iWatch News Reporter Kristen Lombardi discusses our recent investigation which found 75 percent of K-12 school buildings on U.S. military bases are substandard. Listen to the interview here. American RadioWorks is produced by American Public Media.
Search results
Employees Dying at “Safe” Workplaces
Workers at plants billed as the nation’s safest are dying in preventable accidents: explosions, chemical releases, crane accidents and machinery-related crushing and asphyxiation, a new investigation by iWatch News finds. There are 2,400 work sites across the country dubbed “model workplaces” by the federal government for their commitment to safety. But since 2000, at least […]
Schmitt on C-Span
Iwatch News contributor Rick Schmitt discusses his recent investigation on flaws in the nation’s background-check system for gun purchasers. Millions of law enforcement and mental health records aren’t included in the checks, leading to catastrophes like those in Tucson and Virginia Tech.
Lombardi talks military schools on MSNBC
iWatch News reporter Kristen Lombardi was on MSNBC today discussing our new investigation on substandard school buildings on U.S. military bases and the pressures that puts on kids.
Ryle to lead int’l investigative consortium
The Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit investigative news organizations, has named Gerard Ryle director of the Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Ryle is currently deputy editor of The Canberra Times. He has more than 25-years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor and his work […]
Lombardi Named Nieman Fellow
Center Staff Writer Kristen Lombardi has been named a 2011 Nieman fellow. She is one of 24 journalists from the U.S. and abroad who will take a sabbatical year of study at Harvard University. The fellowship is funded by the Neiman Foundation for Journalism. Kristen will study the legal and social conditions that promote wrongful […]
Center’s Jim Morris Gives 11th Sinclair Lecture
Center for Public Integrity Senior Reporter Jim Morris gave the 11th annual Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture for Outstanding Investigative Reporting on May 18 in Portland, Ore. The lecture is sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Morris specializes in environment and public health reporting and has lately been digging deep into worker safety problems in […]
AJR looks at iWatch News
The American Journalism Review checks in on the launch of iWatch News, the Center’s new, daily online publication dedicated to investigative reporting. Read the full piece here.
iWatch News wins multiple major awards
The Center for Public Integrity has received several top journalism awards: The Overseas Press Club presented the 2010 Whitman Bassow Award to the Center for our investigative report “Looting the Seas: How Overfishing, Fraud and Negligence Plundered the Majestic Bluefin Tuna.” The Center and partner NPR recently won a Dart Award at Columbia University for […]
iWatch news staff honored with awards
Spring is journalism awards season and we’re delighted that the Center for Public Integrity and partner NPR have received a prestigious Dart Award for the story “Seeking Justice in Campus Rapes.” The award is bestowed by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University. “This series combined far-reaching investigative reporting with powerful personal […]
Center collaboration with NPR wins Peabody Award
A Center for Public Integrity collaboration with NPR was recognized with a Peabody award for NPR today for the series, “Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes.” The Center was the key originating partner for this investigative project and provided many of the interview contacts, as well as the data, for NPR’s coverage of this important issue. […]
Lee and Thompson join Center for Public Integrity board
Jennifer 8. Lee and Matt Thompson have joined the board of directors of the Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit investigative journalism organizations. Jennifer 8. Lee is a journalist and author who spent nine years at The New York Times. There she covered technology, Washington, crime, poverty and culture. […]
Craig Newmark joins Center for Public Integrity board
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.org, has joined the board of directors of the Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit investigative news organizations. Newmark launched craigslist in 1995 as a simple platform where people could help each other out with basic needs, like finding a job or a home. The […]
Arianna Huffington, Frederic Seegal join Center’s board of directors
Arianna Huffington and Frederic Seegal have joined the board of directors of the Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit investigative news organizations. Huffington is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Huffington Post, and will soon become president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group at AOL. She is a […]
New grants fund 50-state corruption risk index
The Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International and Global Integrity have received $1.5 million in grants to fund an ambitious risk analysis of corruption in all 50 state governments. Omidyar Network will supply up to $1 million for the 18-month effort and the Rita Allen Foundation has agreed to provide $500,000 in matching funds. […]
ICIJ accepting entries for Daniel Pearl Awards
Entries for the 2011 Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting are now being accepted. The awards honor the best in cross-border investigative journalism. Submissions must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2011. The awards are granted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a project of the Center for Public Integrity […]
The Center and Newsweek / The Daily Beast announce content deal
The Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit investigative news organization, has entered into an agreement providing exclusive content to Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Newsweek’s February 7th issue, on sale today, includes a feature on the shortfalls in digital mammography. The piece reports the dubious expectations among experts that […]
New details on kidnapping and murder of reporter Daniel Pearl
Twenty-seven men were allegedly involved in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief Daniel Pearl, but only four have been charged and convicted. Fourteen others who were allegedly part of the conspiracy remain free. Those are some of the important conclusions of The Pearl Project, a three-year investigation into the story behind […]
Center and NPR win RFK journalism award for campus assault project
Education Department touts settlement as ‘model’ for campus sex assault policies By Kristen Lombardi December 8, 2010 The Center for Public Integrity and NPR have received a prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for the story “Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes.” The Center’s 12-month investigation with NPR showed that students who have been the victim […]