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Jim Heaney

Jim Heaney is editor and executive director of Investigative Post. He was an investigative reporter with The Buffalo News from 1986 to 2011 and a reporter and editor with The Orlando Sentinel from 1980-86. His coverage over the years has focused on economic development, local and state government, politics, education, housing and transportation, and he was an early practitioner of computer-assisted reporting. Heaney has won more than 20 journalism awards and was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.

Oct 24

2012

Panel makes case for watchdog journalism

By Jeremy Izzio More watchdog, less lapdog. That’s the prescription David Cay Johnston, president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, offered for American journalism Tuesday to an audience of about 140 people at Burchfield Penny Art Center. Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize winner and best selling author, headed a panel to consider “The State of Investigative Reporting”  hosted by Investigative Post. “Government derives its power from the consent of the people,” Johnston said. “Government is a fiction we create to make our society work. But if the only people paying attention to the government are those who make money off it, it[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 22

2012

iPost event Tuesday

Investigative Post is hosting a panel discussion Tuesday evening on “The State of Investigative Reporting” at the Burchfield Penny Art Center. The panel features David Cay Johnston, a former Pulitzer Prize winner with The New York Times and president of Investigative Reporters & Editors. Other speakers include Jeff Woodard, news director of WGRZ, 2 On Your Side; Mary Pasciak, education reporter for The Buffalo News; Kevin Connor, director of the Public Accountability Initiative; and Jim Heaney, editor of Investigative Post. The panel will be moderated by Joseph Finnerty, a noted First Amendment attorney. Lee Coppola, a former investigative repeaters and[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 22

2012

Q&A: Larry Quinn

Larry Quinn, once a boy wonder, turned 60 earlier this year. He’s a couple of years removed by his tenure as managing partner of the Buffalo Sabres and membership on the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. During his carrer, he served as development commissioner under Mayor Jimmy Griffin and later oversaw the construction of what is now First Niagara Center. His tenure with the Sabres won him both praise for helping to rescue the franchise out of bankruptcy and implementing a number of innovations, and criticism for the loss of popular stars including Pat Lafontaine and Chris Drury. He’s now[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 20

2012

Interview: Larry Quinn

Quinn, a former development official and managing partner of the Buffalo Sabres, talks about the NHL lockout and what he termed the “misdirection” at Canalside. He also discusses a dubious distinction Buffalo holds among large cities.

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 19

2012

Slow motion on Ellicott Street

Dan Telvock of Investigative Post discusses his story on Medical Campus project with WBFO-FM.

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 17

2012

Another politician who isn’t paying his taxes

An elected official in the Town of Alden hasn’t paid his property taxes in more than five years and is in peril of losing his home to foreclosure. Carl E. Fix, highway superintendent for the town, and his wife, Ann, own a home and adjoining vacant lot on Broadway with an assessed value of $72,100. But the county, the town and the Alden Central School District haven’t received a dime in property taxes for either property since 2007. The couple now owes more than $33,000, according to county records. (Here is the payment history for the house and the vacant[...]

Posted 13 years ago
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