Friday, October 5, 2007

World of Intelligence: "Spies & Their Lies"

From the New Statesman, Sept. 27, 2007: "Spies and Their Lies: British intelligence has long used clandestine 'deniable briefings' to release information real and false to tame hacks including David Rose..."

Journalists: Politkovskaya Anniversary Conference

Russia: RFE/RL Conference Marks Anniversary Of Politkovskaya Murder
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Prague,Czech Republic
By Brian Whitmore and Claire Bigg October 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Friends and colleagues of slain Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya gathered ...
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Journalists: Politkovskaya Anniversary

Anna Politkovskaya and the Russian Abu Ghraib
The Nation. - New York,NY,USA
Editor's Note: On the first anniversary of the murder of crusading Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Natalya Estemirova, of the Russian ...
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Journalists: Rome Square Named for Politkovskaya

Italy: Rome square named after slain Russian reporter
Adnkronos International Italia - Roma,Lazio,Italy
In her career as an investigative journalist, Politkosvskaya had written searing reports on human rights abuses and corruption in Chechnya, ...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Investigations: Philippine Corruption Scandal Widens

Philippines: Bloggers react to poll chief's resignation amid scandal
By tonyo cruz
The team blog of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism thus smells a rat and dubbed Abalos's act as no different from Richard Nixon's. In Cradle of the Brave, journalist Reeza Singzon shares her conversation with a jurist: ...

Press Freedom: Papua New Guinea

Keep PNG media free
The National - Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
The essence of investigative journalism is not to play to the rules of authority where they are clearly being used to cover-up crime and corruption. ...

Investigations: Hersh Q&A on Iran Plans

Seymour Hersh: White House Intensifying Plans to Attack Iran
Democracy Now - New York,NY,USA
In his latest article in The New Yorker magazine, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reports there has been a significant increase in the tempo of ...

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Jobs: Book Chapter

Blogs and investigative journalism: looking for leads and a co ...
By paulbradshaw
I've been asked to write a book chapter on 'Investigative journalism and blogs' for the next edition of 'Investigative Journalism'. If you know of any examples where blogs have been used for investigative journalism, or useful contacts, ...

Awards: Dubai Press Club

Dubai Press Club announces submission deadline for 7th edition of ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
The Awards comes with cash prizes totalling US $235000 (AED 863000), and includes 12 categories - Politics, Business, Investigative Journalism, IT, ...

Insurers Vs. Nader

Capitalist Tool, PR Executive's Dream
FAIR - USA
One of the groups said to be in Nader's "gravitational field" is the Fund for Investigative Journalism. "I've never dealt with Nader," Fund chair Frank ...

Monday, October 1, 2007

Mideast: Hersh's Latest on Iran Plans

Hersh: Bush's Case For Hitting Iran Has 'Shifted,' Now Focused On ...
Think Progress - Washington,DC,USA
Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker's Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative journalist, writes in a new article entitled "Shifting Targets" that there has been "a ...

Journalists: Noriegaville.com

Comments Regarding Noriegaville.com
It's safe to conclude that in Panama there is a growing environment for responsible investigative journalism which can be published on-line, in newspapers, magazines, or in any other forum. It's also safe to say that there are ...

Mideast: Canard Enchaîné Reports Iran Attack Plans

As If Two Wars Weren't Enough...
By Bloggernista
Yesterday's edition of Le Canard Enchaîné, a French weekly known for its investigative journalism, reported details of an alleged Israeli-American plan to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. The frontpage headline read: "A report sent to ...

Investigations: Russia's Neo-Nazis

Ross Kemp On Gangs Moscow HDTV XviD-hV
By Mr. X
Kemp has received international recognition as an investigative journalist for his critically acclaimed and BAFTA award-winning documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs. According to its wikipedia page, this documentary series is part of a ...

Investigations: How Joan of Arc Escaped the Stake

How Joan escaped the stake and lived happily ever after
By Peter Konieczny(Peter Konieczny)
In L'Aff aire Jeanne d'Arc, or the Joan of Arc Affair, French investigative journalist Marcel Gay and former secret service agent Roger Senzig claim that France's most famous virgin peasant was the illegitimate daughter of the French ...

Journalists: Seymour Hersh says Bush "Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing"

'The President Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing'
Spiegel Online - Berlin,Germany
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has consistently led the way in telling the story of what's really going on in Iraq and Iran. ...

Grants: Fund for Investigative Journalism

The Fund For Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism gives grants, ranging from $500 to $10000, to reporters working outside the protection and backing of major news ...