Interesting: $12B Chevron Contamination Suit

Indigenous Ecuadorians vs. Chevron
Investigative Journalist Greg Palast files this report from the rainforests of Ecuador, where an indigenous tribe is suing Chevron for $12 billion for contaminating the Amazon. Also included is part of Palast’s interview with Ecuador’s ...
GNN Headlines - http://www.gnn.tv

Video: Naomi Klein On the Shock Doctrine

VIDEO: Naomi Klein on the Shock Doctrine
In a wide-ranging interview with Truthout's Geoffrey Millard, bestselling author and investigative journalist Naomi Klein discusses the catastrophic failures that have ensued from the free-market reforms that has spread throughout the ...
truthout - http://truthout.org

Journalists Attacked: Politkovskaya Suspects Remain in Custody

Politkovskaya murder suspects remain in custody until April
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow court has remanded in custody three suspects in the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, ...
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The Biz: Whither Investigative Journalism?

Three outcomes for investigative reporting?
By mcwflint(mcwflint)
He suggests three paths for the future of investigative journalism. Bradshaw suggests these ways: 1) Mainstream media can use investigative journalism to provide a distinctive product and prevent the readership migrating.
Inside Out - http://mcwflint.blogspot.com/

Awards: Arab Journalism Prize Extension

Deadline for participation in Arab Journalism Award extended
ArabianBusiness.com (press release) - Dubai,Umm al Qaiwain,United Arab Emirates
The Awards comes with cash prizes totaling US $235000 (AED 863000), and includes 12 categories - Politics, Business, Investigative Journalism, IT, ...
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Interesting: Killing Kids in Davao

Poverty, Abuse Force Davao’s Children to the Streets
By caloy
CONDE Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (Part Two) DAVAO CITY — In 2000 and 2001, Davao City was adjudged the country’s “Most Child-Friendly City” by the National Council for the Welfare of Children, a government body under ...
PinoyPress - http://www.pinoypress.net

Investigations: Drug War Snitches

Snitch: Informers, Cooperators & the Corruption of Justice, by ...
By Editor
‘In “Snitch: Informers, Cooperators & the Corruption of Justice,” investigative journalist Ethan Brown reveals what the nation’s harsh drug sentencing laws, dating from the “tough on crime” 1980s, have truly wrought: a judicial system ...
Critical Compendium - http://criticalcompendium.com

Interesting: CIA Rendition Plane Carried Coke

AN EMPTY RENDITION AIRPLANE IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
By Omahkohkiaayo i'poyi(Omahkohkiaayo i'poyi)
Levine had on this program is Bill Conroy a young Gary Webb inspired investigative journalist who writes for Narco News Publisher Al Giordano as well as Alex Cockburn's CounterPunch." "This particular Gulfstream II (tail number N987SA), ...
The Sixth Estate - http://wwwthesixthestate.blogspot.com/

Interesting: Interview with Natalia Morari, Exiled by FSB

Grigory Pasko: Interview with Exiled Journalist Natalia Morari
By Grigory Pasko
[This blog has closely followed the story of the FSB's forced exile of Natalia Morari, an investigative journalist from the New Times magazine, and below we're pleased to feature a special interview with her by our correspondent Grigory ...
Robert Amsterdam - http://www.robertamsterdam.com/

Awards: Intelligence Report

Intelligence Report Wins Prestigious Investigative Award
By Mark Potok
Managing their wide-ranging mission by carrying on the fine but increasingly rare tradition of old-school investigative journalism, the writers and editors weed through mountains of paper, work the phones, hit the pavement, ...
http://www.splcenter.orgHatewatch - http://www.splcenter.org/blog

Interesting: U.S. Gov't-Backed Investigative Journalism?!

Report provides support strategies for investigative journalism
International Journalist's Network - USA
Recommendations call for more investment in investigative journalism training, more developmental aid to nonprofit organizations for the creation of more ...
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Patience, Persistence and a bit of luck
International Journalist's Network - USA
This four month investigative journalism program is the first of three courses that will offer advanced skills to twenty-four Azerbaijani journalists to ...
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The Biz: Petition on Media Consolidation

Stop Media Consolidation!!!!
By Kathy from MO(SunnyG)
The new rules will further consolidate local media markets -- taking away independent voices in cities already woefully short on local news and investigative journalism. Congress has the power to throw out these rules -- and if 100000 ...
The Sunny Side - http://progressivegovernment.blogspot.com/

Journalists Attacked: Putin Bans Journalist

Investigative Journalist Banned From Russia By Putin
By Fred Stopsky
The recent elections in Russia were marked by widespread evidence that opposition parties were denied access to the media while those supporting President Putin such as United Russia had plenty of money and exposure on state television. ...
The Impudent Observer - http://theimpudentobserver.com

Journalists Attacked: 2007 a Deadly Year

Struggle for Free Expression Comes with Deadly Price Tag
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
In June, investigative journalist Derek Finkle was victorious in his quest to quash the subpoena ordering him to hand over his research materials from his ...
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