From Jeffrey Benzing of PublicSource, a two-part series on the failure to find killers plaguing Pittsburgh families and communities, and the stark division between the experience of black and white residents of the city. [Reporting sponsored by The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.] Photo credit: Ryan Loew/PublicSource ...
From Tay Wiles for High Country News, the story of another anti-federal management group in Oregon, this one called the Oath Keepers, in the south part of the state. They are stepping into a vacuum left by law enforcement budget cuts. Wiles also reports that the Oath Keepers helped galvanize the network of militia that are protesting near the wildlife preserve south ...
From Badruddoza Babu for Maasranga Television, an investigation of the use of climate funds in Bangladesh. Most of the money went to the least climate-affected areas, neglecting the most vulnerable coastal south. View the report here: [Reporting sponsored by The Green Park Foundation.] Photo credit: Mehedi Hasan ...
From Rosalia Omungo for the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, an investigation of the impact of a dam built by Ethiopia on the ability of Kenyans to make a living in the Lake Turkana area. View the series here: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. [Reporting sponsored by The Reva and David Logan Foundation.] Photo credit: Chris Lomusia ...
From the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting: a proposal has been filed in the Kentucky General Assembly to shed more light on state jailers who have no jails to run. The bill would require regular reports of “all official duties performed” by jailers. The proposal was filed in the wake of the Center’s story revealing that a third of the elected ...
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 ...