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D.C.’s trendy neighborhoods riddled by robberies
Allison Klein and Dan Keating of The Washington Post looked at police data and found that some of the liveliest neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. are also the ones riddled by the greatest number of robberies. “The Washington Post analyzed years of police statistics, focusing sharply on crimes this year, and found the biggest share of…
Read MoreHomeowners stay put in New Orleans
Jean Guccione and Doug Smith of the Los Angeles Times analyzed data from the Small Business Administration, the federal agency primarily responsible for disaster reconstruction loans, and found that of more than 150,000 homeowners and business owners approved for the loans, 2% were transferring the money to a new property in New Orleans. “Most New…
Read More“Murdering the Messengers”
U.S. News and World Report’s David Kaplan writes about the killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya and the Russian government’s shocking and atrocious lack of response to the execution-style slaying of journalists there. “For those of us in international journalism training, Anna was something of a legend–a relentless investigative reporter who refused to back…
Read MoreFaith and foreign aid
Farah Stockman, Michael Kranish, and Peter S. Canellos of The Boston Globe, with Globe correspondent Kevin Baron, examined the complete database of USAID prime awards from 2001 to 2005, containing more than 52,000 funding actions, to reveal that USAID gave more than $1.7 billion to 159 “faith-based” organizations. The percentage of USAID funds to NGOs…
Read MoreSpecial benefits for religious groups
Diana B. Henriques of The New York Times, with computer analysis by Andy Lehren and research by Donna Anderson, examined the quiet expansion of special benefits for religious groups. “In recent years, many politicians and commentators have cited what they consider a nationwide ‘war on religion’ that exposes religious organizations to hostility and discrimination. But…
Read MoreAmbulance diversions at St. Louis area hospitals
Deborah L. Shelton and Jaimi Dowdell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch used local data to revisit a topic the paper first examined five years ago: ambulance diversions from full hospitals.
Read MoreSecurity lax in Philly schools
In response to the latest spate of school violence, reporters at The Philadelphia Inquirer decided to investigate the safey of local schools only to find that it lax. “In spite of rules aimed at limiting public access, reporters who fanned out on a single day walked into more than a dozen schools unannounced and without…
Read MoreState SAT score rankings are misleading
Student reporter Sarah Rabil at The Daily Tar Heel analyzed state SAT rankings to take into consideration the impact of poverty and participation on these rankings. “An analysis by The Daily Tar Heel shows that the percentage of students taking the SAT in a given state dramatically affects a state’s average score. Poverty levels also…
Read MoreIssues of border security
Reporters from the Arizona Daily Star have put together an extensive investigation into the issues surrounding US-Mexico border security. Their multimedia investigations looks into the issues of why sealing off our borders will not work. “The Star sent a six-member reporting team on a three-week trek from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico…
Read MoreHigh cost of US subsidy bailouts for cotton farmers
In an extensive investigation into cotton farming and US subsidies, reporters Dan Chapman and Ken Foskett with CAR specialist Megan Clarke of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution take a look at the impact of this “multibillion-dollar entitlement” program on farming here and abroad. They also look at how “farmers game the system to evade subsidy limits, and…
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