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Army ends practice of profiling journalists covering war efforts

Stars and Stripes (Washington, D.C.) reporter Kevin Baron reports that less than a week after the paper first revealed that the Pentagon was routinely profiling journalists, the Army decided to […]
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Atlanta schools under scrutiny for how cheating is handled

A story by Heather Vogell of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution raises questions about whether Atlanta is doing enough to probe allegations of cheating on state tests at its schools. Vogell used […]
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Details revealed about deaths at Memorial Medical Center after Katrina

An investigation by Sheri Fink of ProPublica reveals "what really happened to some of the patients who died at New Orleans’ Memorial Medical Center in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina." […]
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Governor's former staff skirt law through indirect lobbying

Jeremy Finley of WSMV-Nashville, Tenn. tracked the former staff of the governor’s office and found many of them active in “indirect lobbying” for special interests. A state law says no […]
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Compensation for those wrongly convicted slow, unequal

Clark Merrefield, along with fellow CUNY graduate students, analyzed New York state’s compensation program for those found to be wrongfully convicted. Their findings showed that it takes years for recipients […]
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Series explores decline of investigative reporting in America

Laura Frank, reporting for Exposé, explores the state of investigative reporting in a series entitled "The Withering Watchdog." In an era of shrinking newsrooms, "investigative reporting is often the first […]
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Law school admitted unqualified applicants for a price

In its on-going watchdog series "Clout Goes To College," the Chicago Tribune reveals a "jobs-for-entry scheme" at the University of Illinois' law school. Internal emails "show for the first time […]
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HUD apartment loans questioned

A three-day series by The Columbus Dispatch explored a little-known facet of the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance, which, in addition the helping first-time home buyers obtain loans, insures $56 […]
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Investigation prompts postal service policy change

An investigation by CNN’s Abbie Boudreau and Scott Zamost led to a major policy change in how much the U.S. Postal Service will pay for an employee’s home. The investigation […]
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California schools struggle to deal with problem teachers, staff

A series in the Los Angeles Times examines how effectively districts across California are dealing with teachers and other staff who are failing their students. In the Los Angeles Unified […]
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