TAGS: investigations, safety
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Investigations: Apple Tried to Block iPod Fire Records
Some of Apple's iPod MP3 players have overheated and burst into flames, injuring their owners, according to this investigation by KIRO 7. Apple's lawyers tried to block consumer-safety records on the incidents from being released, but KIRO's dogged reporter, Amy Clancy, persisted and succeeded in getting 800 pages of records that reveal the problems for the first time. Hot stuff, Amy!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Investigations: Afghan Spending Oversight AWOL
After revelations of mind-boggling corruption in Iraq, you'd think the international community would bring a better approach to its mission in Afghanistan. Right. Not so, says this interesting report from Mother Jones's Bruce Falconer. The U.S. government bureau overseeing flow of military and reconstruction spending there has half the staff it needs and has produced just one audit in its first year - compared to more than a dozen released by the office overseeing Iraq spending in its first year.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The Biz: Nonprofits Hope to Fill Gap
Philanthropic foundations are stepping up to help address the crisis in journalism and especially critical reporting, according to a new report from the University of Southern California's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. "The collapse of the traditional economic model has increased both the need for nonprofit journalism and also the receptivity toward it," says Geoffrey Cowan, dean emeritus of USC's j-school and director of its CCLP. Thanks to Bilbo for a tip about this study.
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