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16likes9tweets1 commentE-mail Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NBCnews.com interviewed journalist Sasha Chavkin about a mysterious kidney disease that’s killing rural workers in Nicarauga. Chavkin traveled to Central America, India and Sri Lanka to write about the condition, those suffering from it and the doctors working to identify and […]

The 2012 presidential contest will be the most expensive – and most secretive – election of the modern era. Thanks to federal court decisions, corporations, billionaires and labor unions can spend as much as they want to fill the airwaves with half-truths and outright propaganda. Sadly, much of the media is missing this story and […]

A first with FRONTLINE A key to the Center’s business model is partnering with multiple media outlets to expand the impact of our work. I’m particularly pleased about an upcoming segment with PBS FRONTLINE called Dollars and Dentists. This major joint investigation by our two organizations is, I hope, the harbinger of many more to […]

Running from sunlight My good friends at the Sunlight Foundation have made excellent use of a famous quote by Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” But many a modern lawmaker seems to abhor that prescription. At the Center for Public Integrity, we’ve been busy tracking legislative action […]

Accountability Rules A recent political cartoon showed an enormous mountain of cash. Uncle Sam sits on top of the pile digging with a shovel. The caption: “There’s got to be a democracy in here somewhere.” The word “dollarocracy” comes to mind. Our political system is for sale—by both parties. Billionaire donors back candidates like race […]

New International Investigations Website Crime and corruption don’t stop at national borders. That’s why the Center launched the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in 1997. This unique group is comprised of 160 member journalists in 60 countries who investigate bad actors and trans-global issues across the world. This week, ICIJ unveiled a new website showcasing […]

Investigating Power Great investigative reporting is woven into the historical fabric of America. Check out a very cool new website that tells this history and profiles the reporters who made it happen: InvestigatingPower.org. Investigating Power is a tribute to independent journalism and a testament to the vital role of truth in a healthy democracy. It […]

Award-winning work We work hard every day to uncover the truth. That means thousands of hours digging, reporting and sifting through data to deliver compelling investigations to you. We’ve been gratified lately to look up and find the Center’s journalism lauded by several professional organizations. This week, the Society of Professional Journalists awarded us three […]

Clear Impact We’re seeing more impact from our massive State Integrity Investigation every day. When you put compelling information into people’s hands in an easy-to-access format, big things happen. State legislators in Delaware, Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina are proposing new ethics reforms based on our new survey of state transparency and accountability. We hope […]

State transparency and accountability In just four days our State Integrity Investigation — a corruption-risk grade card for every state — has been quoted, praised, assailed or otherwise cited by more than 200 media organizations, from The New York Times to NPR and dozens of public radio stations, and from Foreign Policy magazine to scores […]

Ugly Money En route to the November elections, American voters are getting a vivid demonstration of how unbridled money is twisting our political system. Trust me, it’s going to get worse — and uglier. The negative campaign TV ad is now the preferred cudgel of candidates bent on destroying each other. The current GOP presidential […]

Surgical Safety It’s a fact of human nature that stories that turn people’s stomachs are sometimes necessary to fix problems. Our report this week on dirty surgical instruments fits the bill – and points up a major hygiene problem in America’s operating rooms. It’s hard enough to go under the knife for routine surgical procedures. […]

State Corruption Crooked politics is a state government specialty. Just look at Illinois. But what about the other 49 states? We’re undertaking an unprecedented look at transparency and accountability in the upcoming State Integrity Investigation. Unlike previous rankings, the investigation does not rely on the number of scandals or a tally of recent officials sent […]

Winning work The ultimate goal of investigative journalism is impact. We want our reports to change laws, effect policy – and even alter the way people understand issues. At the Center for Public Integrity, we dig deep and swing for the fences. Our Looting the Seas series on global overfishing has helped lower quotas for […]

Super PACs file expenditure reports January 31st was the deadline for super PACs to file their latest expenditure reports. The Center dug into the numbers quickly to identify the major donors – and their special interests. These are the people who, in many respects, are attempting to buy the 2012 election. One thing is obvious: […]

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The Center for Public Integrity and NPR News received a finalist citation for the 2012 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. The two organizations collaborated on a major air pollution investigation called Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities. The first-place award went to the Associated Press for a series on the the New York Police Department’s […]

Free-for-all in southern Pacific decimates fish stocks Asian, European and Latin American fleets have devastated fish stocks in the southern Pacific, once among the world’s richest waters, a new investigation by the Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has found. Governments with the power to stop the plunder have stalled for years, and no binding […]

The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has added 41 new members to its roster, expanding the network’s reach to 158 news professionals working on an array of media platforms in 61 countries. ICIJ is a global network of reporters who collaborate on in-depth, cross-border stories and is a project of the Center for Public […]