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  1. September 15, 2009

    Nearly 1,800 Interests Vying To Influence New Transportation Bill, Center Report Finds

    Nearly 1,800 Interests Vying To Influence New Transportation Bill, Center Report Finds WASHINGTON, D.C., September 16, 2009 — Almost 1,800 special interest groups of all kinds are trying to influence Congress, as it races against time to enact a giant new transportation bill, according to The Transportation Lobby, a new investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Notorious for earmarks like Alaska’s “Bridge to Nowhere,” Congress’s funding of transportation has become a broken process influenced by special interests, according to the investigation. Interest groups employed 2,100 lobbyists and spent an estimated $45 million to lobby lawmakers on transportation in the first half of 2009 — a spending pace on par with the amount spent lobbying on climate change, the Center found. Read more

  2. September 10, 2009

    The Latest from our Partners at the Center for Investigative Reporting

    The Latest from our Partners at the Center for Investigative Reporting This story is part of a collaborative effort between the Center for Public Integrity and the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, CA. Over several months, the two organizations will be working together to produce a series of investigative reports examining the effectiveness of America’s homeland security efforts. You can view the introductory story here. Read more

  3. August 04, 2009

    Center for Public Integrity Wins Knight-Batten and Society of Environmental Journalists Honors

    Center for Public Integrity Wins Knight-Batten and Society of Environmental Journalists Honors WASHINGTON, D.C., August 4, 2009 — For the first time ever, the Center for Public Integrity has won a prestigious Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism. Three of the Center’s investigative projects were cited in honoring the Center’s body of work with a Special Distinction Award in the nonprofit category. Additionally, the Center for Public Integrity won first and second place in the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Awards for Reporting on the Environment in the outstanding online reporting category. These are the Center’s fourth and fifth SEJ awards, which are recognized as the world’s largest and most comprehensive awards for journalism on environmental topics. Read more

  4. July 15, 2009

    Call for Submissions for 2010 Daniel Pearl Awards

    Call for Submissions for 2010 Daniel Pearl Awards Washington, D.C., July 14, 2009 — The 2010 Daniel Pearl Awards competition, which honors the world’s best cross-border investigative journalism, has begun accepting entries. The awards are granted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a project of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Read more

  5. July 02, 2009

    Center Joins New Nonprofit Investigative News Network

    Center Joins New Nonprofit Investigative News Network WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2009 — The Center for Public Integrity has joined with nearly two dozen other nonprofit news organizations nationwide in announcing plans for creation of a new Investigative News Network for watchdog journalism. Read more

  6. July 01, 2009

    Podcasts

    Podcasts The Public I podcast series, hosted by Bill Buzenberg, features our reporters and sources discussing the Center's latest investigations. Read more

  7. June 30, 2009

    Center Elects Five New Members to its Board of Directors

    Center Elects Five New Members to its Board of Directors WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2009 — The Center for Public Integrity’s board of directors has elected five new members representing diverse backgrounds in investigative journalism, new media, public service, and business. Read more

  8. June 29, 2009

    Tobacco, Terrorism, and Illicit Trade

    Tobacco, Terrorism, and Illicit Trade WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2009 — China leads the world in contraband cigarette production, with Paraguay and Ukraine also fueling billion-dollar black markets, according to a new report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a project of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Read more

  9. June 25, 2009

    New Rankings Released of Financial Disclosure Standards for State Legislators

    New Rankings Released of Financial Disclosure Standards for State Legislators WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2009 — Two Southern states — Louisiana and Mississippi — made the biggest strides in the Center for Public Integrity’s latest financial disclosure rankings for state legislators, but 20 out of the 50 states still received a failing grade and three of those states have no disclosure requirements at all. Read more

  10. June 24, 2009

    The Center in the News

    The Center in the News The latest media coverage of Center projects: Read more

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is a collaboration of some of the world’s leading investigative reporters. ICIJ extends globally the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, working with 100 reporters in 50 countries to produce long-term, transnational projects.

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