Friday, November 16, 2007

Interesting: John Birch Society's Take on Secret 9/11 Operative

BLOCKBUSTER REVELATIONS: The Hidden Key to the Terrorist Attacks
John Birch Society - Appleton,WI,USA
Mention must be made of another outstanding investigative journalist that Jasper credits with helping to tell much of the story behind our nation's ...
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Press Freedom: China Clamps Down

China: Propaganda Authorities' Intervention Increase, Journalist ...
By chinaview
In a booming and fast-transforming economy riddled with corruption, they have found a fertile field for investigative journalism, along with readers increasingly hungry to know about malfeasance that affects their lives. ...
Status of Chinese People - http://chinaview.wordpress.com

The Biz: Reporting Really Dead? Debate Goes On

Is the art of reporting really doomed?
By seandodson
Right again, when he quotes John Simpson who says that investigative journalism is being cut back, even at the BBC. But he's wrong to see nothing but gloom. For a start, the "splintering" of the media has already happened. ...
My Idle Jottings - http://seandodson.wordpress.com

Press Freedoms: UK Security Strategy

Straw proposes wide-ranging constitutional changes
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... data and new rules in the criminal justice and immigration bill had raised concerns that they might "impede legitimate investigative journalism". ...
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Press Freedoms: Pakistan Condemned

RP journalist joins condemnation of media restrictions in Pakistan
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
FFFJ members include the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, the Philippine Press Institute, ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Investigations: New ICIJ Reports on Post-9/11 Renditions, AIDS and U.S. Afghan/Iraq Contracts

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - The Center ...
ICIJ Investigations Collateral Damage Divine Intervention Iraq/Afghanistan Contracts Business of War Latin America Tobacco Water Privatization ...

Investigations: Award-Winning Journo on Her Probe of SA Jails

'I knew I was the vessel for a very powerful story'
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
So, yes, just acknowledge you team as an investigative journalist. 7. Do you think that journalism students are trained well enough to prepare them for ...
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Journalists: Woodward on Gov Secrecy

Journalist Woodward decries government secrecy
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville,NC,USA
By Corey G. Johnson PEMBROKE — Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author, said Tuesday that excessive secrecy in government ...
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The Web: Death of the Investigative Journo Debated

The death of the reporter
By MrMerlot
Doesn't "the powerful global conversation", to quote the Cluetrain Manifesto, give investigative journalism new hope. Rather than be centred around the reporter, can communities of interest unite to share and uncover the sort of ...
MetaFilter - http://www.metafilter.com/

Journalists: Pederson on Reporter Privilege

Pederson details reporter's privilege at lecture
smudailycampus.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... began by citing the past usage of investigative journalism and the 'reporter's privilege', and how things stand now as compared to over 50 years ago. ...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Investigations: House of Bush, House of Saud

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BUSH
By George Thomas Kysor(George Thomas Kysor)
But according to investigative journalist Craig Unger, author of the runaway New York Times bestseller House of Bush, House of Saud, these conflicts should be viewed as part of an entirely different paradigm — namely, an ongoing war.
Sampler - http://kysor.blogspot.com/

Interesting: Rebelling Against Latin America Shock Therapy

Latin America's Shock Resistance
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
In the mid-'70s, Argentina's legendary investigative journalist Rodolfo Walsh had regarded the ascendancy of Chicago School economics under junta rule as a setback, not a lasting defeat, for the left. The terror tactics used by the ...
IntelliBriefs - http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/

Investigations: Who Killed Uganda Rebel Leader?

Mystery over missing LRA leader
Aljazeera.net - Qatar
Frank Nyakairu, an investigative journalist, has dedicated his career to trying to understand the inner workings of the LRA. Nyakairu said: "If Joseph Kony ...
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Journalists Attacked: Russia's Domnikov Killing Reopened

Reporter's Killing Re-Examined
The Moscow Times - Russia
The Investigative Committee is re-examining the murder of investigative journalist Igor Domnikov to establish who ordered the Novaya Gazeta reporter's ...
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Journalists: Woodward & Blackledge

Q&A with Bob Woodward
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville,NC,USA
(In order to do investigative journalism), you need to be slow and patient. Q: Of all the books you've written, which are your favorite? A: I've written 14, ...
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist to speak at WKU
News-Democrat & Leader - Russellville,KY,USA
Blackledge received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism and the Associated Press Managing Editors public service award for his ongoing ...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Tools: How-To for Investigative Journos

The investigative synopsis
Media Helping Media - London,England,UK
It sets out a checklist of the questions and actions needed to complete a meaningful and authoritative piece of investigative journalism. ...
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Investigations: Muckraking in China

Chinese Muckraking a High-Stakes Gamble
Washington Post - United States
In a booming and fast-transforming economy riddled with corruption, they have found a fertile field for investigative journalism, along with readers ...
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The Biz: What Future for Us Sluggos?

Do reporters have a place in the future of journalism?
editorsweblog.org - USA
The future of investigative journalism seems grim because media owners want people's opinions and not just the hard facts. Leigh says, "Daily Mail and Fox ...
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Investigations: Inside Australia's Briars Police Affair

The man who knew too much
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Police set up a taskforce, codenamed Briars, whose existence was discovered by Age investigative journalist Nick McKenzie. A committee to oversee Briars was ...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

From the Information Clearing House, Nov. 10, 2007: "Meet Abu Abed: the US's new ally against al-Qaida".

From the Information Clearing House, Nov. 8, 2007: "The Neoconservative Agenda to Sacrifice the Fifth Fleet".

From GlobalJournalist.org, Oct. 2007: "Chinese Ties Dampen Zimbabwe Industry and Media". (Thanks to Robyn for this last story.)
Distance education
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Electives consist of: Advanced Computer-assisted Reporting, Creative Writing, Editorial and Opinion Writing, Investigative Journalism, Issues in Broadcast ...
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Jeffrey Feldman: Media Derelict On Damning Giuliani Scoop
By Jeffrey Feldman(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
And so, Americans are left with no choice but to do the work themselves--to rally behind good investigative journalism and shine a light on the candy floss that passes itself off as reporting the presidential campaign. ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf

Cecil Bothwell to helm news desk of new independent weekly in ...
By ash(Admin)
The _Asheville City Paper,_ targeting n 18-45 liberal demographic, will feature hard-hitting investigative journalism and will cover national politics, local news and music. Additionally, the paper will feature nationally syndicated ...
BlogAsheville - http://blogasheville.blogspot.com/

50bookchallenge @ 2007-11-10T11:57:00
By armagh444(50bookchallenge)
Historical investigative journalism. That's what O'Neill calls it anyway. Frankly, I'm not sure that I like the term - either for its accuracy or its implications. And I am similarly not sure that I liked this book. ...
50 Book Challenge - http://community.livejournal.com/50bookchallenge/

Role of investigative journalism emphasised
Daily News - TSN - Dar Es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania

OBSERVER JOURNALISTS = MI5 PATSIES
By ianbone

TO THE EDITOR: Press freedom violations
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Next Tuesday: From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
By Rebel Girl(Rebel Girl)

The vultures are circling.....
By Louisefeminista(marshajane)