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On KQED Forum with Michael Krasny, CIR's Robert Rosenthal talks about the Chauncey Bailey Project.
Loretta Tofani wins the Kelly award for "American Imports, Chinese Deaths." Read the backstory.
The Chauncey Bailey Project and Loretta Tofani win IRE awards. 
Tofani wins the SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award. CIR co-founder Dan Noyes wins SPJ award.
The Economist calls Exposed a "gripping new book."
Nuestra Familia DVD and Educator's Edition for sale.
"Conflicts on the Bench" wins an American Bar Association Gavel Award Honorable MentionNuestra Familia, Our Family wins 2007 NAHJ award and top medal from IRE
Banished wins the Grand Jury Prize at the Miami International Film Festival
Job Opportunities
The Center for Investigative Reporting is seeking a contract Drupal developer to help us customize and build new features for our website.
CIR is an independent, investigative reporting organization dedicated to revealing injustice and strengthening democracy through journalism. We have content-producing partnerships with dozens of prominent national media outlets, including National Public Radio, PBS, FRONTLINE and FRONTLINE/World, The Nation, KQED, The San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, Salon.com, Huffington Post, and many others.
Specific goals include integrating Flash and other multimedia features into our Drupal site, streamlining the content-management system and the use of nodes and modules. Experience with CSS, PHP, and MySQL required.
Ideally, we are seeking someone proactive who can not only actualize our proposed plans for the site, but can suggest new features and methods of working with Drupal that will improve the user experience and functionality of our website.
Please email Carrie Ching at cching@cironline.org.
We are currently accepting applications for Reporting and Web internships.
Web Internship
The Center for Investigative Reporting is seeking a web-savvy intern to assist in producing multimedia reports, web marketing, and building and updating the CIR website. The internship will also include research and writing for CIR's Muckraker Blog, and some research on larger projects. CIR internships offer the next generation of investigative reporters the chance to build their skills through part-time work experience in Berkeley, CA. Current projects include investigations into campaign finance, the environment, the judicial system, national security, crime, and social justice.
Requirements: Interest in journalism and media with a keen eye for details; writing and research skills; and an appreciation and understanding of visual storytelling. Experience with HTML and Photoshop required; knowledge of CSS and audio/video/Flash skills a plus.
Interns receive a monthly stipend of $500 for a minimum commitment of 24 hours a week, for approximately 3-6 months. Housing is not provided.
The internship program has no application form. To apply, please submit a resume, a cover letter stating your interest and summarizing your background, and a few writing samples and/or examples of multimedia work. (Applications sent via email with Microsoft Word or PDF attachments and links to work samples may also be submitted.) Samples should demonstrate a clear and concise writing style. Published work is not a prerequisite for consideration.
Applications for the web internship should be mailed to: Center for Investigative Reporting, Attn: Web Internship, 2927 Newbury Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94703.
Email applications for the Web Internship can be sent to cching@cironline.org.
Reporting Internship
CIR Internships offer the next generation of investigative reporters the chance to build their skills through part-time work experience in Berkeley, CA. Interns follow a major project from idea to publication or broadcast, assisting with research and often contributing their own reporting. Current projects include investigations into the environment, public health, constitutional government, national security, crime, technology, and social justice.
Interns receive a monthly stipend of $500 for a minimum commitment of 24 hours a week, for approximately 3-6 months. Housing is not provided.
The internship program has no application form. To apply, please submit a resume, a cover letter stating your interest and summarizing your background, and a few writing samples copied onto 8 1/2 x 11 paper (double sided okay) with your name on each sheet. (Applications sent via email with Microsoft Word or PDF attachments may also be submitted.) Samples should demonstrate a clear and concise writing style. Published work is not a prerequisite for consideration. Applications for internships should be mailed to:
Center for Investigative Reporting
Attn: Internship Coordinator
2927 Newbury Street, Suite A
Berkeley, CA 94703
Email applications can be sent to center@cironline.org
