Friday, January 25, 2008

The Biz: Marshall Plan for Investigative Journalism

Nonprofit News
American Journalism Review - College Park,MD,USA
... of a local investigative journalist or providing seed funding for a network of local blogs and media sites, adding journalism training for participants. ...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Journalists Attacked: On This Day in History...

Ugur Mumcu a Turkish Investigative Journalist is Killed by a Car ...
By nostalgia
Ugur Mumcu was a Turkish Kemalist intellectual, investigative journalist and columnist for the major newspaper Cumhuriyet . He was killed one morning outside his home by a bomb placed in his car. Ugur Mumcu was born as the third of four ...
NostalgiA-AH @ Nos-tal-gia.com - http://niche2.com/nostalgia

Journalists Attacked: Kazakh Gov't Called on to Act

Kazakhstan: Investigate Attack on German Journalist
Human Rights Watch (press release) - USA
Marcus Bensmann, an independent investigative journalist whose reporting exposed human rights abuses in Central Asia, was brutally beaten in Kazakhstan’s ...
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Jobs: Investigative Work in Beautiful Rhinelander

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Northern Wisconsin daily newspaper looking for enthusiastic reporters to cover a market rich with opportunities for creative and investigative journalism. The Daily News is located in Rhinelander, in the heart of Wisconsin¹s beautiful ...
Journalismjobs.com - Lastest Ads Posted - http://www.journalismjobs.com

Investigations: Bush Lied Lots on Iraq, Report Says

Reporters count Bush team's falsities before Iraq
Baltimore Sun - United States
“Today, the Center is releasing a remarkable report that squarely meets our mission, to produce original investigative journalism about significant public ...
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Jobs: Trainer Needed in Jakarta

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Media Helping Media - London,England,UK
... investigative journalists to conduct an investigative journalism training program on environmental issues in Jakarta from 21 – 25 April 2008. ...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Conferences: CAR

Intl News Media Job Conf at Columbia University
By Bill Sobel(Bill Sobel)
for Investigative Journalism use computer-assisted reporting, records searches and in-depth enterprise techniques to produce major projects during their year here. Get more details on the event, and register at ...
ny:mieg - http://nymieg.blogspot.com/

Investigation: Bush Lied. Seriously. The Proof Is In

THE BIG FRAUD: Investigative journalism project collates Bush ...
By George Smith(George Smith)
THE BIG FRAUD: Investigative journalism project collates Bush administration lies It's no longer news that the administration of George W. Bush mounted a systematic misiformation/disinformation campaign to sell the country on a need to ...
Dick Destiny - http://www.dickdestiny.com/blog/dickdestiny.html

The Biz: Rise of Non-Profit Journalism

The death of investigative journalism and the role of nonprofits ...
By Erich Vieth
The death of investigative journalism is not the title of this paper, but it is the context. Here’s the title: “The Growing Importance of Nonprofit Journalism,” by Charles Lewis (April, 2007). The statistics will shock and depress you. ...
Dangerous Intersection - http://dangerousintersection.org

Interesting: S.A. Corruption Investigators Arrested

Cops bust second Senior Scorpion
Sashni Pather Top Scorpions investigator Ivor Powell was arrested last night in Cape Town after what police described as a “chase” through the city’s streets. Powell, a former investigative journalist, was charged with defeating the ...
The Times - Breaking News - http://www.thetimes.co.za

Journalists Attacked: Congo's Maurice Kayombo Jailed for Mining Inquiry

Journalist Jailed in Congo for Investigating Mining Sectors
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
Investigative journalist Maurice Kayombo has been behind bars in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January 9 on charges of “blackmail and bringing (the ...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Bizarre: Bahrain Promotes Investigative Journalism Training "So As To Reinforce National Achievements"

PRESS AND FOREIGN MEDIA AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE TO HOLD TRAINING SESSIONS
Bahrain News Agency - Bahrain
THE INFORMATION MINISTRY WILL HOLD THE FIRST TRAINING SESSION UNDER THE THEME OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FROM JANUARY 27 TO 31 IN COOPERATION WITH AL ...
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The Biz: Importance of Citizen Journalism

Watchdog journalism the key, seminar told
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... said Ms Coronel, director of Columbia University's Centre for Investigative Journalism, She was speaking at an East-West Centre conference on ''Changing ...
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Monday, January 21, 2008

Interesting: Investigative Journalism in the Mideast

Arab journalists urged to break the mould
ArabianBusiness.com - Dubai,Umm al Qaiwain,United Arab Emirates
Young Arab reporters are being urged to break new ground and embrace investigative journalism by an Amman-based NGO. Arab Reporters for Investigative ...
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Investigations: Iran-Buenos Aires Bombing Frame-Up?

Bush's Iran/Argentina Terror Frame-Up
CASMII - Washington,DC,USA
... gave to a team of independent investigators headed by US journalist Joe Goldman and Argentine investigative journalist Jorge Lanata, as soon as the team ...
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Books: "Coal River"

COAL RIVER
New York Times - United States
The book is a fine work of investigative journalism, and the author can certainly hold a story together, juggling a half-dozen or so major players over the ...
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