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Center for Investigative Reporting CIR's Mark Schapiro talks to Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! about his journey to the heart of the carbon market in Brazil—where a tree has an offset value of $1.

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With the Copenhagen climate summit just a month away, a new investigative series looks at how rural Brazilians are being displaced so their forest can be turned into carbon offsets for some of the world's biggest polluters, including General Motors and Chevron. ...
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Center for Investigative Reporting World leaders prepare for climate change talks in Copenhagen; fossil fuel industry prepares multinational backlash. Reporters from eight countries investigate. Findings published by The Center for Public Integrity.

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As the Kyoto Protocol runs out, world leaders plan to reconvene in Copenhagen, Denmark this December to discuss provisions for a new multinational treaty to reduce carbon emissions and prevent climate change. ...
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Center for Investigative Reporting CIR and FRONTLINE/World launch "Carbon Watch," an investigation of the trillion-dollar global carbon market. The project will take an in-depth look at the often hidden interests behind proposed solutions to the climate change crisis and the new constellation of global players.

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We start the series with print and video stories from Brazil's Atlantic coast, where Mark Schapiro reports on a carbon investment project developed by U.S. multinational companies and green interests that is causing controversy before a single credit of carbon has been traded.
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Center for Investigative Reporting Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell breaking ground in Civil Rights-era cold cases. Mitchell talks to Editor & Publisher about his work. On The Muckraker blog: http://bit.ly/3IVDPF

October 29 at 10:40am
Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit
Great stuff
October 29 at 4:55pm
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Center for Investigative Reporting At least 142 journalists have been killed in conflict zones in the past three years. FRONTLINE/World hosts a discussion on safety protocols and launches a new web portal: "Covering Conflict Zones." http://bit.ly/2XJ8rT

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At least 142 journalists have been killed in the field in the last three years, according to data collected by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Most of those killed were reporting in conflict zones—notably Iraq, Somalia, and Pakistan.
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Center for Investigative Reporting Obama administration preparing for immigration reform ... or shuffling the deck? On the Muckraker blog: http://bit.ly/2Q64hE

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Center for Investigative Reporting The U.S. isn't the only country denying asylum to Mexican police officers fleeing violence—Canada refused to protect a Juarez officer who says danger awaits him at home. On the Muckraker blog: http://bit.ly/1UY1xk

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Center for Investigative Reporting Detective Longmire cleared of misconduct in the Chauncey Bailey case: http://bit.ly/3qUZJI. See CIR timeline of his ties to the Bey family: http://bit.ly/1HaUqN.

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The Oakland police sergeant who led the investigation into the 2007 slaying of a newspaper editor has been cleared of internal charges that he compromised the probe to keep the leader of Your Black Muslim Bakery from being implicated, The Chronicle has learned.
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Center for Investigative Reporting Former Washington Post editor and CIR board member Len Downie suggests universities and the feds take the lead in rebuilding journalism. On The Muckraker blog.

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CIR board member Len Downie, the former editor of the Washington Post, is making waves with a new report on the numerous challenges facing journalism in the United States: "The Reconstruction of American ...
Zlatko Filipovic
Zlatko Filipovic
take the lead in rebuilding journalism? Well, if that's the case, then the first thing that needs to be done is have Fox "News" drop the word "News" out of its title because it's simply not news.
October 20 at 11:18am
John E. Lilly
John E. Lilly
Sure... that'll work. Because the government is so quick and efficient at everything they do. Its not like that Fed money would arrive with any political strings attached to it.
October 20 at 12:52pm
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Center for Investigative Reporting Mexican human rights activist detained by U.S. immigration officials—for his own protection? CIR's Andrew Becker reports: http://bit.ly/3Aam7h

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Center for Investigative Reporting Meet the new team. Moving to a larger office ASAP.

Allegra Bandy
Allegra Bandy
Could be worse... Right now, at least, everyone has a place to sit and work. The new space is going to be fantastik though!
October 12 at 9:52pm
Allegra Bandy
Allegra Bandy
It also helps that everyone is super brilliant, genuine, and nice.
October 12 at 9:54pm
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Center for Investigative Reporting CIR is proud to be a partner in The Chauncey Bailey Project, which won TWO Online Journalism Awards at the ONA conference this weekend—the Knight Award for Public Service and the investigative journalism award (small site category). Congratulations to the whole team! http://bit.ly/RiQya

Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit
So proud for you all!
October 12 at 1:52pm