NewsBusiness, Health Hair Salons Still Putting Workers’ Health At Risk with Brazilian Blowout On March 5, the New York Times reported that Brazilian Blowout, makers of a popular hair straightening service, had agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for about… Virginia Sole-SmithMarch 19, 2012
NewsTechnology New Tools for Investigative Reporters Sarah Cohen wants to make it easier for you to be an investigative journalist. And she should know about that: she’s won almost every major journalism award there is… Jayati VoraFebruary 24, 2012
NewsBusiness, Politics National Mortgage…Fiasco? On February 9, to much fanfare, President Obama announced a $25 billion national mortgage settlement with five of the country’s largest banks… Alex UlamFebruary 21, 2012
NewsHealth Washington’s Prescription Epidemic On January 22, InvestigateWest and a Seattle television station released “The Prescription Epidemic,” a series following almost twenty years of overlooked medical reports… Hannah MurphyFebruary 15, 2012
NewsJustice, World Swiss Judge Reopens Khmer Rouge Case With UN backing, a Swiss Judge is braving the opposition of the entire Cambodian legal establishment to pursue investigations of alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in that country. Douglas GillisonFebruary 9, 2012
NewsJustice Cruel and Unusual Punishment The latest edition of Dart Society Reports, the publication of the organization for journalists who cover violence, has as its cover story a chilling account of solitary confinement in America. Jayati VoraJanuary 30, 2012
NewsJustice, World Cambodia Rejects UN Genocide Judge New York — In another blow to investigations for alleged genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, Cambodian officials are set to reject a United Nations judge nominated for a court created for the crimes of the Khmer Rouge, officials said. Douglas GillisonJanuary 15, 2012
NewsTechnology Mad Libbing Journalism Speeches Cranking out a speech for a journalism conference? Check out Justin Peters’ handy Mad Libs guide over at the Columbia Journalism Review website. Just insert the relevant scare words and sports… Jayati VoraDecember 6, 2011
NewsJustice, World Genocide Judges Duel it Out in Phnom Penh A Swiss judge announces his arrival. His Cambodian counterpart immediately and publicly refuses to work with him. Today’s developments in Phnom Penh showed that things remain as a bad as ever for the UN-sponsored office charged with the investigation of Khmer Rouge crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. Douglas GillisonDecember 6, 2011
NewsEnvironment, Health Burned Out Conclusions in scientific studies can often be discovered not at the end but between the proverbial lines of any given report. Certainly that is the case in the recent Institute of Medicine study, “Long-Term Health… J. Malcolm GarciaNovember 10, 2011