Dec 30
2013
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Dec 30
2013
Dec 30
2013
This is the time of year when news organizations look back at the biggest stories of the past 12 months, and while I hate to follow any pack, such a review is in order for our fledgling organization. Dan Telvock and I produced some 55 stories, 75 blog posts and a dozen in-depth interviews in 2013. That body of work was read, viewed and listened to by a collective audience that approached 6 million through our website and news outlets that distributed our stories, primarily WGRZ TV, and also Artvoice, WBFO FM and The Buffalo News. I’m especially pleased with[...]
Dec 30
2013
Alternative newspapers found 2013 to be an unforgiving year. The Boston Phoenix closed and many others struggled. Readers in urban areas are losing out as a result. A report from Al Jazeera America.
Dec 30
2013
The sports cable giant is big business in Connecticut, so, of course, it has squeezed government there for tax breaks. This, despite billions in revenues. A report from The New York Times.
Dec 23
2013
ProPublica highlights the best muckraking of 2013, from revelations regarding the NSA, sky high medical bills, unsafe work places, and more.
Dec 22
2013
Dec 20
2013
The tax breaks for the Yahoo data center in Lockport just keep coming. The Lockport IDA on Thursday granted the company a sales tax waiver on equipment purchases for the next 20 years. This is but the latest in tax breaks granted by IDA officials. A report from The Buffalo News.
Dec 18
2013