Tag: Investigative Post

Jul 31

2017

Toles, Outlyers rock for Investigative Post

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How could a show capped by “Wooly Bully” not be a winner? Investigative Post hosted a very successful fundraiser Friday at Sportsmen’s Tavern that featured Tom Toles and The Outlyers. Toles and The Outlyers – John F. Brady, Cathy Carfagna, Jim Celeste, Tom Fischer and David Meinzer – played two rousing sets totaling 36 songs. Maryalice Demler, news anchor at WGRZ, served as emcee. Some 270 supporters packed the Sportsmen’s, a larger crowd than our previous two summer shows there combined. A guitar signed by the Goo Goo Dolls and editorial cartoon drawn by Toles for The Washington Post proved popular with bidders in a[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jul 25

2017

Investigative Post announces benefit dinner

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Investigative Post is hosting its second annual gala Oct. 19, featuring a Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times editor as keynote speaker. Sarah Cohen is a Buffalo native whose career has included editing stints at both The Times and Washington Post. She is the immediate past president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, the world’s largest professional organization of investigative journalists. Joseph Finnerty, a First Amendment attorney, will be honored at this year’s dinner for his contributions to journalism, including the invaluable role he has played in the launch and growth of Investigative Post. The benefit dinner returns to the Hyatt[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jul 23

2017

Spree magazine honors iPost reporting staff

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Buffalo’s best print reporters? The team at Investigative Post, according to Buffalo Spree magazine in its “best of” issue that just hit news stands. “Local reporting needs an occasional sharp edge; that edge is getting harder to find in WNY’s traditional media. That’s where Investigative Post steps in,” the magazine declares in its August issue. “The team, lead by former Buffalo News reporter Jim Heaney, produces its intensively researched stories on vital topics for various local outlets, including The Public, Buffalo’s weekly alternative paper. It is the only news organization in the area devoted to watchdog journalism.” Buffalo Spree, the[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jun 19

2017

Support Investigative Post’s criminal justice beat

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Daniela Porat has written a string of eye-opening stories on problems within the Buffalo Police Department since she joined Investigative Post last August. Her reporting has provided a window into the criminal justice system and prompted a decision to launch a full-blown beat to cover policing, prosecution, the courts and incarceration. Investigative Post has launched a fundraising campaign to support the beat and is turning to the community for support. “Investigative reporting is a costly, time-consuming proposition that provides a huge payoff for the community, as our reporting on corruption and environmental problems has demonstrated,” said Jim Heaney, editor of Investigative[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jun 5

2017

iPost reporting cited for excellence

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The New York State Associated Press Association has honored Investigative Post for its reporting on two environmental stories. The AP selected Looking for Lead  (in all the wrong places) as the best investigative television story for midsized markets. The three-story package documented Buffalo’s failure to test for lead in the drinking water of inner-city neighborhoods despite the prevalence of lead poisoning in children who live there.  The story aired in August 2016 and was co-produced with WGRZ. Another story, Decades Later, Love Canal Landfill Still Poses Risk, placed third in the investigative reporting category among midsized radio markets. The story, which[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Feb 22

2017

Five years on for Investigative Post

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Today marks a milestone for Investigative Post: We celebrate our fifth year in business. We launched with what turned out to be a prophetic story: an analysis of what was then a fledgling program known as the Buffalo Billion. I quoted experts offering advice on how to make smart use of the money and cautioning against the temptation of spending tax dollars to secure on trophy projects. I re-read the story a couple of months ago and it seems as though Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done the opposite of what the experts recommended. Investigative Post has built its reputation for[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jan 9

2017

iPost seeking development officer

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Interested in helping Investigative Post secure funding necessary to carry on its work? We’re seeking a development officer with a track record of building a strong donor and membership base. Job duties include: Prospecting and stewardship of major donors and corporate sponsors. Growing our small donor and membership base. Grant writing. Office administration. Coordinating efforts with marketing and events staff. Must be facile in use of software (we use SalesForce, QuickBooks, MailChimp, Excel and WordPress) and social media, and adept at working in a challenging fundraising environment. Job offers flexible hours and a schedule of 20 to 30 hours a week.[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jan 9

2017

iPost event on Trump impact

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Those fighting for social justice are understandably anxious on the cusp of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president. What’s in store and how should advocates of social justice respond? Investigative Post is hosting a panel discussion to consider those questions Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m., at Allen Street Hardware, 245 Allen Street. Editor Jim Heaney will moderate a panel discussion that will include Shaketa Redden of Just Resisting, Gamileh Jamil of ACCESS WNY, and Erin Heaney of Showing Up for Racial Justice, and formerly with the Clean Air Coalition of WNY. Topics up for discussion include racial justice; immigration; the[...]

Posted 7 years ago
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