CIR and CNN receive a national award from Investigative Reporters and Editors for a series that exposed rampant fraud in California drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics.
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CIR wins Peabody Award for investigation of VA’s soaring use of opiates
CIR won its first George Foster Peabody Award today for its investigation into the VA’s pain pill habit.
CIR to serve in leadership role for new investigative journalism initiative
CIR Editorial Director Robert J. Rosenthal will serve as senior adviser and inaugural contributor to the Alabama Investigative Journalism Lab.
CIR and PRX to launch new investigative radio pilot
The Center for Investigative Reporting and Public Radio Exchange have joined forces to create “Reveal,” a national radio pilot that will showcase investigative reporting and its impact.
Broken Shield series wins two IRE awards
The Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch today scored two top national awards from Investigative Reporters and Editors for a series that exposed shoddy practices by an internal police force patrolling California’s developmental centers for the disabled. The series, Broken Shield, won the IRE Award for best multiplatform investigative reporting in the medium-size category. The […]
Gabrielson wins top honor for police reporting
Reporter Ryan Gabrielson has won a national award for excellence in police reporting for exposing the shoddy practices of an internal police force patrolling California’s developmental centers for the disabled.
CIR’s California Watch wins Polk award for second straight year
We are proud to write today that the Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch has won the George Polk Award for our series exposing flaws in the way a special state police force handles crimes against the developmentally disabled.
CIR, California Watch, The Bay Citizen win SPJ honors
The Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has announced the winners of its annual awards, and we are proud to have several reporters from the Center for Investigative Reporting, California Watch and The Bay Citizen counted among the honorees.
Chakarova Wins Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting
On Saturday, Oct. 15, Mimi Chakarova and the Center for Investigative Reporting received a prestigious Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting for “The Price of Sex.”
Torture of Irani Women is Focus of PBS NEWSHOUR, Center for Investigative Reporting Exclusive
PBS NEWSHOUR, in collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting, marks the two-year anniversary of Iran’s “Green Movement” with an exclusive report about the government crackdown that followed the disputed presidential election.