The Society of Environmental Journalists, which partners with the Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) by recruiting mentors for FIJ grantees, is planning its 2016 conference in Sacramento California for September 21-25. Last fall, FIJ grantee Elizabeth Shogren attended the 2015 SEJ conference in Oklahoma, and filed this report: Society of Environmental Journalist conference fieldtrip explores surge in induced earthquakes. By Elizabeth ...
From Adam Wisnieski, for The Crime Report, and CBSnews.com, the story of law enforcement stings that one judge called “manifest injustice” and “outrageous government conduct” – though defendants charged committing “fake crimes” rarely succeed when they make that claim. In part two, Wisnieski reports a growing chorus of judges are objecting when they see “fairy tale” cases brought before them. ...
From Batya Ungar-Sargon, for City Limits, the story of missed opportunities for tenant associations that represent residents of New York City public housing projects. [Reporting sponsored by The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.] Photo credit: Adi Talwar ...
From Ankita Rao and Vivekananda Nemana, for Al Jazeera America, a troubling investigation of malaria in India, where under-reporting of the disease cripples efforts to fight it. Rao discussed the story with experts during this televised special on Al Jazeera America. [Reporting sponsored by The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation.] Photo credit: Vivek Nemana ...
From the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting and reporter R.G. Dunlop, the story of dangerously subpar health care for prisoners in Kentucky. An excerpt: “Jails buy medical care they can afford. Companies like Southern Health Partners make a profit. But promised and required services are not always provided. Inmates suffer as a result. And virtually no one is doing anything ...
From Christopher Pala, reporting from Hawaii, on the controversy over whether crops that are genetically modified are the prescription for prosperity, or illness. Pala’s report appeared in The Guardian. [Reporting sponsored by The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.] Photo credit: Christopher Pala ...
From Roza Hovhannisyan for Iragir.am, the story of overcrowded prisons in Armenia, a country that is loath to allow prisoners out on parole. Inside, the conditions are breeding grounds for corruption, too, with prisoners paying staff to obtained banned items such as telephone cards and mobile phones. [Reporting sponsored by The Reva and David Logan Foundation.] Photo credit: Roza Hovhannisyan ...
Peter Byrne, writing for Point Reyes Light, has dug into the math and science that created the myth of a disturbing breast cancer cluster plaguing well-to-do women in Northern California. He reports on the myth, and the money that sustained it, in a continuing series. Part two: Demystifying the risk of breast cancer. Part three: The role of the media. ...
From Steven Fisher and Anabel Hernández for Mexico’s Spanish-language Proceso magazine, an investigation into the Mexican government’s role in the disappearance of 43 students after a clash on Sept. 26, 2014 in the streets of Iguala. According to the Huffington Post, the duo’s work for Proceso “contradicts claims by the administration of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, which has repeatedly ...
Jeremy Chapman for the Montana Center for Investigative Reporting: Some healthcare facilities in Montana aren’t getting blood samples for newborns to the labs on time, putting children at risk because of delays in administering life-saving treatment. The center pushed reluctant officials at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to release newborn screening records. [Reporting sponsored by The ...