Spies: Spinning the News

From The Independent, Feb. 11, 2008, "How the Spooks Took Over the News."

The Biz: ProPublica's Web Deficit?

ProPublica’s Incredibly Traditional Advisory Board
By Dan Gillmor
This is not a group with any serious understanding of the Web, nor a board that will instantly grasp why the new digital platforms are made to order for melding traditional investigative journalism with what technology enables. ...
Center for Citizen Media: Blog - http://citmedia.org/blog

Interesting: "You could get a journalist cheaper than a good call girl"

The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA
By Mick Meaney
Distinguished investigative journalist Morton Mintz, a 29-year veteran of the Washington Post, now chairs the Fund for Investigative Journalism. In the December issue of The Progressive, Mintz wrote “A Reporter Looks Back in Anger — Why ...
RINF Alternative News & Media - http://rinf.com/alt-news

Investigations: Turkey's "Deep State"

TURKEY: CONSPIRACY INVESTIGATION REVIVES CONCERN ABOUT THE "DEEP ...
EurasiaNet - New York,NY,USA
"He recently set up a security company there, and owns a local magazine," explains Belma Akcura, an investigative journalist whose book on state-Mafia links ...
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Investigation: Hersh On Israeli Defense of Syria Strike

Hersh: Israel pressed me to agree Syrian site was nuclear
By travellerev
A new article by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh offers a detailed examination of the claims that Israel bombed a nuclear facility under construction in Syria last September and finds that none of the evidence stands up ...
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Investigation: 80% of News Stories Based on Unchecked "Facts"

"Our media have become mass producers of distortion"
Nick Davies, an award winning investigative journalist, has written a book, "Flat Earth Stories" which documents the media's seemingly systematic abuse and distortion of information. He commissioned a... phillyharper ...
Current.com // Current Picks - http://current.com/

Grants: Foundation Gives Over $1M

Journalism foundation awards more than $1M in grants
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
... Reporters and Editors for Watchdog Workshops and for development of interactive Web tutorials on best practices of investigative journalism. ...
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Journalists Attacked: World Press Freedom Day Findings

UNESCO releases report based on World Press Freedom Day findings
International Journalist's Network - USA
... government officials and human rights defenders addressing various issues such as journalism safety, corruption and investigative journalism.
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Interesting: When Traffickers Took Control of a Nation

MIKE LEVINE on "The Cocaine Coup in Bolivia"
By Thomas S. Bean(Thomas S. Bean)
... enough information to convince them that I was in fact “a highly placed source” and to furnish them with information and leads that would quickly and easily lead a true investigative journalist to the truth, nothing happened. ...
Hollow mantras of vision - http://sutherlandsalute.blogspot.com/

Jobs: Fellowships in D.C.

Investigative Journalism Fellowship
American University's School of Communication (SOC) and the Center for Public Integrity invite applications to their joint Fellowship in Investigative Journalism. Fellows enroll as full-time students, earning a master's degree in ...
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Conferences: Global Meet in Lillehammer

Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2008
By jukepartners
Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 will take place in Lillehammer, Norway, 11-14 September 2008. Grants are available for investigative journalists from Russia (and the former USSR), Eastern Europe, The Balkans, Caucasus, ...
Juke Partners - http://jukepartners.wordpress.com

The Biz: Lies Inc.

The Awful Truth
Radar Online - New York,NY,USA
He also serves on the board of the Fund for Investigative Journalism, the advisory board of the International Reporting Project, and as an "international ...
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