In part one of this series of stories by WSMV-TV, reporter Jeremy Finley and the Channel 4 I-Team found that one of the highest paid elected officials in Nashville, Tenn., only works about half of the week and uses a county car to run personal errands. The team’s hidden camera caught David Torrence, the Davidson…
Read MoreThe Sacramento Bee reporter Charles Piller reports that the California National Guard’s internal auditor has accused 100 Guard members of “collecting fraudulent or improper pay” dating back as far as 2006. The pay, totaling half a million dollars, largely accrued by “violating dual compensation and travel expense rules.” This story is the latest in a…
Read MoreIRE will host a special advance screening of the acclaimed new documentary from Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media, PAGE ONE: Inside The New York Times, at its 2011 Conference in Orlando. The screening, with writer-director Andrew Rossi and Participant Media’s EVP of Documentary Films Diane Weyermann in attendance, will take place Friday, June 10th at…
Read MoreAfter PRI’s Ike Sriskandarajah found lion meat on the shelf at his neighborhood butcher and followed the trail to a dark corner of the exotic meat trade. Follow his investigation from his local butcher shop, to the harsh realities of “exotic mean with transcripts and the use of Document Cloud. Find out how “no federal…
Read MoreThis four-month investigation by The Star-Ledger reveals questionable practices by the Elizabeth Board of Education. The Elizabeth school district is the largest in New Jersey, and seen as one of the “top” districts to some. Reporter Ted Sherman found that members of the school board often contacted teachers soliciting donations and various other types of…
Read MoreA Palm Beach Post investigation finds that kids who have been placed in state juvenile facilities have been receiving heavy doses of antipsychotic drugs, which are meant to have a tranquilizing effect on the brain. The pills were passed out to children in the facilities “for reasons that never were approved by federal regulators.” The…
Read MoreIn this report, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveals that Burmese refugees who have fled their home to avoid persecution, have found themselves placed in terrible living conditions. The Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan placed the refugees in “cockroach-infested Milwaukee apartments.” Most of the rooms did not have fire or carbon monoxide detectors…
Read MoreAn investigation by FLORIDA TODAY reporters Mackenzie Ryan and Michelle Spitzer takes a look at Tom Garo, a developer who frequently pledges high dollar donations to various organizations but who rarely follows through on his promises. Recently, Garo publicly promised more than $3 million would be given to Brevard public schools. However, school officials have…
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