Stabile Seminar

The empirical spine of investigative reporting

Syllabus    Weekly schedule    Tip sheets / handouts

Note: If these are behind paywalls, use Nexis or Factiva to find the stories on your own.

Money as a Weapon (started with database), The Washington Post, Dana Hedgpeth and Sarah Cohen

Jo Becker's Iran story (good example of "what's supposed to happen?"), The New York Times, Jo Becker and Ron Nixon

Jo and my 9/11 money story, The Washington Post, Jo Becker, Sarah Cohen and Spencer Hsu (accountability - little data)

Medicare, The Wall Street Journal, (very, very large fish)

Railroad retirements, The New York Times, Walt Bogdanich et. al. (local corruption hiding in plain sight)

Cops speeding, Sun-Sentinel, Sally Kestin and John Maines