Reporter Av Westin Behind ABC’s ’20/20′ dies at 92

[ad_1] He left CBS in 1967, spent two years as executive director of the non-commercial Public Broadcasting Lab, and joined ABC News in 1969 as executive producer of the evening newscast, then Frank Reynolds. It was a time when “ABC Evening News” followed CBS and NBC’s nightly news operations in prestige, ratings and financial sources. …

In ‘Desperate’ Reporter Dive Deep into Dirty Waters

[ad_1] The story of a decades-long lawsuit in West Virginia, described in Kris Maher’s “Hopeless”, Water crisis in Flint, Mich., but also a story about coal mining and the history of Appalachia. Mingo County residents complained that waste from a coal plant operated by a subsidiary of Massey Energy, the largest coal company in the …

Governor Accuses Reporter of Hacking After Flaws in Government Website

[ad_1] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch warned Missouri education authorities this week that there was a flaw in a state website that lists teachers’ names and certification status: The page made teachers’ Social Security numbers easily accessible. Post Dispatch also informed the teachers’ union and waited two days for the government to resolve the issue before …

Father of Murdered Reporter Asks Regulators to Investigate Facebook

[ad_1] In a complaint filed Tuesday, the father of a murdered journalist urged federal regulators to get Facebook to change its content policies and accused it of failing to remove images of his daughter’s murder from its platforms. Journalist Alison Parker’s father, Andy Parker, said at a press conference: News Conference On Tuesday, he said …

Climate Change Reporter Covers Mix of Anger and Greed

[ad_1] Times Insider It explains who we are and what we do, and offers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The United Nations has recently scientific report concluding that a warmer future is certain, but there is still a chance to avoid the most dire consequences. Brad PlumerThe New York Times climate reporter …

Reporter Laura Foreman, whose romance was scandalous, dies at 76

[ad_1] “I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong,” Ms Foreman told The Inquirer. “I may have done something wrong. Of course, I don’t believe I wrote anything for The Inquirer that violated my own professional integrity.” The Times said he should resign even though the behavior in question had taken place in another newspaper. In …