Blogs

Food for 9 Billion

Food for 9 Billion is a yearlong look at the challenge of feeding the world
at a time of social and environmental change.
May 21, 2012

Jon Miller

Aid in Africa: All hands on deck or passing the buck?
Events of the last few days have rekindled debate about the role of government and business in solving humanity’s thorniest problems.

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May 17, 2012

Jon Miller

High-level food meeting to highlight corporate plans for Africa
Big business sees big profits in the growing demand for food over the coming decades, and African governments are rolling out the welcome mat.

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May 10, 2012

Cassandra Herrman

Update: Shooting at Ethiopian plantation
A violent attack at the Saudi Star rice plantation has reportedly left at least five people dead and at least eight more wounded.

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CIR Labs

Data, news apps and geek journalism from the Center for Investigative Reporting
Apr 06, 2012

Chase Davis

Heroku for news apps
When I took over leadership of our newly created data team earlier this year, one of the first things I wanted to do was bring some sanity to how we build, deploy and host our news applications.
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Mar 05, 2012

Michael Corey

Notes on svg_mapper, our new vector mapping library
Last Friday, we posted what I suppose we'll call a beta version of svg_mapper, a library of Python code for drawing vector-based maps that will work in both modern and legacy browsers.

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Jan 26, 2012

Chase Davis

Measuring impact: Splash and Sustain
Before you read this, I encourage you to visit the thoughtful post by the Washington Post's Greg Linch on the same subject.
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Inside the Newsroom

Get updates from behind the scenes at the Center for Investigative Reporting.
May 01, 2012

Robert Rosenthal

Bay Citizen, CIR merger brings changes
For me, it has always been about the story. Today, as the merger between the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Bay Citizen becomes official, it will continue to be about the story.

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Apr 18, 2012

Meghann Farnsworth

Get more TechRaking resources
With all the resources and tips coming out of our TechRaking conference, CIR's distribution and online community manager put together a handy list of useful tools for technologists and journalists alike.

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Apr 16, 2012

California Watch staff named Pulitzer finalists
The staff of California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting was named today as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the local reporting category for exposing regulatory breakdowns in the way seismic safety standards are met at public schools.

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The Investigative Report

The best of investigative journalism from around the world and thoughts on the state of the Fourth Estate.
Mar 09, 2012

Joe Rubin

At Calif. Senate hearing, story of U.S. nuclear safety emerges
I was at the State Capitol to report on a Senate hearing on earthquake preparedness at California’s two nuclear power plants. The assignment was a simple 60-second story, but as the hearing unfolded, I got the feeling that there was a much bigger story to be had.

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Feb 04, 2011

Mark Schapiro

Belarus and Egypt: The Double Edge to Social Media
While the world watches Egypt, another similar struggle is underway in a country that could not be more different -- Belarus, sandwiched between Russia, Poland and the Baltic states, and facing a similar struggle for an independent media and freedom from an authoritarian regime.

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Jan 25, 2011

Mark Schapiro

Global Digest: Resisting with social media in Belarus
One of the most protracted and violent struggles for freedom of the press in Europe since the fall of the Soviet Union is unfolding in Belarus, where a presidential election widely viewed as rigged has sparked protests and a brutal crackdown.

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Notes from the Field

Reporter diaries and interviews capturing first impressions and raw experiences from the front lines. Mark Schapiro talks by Skype with journalist Mimi Wells on assignment for CIR in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Feb 16, 2009

Shane Bauer

Friday afternoon at the Shandabar
Iraq's intellectual scene is slowly coming back to life.

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Feb 13, 2009

Shane Bauer

Walking the streets of Falluja
"Each person, one after the other, refuses to speak to us on the street."

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Feb 09, 2009

Shane Bauer

A day in the Green Zone
"I end up on a road thick with U.S. military vehicles ... I'm lost in the Green Zone."

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