouraged to learn the skills. ...