corruption Archives - FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION

Opinion: Mexico needs to do much more to protect journalists murdered at a disturbing rate

donal brown May 3, 2012

With 80 journalist killed over the last 12 years, the Mexican must mount some serious efforts to protect reporters. The legislature is transferring responsibility for prosecuting attacks on the press from local and state officials to the federal government, a promising first step. -db From an editorial in The Globe and Mail, April 30, 2012. Full editorial

California: Ex-Colton police chief loses lawsuit based on whistleblower claim

donal brown April 27, 2012

Colton’s former police chief claimed he was fired in 2007 for reporting corruption allegations against city officials, but the jury thought his evidence was lacking and found against him in his wrongful termination lawsuit. Colton’s attorney said that the former chief did not report the corruption early on and that testimony during the trial revealed that he even told detectives not to investigate the corruption charges. -db From The Sun, San Bernardino, April 26, 2012,

Former General Electric employee claims he was fired for whistleblowing in Iraq

donal brown February 7, 2012

A former executive for General Electric in Iraq claims he was fired for warning about a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act while the company was striving for a huge contract with the Iraqi government. GE denies that the former employee was fired for his whistleblowing. -db From the Courthouse News Service, February 7, 2012, by Cameron Langford. Full story

Berkeley symposium on investigative reporting explores problems and promise

donal brown April 20, 2010

The 4th Annual Investigative Reporting Symposium at UC Berkeley hosted panels of journalists and media executives who discussed the perils of investigative reporting, their struggles with financing and new ways of collaborating with rivals in diverse types of media that are already producing results. -db MediaShift April 17, 2010 By Chris O’Brien BERKELEY — I’m settling into a large auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley for the 4th Annual Reva and David Logan Investigative Reporting

Federal judge scraps provisions of San Diego’s campaign-finance laws

donal brown February 25, 2010

In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Citizens United case, a federal judge struck down several provisions of San Diego’s campaign-finance law and particularly a ban on contributions from political parties and a $500 cap on donations to independent expenditure committees. -db Courthouse News Service February 23, 2010 By Annie Youderian (CN) – A federal judge in San Diego struck down several provisions of the city’s campaign-finance laws, including a $500 cap

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Opinion: Mexico needs to do much more to protect journalists murdered at a disturbing rate

California: Ex-Colton police chief loses lawsuit based on whistleblower claim

Former General Electric employee claims he was fired for whistleblowing in Iraq

Berkeley symposium on investigative reporting explores problems and promise

Federal judge scraps provisions of San Diego’s campaign-finance laws

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