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
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
AnalysisBusiness, Technology Facebook for the One Percent The homepage of LittleSis proclaims it the opposite of Big Brother, “a free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government.” Its creators call it an involuntary Facebook for powerful people… Erika EichelbergerOctober 21, 2011
AnalysisTechnology Wikileaks: A Game-Changer? What does Wikileaks mean for the way we get information? For now, let’s set aside the question of whether the 90,000-plus reports that the nonprofit leaked reveal any game-changing information. Rather, what is intriguing about this whole affair is the protection Wikileaks’ infrastructure affords whistleblowers and the group’s freedom from national boundaries, which offers its associates apparent freedom from political persecution. Jayati VoraJuly 29, 2010
NewsTechnology Wikileaks, Whistleblowing Website, in Spotlight Until Wikileaks.org posted the horrifying video of an American attack helicopter shooting civilians in Iraq — including two journalists — the pioneering whistleblower website was little known to the general public. Joe ConasonApril 9, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Politics, Technology Investing in Insecurity Along U.S. Borders Private contractor Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is policing America’s borders with sophisticated surveillance equipment – to the tune of $30 billion. Joseph RicheyNational Radio ProjectDecember 19, 2007
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Politics, Technology Fencing the Border: Boeing’s High-Tech Plan Falters Boeing’s plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border — involving chain-link fences, 100-foot towers, radars and surveillance equipment, and costing billions of dollars — is a boondoggle-in-the-making. Joseph RicheyCorpwatchJuly 9, 2007