A post mortem and a look ahead | An invitation from the Nieman Foundation SHOWCASE What: Presentation of the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence, followed by a workshop of leading writers and editors on that subject. When: Oct. 7, 2 to 5 PM. Where: The Newseum in Washington, DC.

Belated recognition | John Walcott wins the first I.F. Stone Medal SHOWCASE Award goes to the DC bureau chief who led Knight Ridder’s skeptical coverage in the run-up to the Iraq war, producing dozens of stories that, pretty much alone among news organizations, challenged the Bush administration claims.

Toolbox | The History Commons -- an online tool for journalists
SHOWCASE
Individuals do research to create aggregated, searchable timelines for major events and stories, creating a resource for reporters and editors.

Demanding and getting action | Nieman Reports: Editorials with an impact
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The New York Daily News editorial board turned investigative reporter after the deaths and serious illness of workers at Ground Zero. The work won a Pulitzer in 2007, contributed to public knowledge and helped shake loose government assistance.

Second in a series | Nieman Reports: Anne Hull and Dana Priest on their Walter Reed stories
SHOWCASE| July 186, 2008
The award-winning Washington Post reporters describe how they went about their work.

Government bait and switch? | Taken for a ride in Miami
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Reporter Larry Lebowitz gives the backstory for what resulted in a rich Miami Herald multi-media series on big promises to improve mass transit, but little action.

First in a series | Nieman Reports: Covering the Iraq war SHOWCASE Investigative reporters and photo-journalists offer sharp, sometimes wrenching coverage of the Iraq war in the Summer 2008 issue of Nieman Reports. The lead-off piece is by Mark Benjamin of Salon.

Interview with David Westphal | 'I guess you can call it torture' SHOWCASE McClatchy reporters traveled to 11 countries to interview 66 freed Guantanamo and Afghanistan prison detainees. The result is a stunning 5-part series and multi-media presentation titled 'Guantanamo: Beyond the Law.'

An international research project | The media as watchdogs, agenda-setters and gate-keepers
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Harvard and the World Bank host academics seeking to determine the press’s role in governance and in strengthening democracies.

A 'wake-up' prize | Write an article, get it published, win $50,000 SHOWCASE But not just any article. This is a 'preventive journalism' prize set up by a group called 'Understanding Government,' founded and headed by Charles Peters, the former publisher of Washington Monthly. A likely subject of the article: exposing poor leaders and bad policies before they lead to disasters.

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