Aug 2
2012
Rod Watson takes Mayor Byron Brown to task for the make up of his management team: “The near-total absence of African-Americans in his Cabinet, where policy decisions are made, is an insult to a diverse city.”
Jul 30
2012
A concise piece in New York Times details the roots of poverty and what it will take to resolve it. Reason No. 1: “An astonishing number of people work at low-wage jobs.”
Jul 24
2012
Following last week’s carnage in Colorado, ProPublica has compiled the best reporting on gun rights, trafficking and regulations.
Jul 23
2012
Declares the local website Trending Buffalo: “WGRZ has … recently teamed up with Investigative Post to co-produce the kind of in-depth investigative journalism segments you don’t typically find on local TV news broadcasts … A recent story about unpaid housing fines was really well done.”
Jul 23
2012
ProPublica details the push to solve a problem that statistics show doesn’t exist.
Jul 16
2012
Margaret Sullivan stepping down after 13 years as editor in chief to become public editor of The New York Times.
Jul 7
2012
Rather than pledging to improve what’s widely regarded as the city’s inept management of anti-poverty funds, Byron Brown vents about the agency that’s pressing for reform. A Buffalo News report following up on an Investigative Post/WGRZ story.
Jul 5
2012
Studies using crime stats show suburbs are safer than cities. But a new analysis shows that “when (auto) crashes are included in a measure of the danger of leaving home, many outer suburban and rural areas … are actually the most dangerous places to be,” reports Empire State Future.