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After 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…
Read MoreMore than 250 journalists, lawyers, information specialists and other experts will discuss investigative journalism techniques, ethics and more at the 2011 IRE Conference in Orlando. The evolution in the relationship between journalists and sources who leak documents will be explored in a showcase panel including New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller, Jan-Michael Ihl of the newly formed…
Read MoreRegistration for the 2011 IRE Conference ends Monday at 5 p.m. (Central Standard Time) and Friday is the last day to book a hotel room at the discounted rate. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld. The discounted room rate is available until Friday, May 20, or until our room…
Read MoreAfter a large wave of deaths in 2006 due to overdosing on prescription pain medicine, the CDC authored a critical study linking deaths from those drugs to an increase of up to 500% in the number of prescriptions written. In that same medical journal, two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and…
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