Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Biz: Ex-CBC's Burman Pledges More Investigations as Al-Jazeera Honcho

New boss is determined to keep the faith at Al-Jazeera
guardian.co.uk - UK
'At a time when many news organisation are downsizing there will be an increase in our coverage of the world, more investigative journalism and new bureaux ...
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TAGS: Al-Jazeera, CBC

Journalists Attacked: "Horrifying Weekend" for Reporters

While NCMR Meets: Second BBC Reporter Killed in Media's ...
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
Without some way of funding the high costs of real investigative journalism, the Internet will become nothing more than a repository for the pandering ...
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TAGS: journalists attacked,
citizen journalism, journalist killed

Da Biz: ProPublica Launches Site and "Scandal Watch"

Much-talked-about ProPublica has launched its website, including a nifty feature called "Scandal Watch," which highlights ongoing and high-profile corruption imbroglios in an effort to publicize investigative journalism efforts more widely and keep them in the public eye. I like it.
TAGS: ProPublica, nonprofit investigative journalism