Da Biz: Hiring Spree at ProPublica

ProPublica Hires Seven New Staffers, Five From Newspapers
Editor & Publisher - USA
We’re thrilled that so many excellent reporters, editors and other journalists are drawn to our vision of investigative journalism in the public interest. ...
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TAGS: ProPublica, nonprofit investigative journalism

Interesting: Leaked Treaty Plans Suggest Long-Term Iraq Occupation

The Independent of London has reported on a secretive U.S. treaty with Iraq that would give it long-term arrest powers and bases in that country. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is said to be opposed, but his hands are tied because his government wouldn't stand without U.S. backing. Read The Independent's story here.
TAGS: Iraq

Investigations: FBI Helped "John Gotti of Japan"

FBI helped Japanese gangster to have life-saving transplant in US
Independent - London,England,UK
When an American investigative journalist, Jake Adelstein, began investigating the scandal for a Japanese newspaper, he was soon threatened by mobsters ...
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TAGS: organized crime, FBI