Friday, March 21, 2008

Interesting: Vaccine-Autism Revelations in Court Case

Kirby in AJC: Give Us Answers On Vaccines
By Ginger(Ginger)
It's a national emergency. Millions of parents are anxiously waiting for their government to tell them what the hell is going on. • David Kirby, an investigative journalist, is author of "Evidence of Harm – Mercury in Vaccines and the ...
Adventures in Autism - http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/

Spies: Victor Bout's Intel Ties

Did the FSB Betray Victor Bout?
Canada Free Press - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
An unnamed American investigative journalist e-mailed Mr. Gadowski: “Dear Polish Colleague, don’t mind the names, these are only pawns on a chessboard. ...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Interesting: Rise in Autoimmune Diseases

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World out of Balance
By Donna Jackson Nakazawa, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Scientists worldwide puzzle over an alarming and unexplained rise in the rates of autoimmune disease. Yet the media remain mute on this crisis. Read more »

Interesting: Behind Pharma Drug Marketing

Zyprexa and Key Opinion Leaders
By CL Psych(CL Psych)
Some of the details of this document have been well-covered in a terrific piece of investigative journalism at Furious Seasons. This post will provide some coverage of the link between Zyprexa and the key opinion leaders who helped ...
Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry:... - http://clinpsyc.blogspot.com/

Journalists Attacked: "When the media is controlled, you don't need to kill journalists"

The cost of journalism worldwide: death, jail
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
The press "has never been freer," Sheila Coronel, a leader in investigative journalism in the Philippines and Asia, told a group gathered at the East-West ...
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Journalists Attacked: Azerbaijani Was Investigating Land Deal

Azerbaijan: Investigative Journalist Hospitalized After Stabbing ...
Mar 14, 2008 ... Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, ...

Interesting: Scahill on Why Clinton, Obama Won't Quit Iraq

VIDEO: Clinton vs Obama on Blackwater
... Jeremy Scahill is the author of the bestselling Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. He is an award-winning investigative journalist and correspondent for the national radio and TV program Democracy Now! ...
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Journalists Attacked: Cop Convicted in India's Shivani Murder

Shivani murder: RK Sharma convicted
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
The investigative journalist's body was found at her home in east Delhi. Her baby, only two months old was found crying. Police say Shivani and Sharma had a ...
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Books: Ehrenreich Lives Poor

Journalist looks to rally Valley against poverty
Milton Daily Standard - Milton,PA,USA
By Pam Dailey LEWISBURG — Replete with humor and a tinge of acerbity, investigative journalist Barbara Ehrenreich called for an uprising of sorts against ...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Books: "Chalabi, The Man Who Pushed America to War"

Chalabi Book
Now investigative journalist Aram Roston joins Fresh Air to discuss his new book on Chalabi, The Man Who Pushed America to War. Roston has reported for CNN, the Washington Monthly and the investigative unit at NBC News. ...
Phawker - http://www.phawker.com

Interesting: Hersh Q&A on My Lai Story, 40 Years Later

1968 Forty Years Later: My Lai Remembered Forty Years After the ...
Democracy Now - New York,NY,USA
We speak with investigative journalist Seymour Hersh who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the killings and the coverup. Today we begin our series: 1968, ...
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Investigations: Student Journo Goes Undercover

How to run an investigation at your student newspaper
By Ricki Dewsbury
A darkly dressed reporter hiding in alleyways was once my mental image of investigative journalism. They would discreetly take notes before slipping off alone into the night. But things were different when I went undercover to expose a ...
Student Journalism Blog - http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/students

The Biz: Hindustan Times's Pankaj Paul On Journalism's Coming Golden Age

Future of journalism series: Hindustan Times - Pankaj Paul
Do you consider the Golden Age of investigative journalism is already past, or just beginning? I think it just started. It never ended. This is one of the basic tenants of journalism. I don't think anything has happened to stop it. ...
editorsweblog - http://www.editorsweblog.org/

Interesting: Gitmo Jailer's Story

How to Become a Concentration Camp Guard Without Even Trying

A reluctant Guantanamo Bay jailer, who found himself working in that "legal black hole" at age 19, tells his shocking story. Read more »

Monday, March 17, 2008

Investigations: This Water is Dope

An AP investigation has found that drinking water supplies for at least 41 million Americans are contaminated with pharmaceuticals that had been initially provided to people, pets and cows...

Journalists Attacked: Three Ex-Cops Guilty in Ukraine's Gongadze Killing

3 Guilty in Death Leading to Ukraine’s Orange Revolution
New York Times - United States
By AP KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian court convicted three former police officers on Saturday of killing an investigative journalist whose unsolved slaying ...
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Strange: BBC Journos Arrested in N. Ireland on Suspected Paramilitary Ties

Anti-Paramilitary Arrest Includes BBC Journos
By Democratic-Centre(Democratic-Centre)
Just when claims were arising about the lack of investigative journalism and lily livered BBC journalism, along comes this startling news that makes for a very special 'Spotlight Special'. Interesting to see the fallout from this piece ...
Democratic Centre Northern Ireland - http://democratic-centre.blogspot.com/

Books: Consortium News Investigates the Bush Presidency

Neck Deep, Iraq War & Campaign ‘08
Consortium News - USA
The money that we raise – both through book sales and direct contributions – makes possible the Web site’s investigative journalism and the work of writers, ...
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