Articles for Investigative Post staff

Sep 6

2018

McLeod joins iPost reporting staff

Marsha McLeod has joined Investigative Post on a reporting fellowship. McLeod graduated with honors in May from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she was a fellow at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. This summer she worked as an investigative fellow at The Trace, a nonprofit based in New York City that reports on guns and gun violence. She reported on the impact of stolen guns. “Marsha brings impressive research and data skills to the job. She’s a welcome addition to our staff,” said Jim Heaney, Investigative Post’s editor. McLeod will report on criminal justice and[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Aug 6

2018

Sara Jerving joins Investigative Post staff

Sara Jerving, who has reported from over a dozen countries and been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, has joined the staff of Investigative Post. Jerving will primarily cover environmental issues. “I have long been passionate about environmental reporting and I’m excited to join Investigative Post, which has a strong record of producing quality environmental coverage,” said Jerving. Jerving most recently worked in Nairobi, Kenya, for Devex, a U.S.-based publication, where she covered health, agriculture, climate change and humanitarian disasters. She previously worked as an associate producer at Vice News Tonight on HBO[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jun 5

2018

Associated Press honors iPost reporting

Investigative Post’s reporting for television and radio has been cited for excellence by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association. A story on Eighteen Mile Creek, reported by Dan Telvock and co-produced with WGRZ TV News, won second place in the investigative category for large upstate markets. Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County is so polluted that the state Department of Health doesn’t want people to eat the fish caught there. It’s one of only six waterbodies in the state with such a warning. This hasn’t stopped another arm of the state, the Department of Environmental Conservation, from stocking[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Apr 26

2018

iPost elects Biehl board president

Investigative Post has added two members to its board of directors and elected Jody Kleinberg Biehl as president. Biehl, an original member of the board dating to 2012, will fulfill the balance of the term of David Cay Johnston, who resigned citing a daunting workload as a best-selling book author, lecturer and teacher. Johnston, a former Pulitzer Prize winner with The New York Times, praised Investigative Post for its “superb work … first-rate reporters … and success in raising money.” Biehl is a faculty member in the University of Buffalo English department and director of U.B.’s journalism program. She also serves[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Mar 29

2018

Investigative Post recruiting to hire a reporter

Investigative Post is looking for a hard-nosed reporter to join its award-winning team. Based in Buffalo, Investigative Post has earned a reputation as one of the leading local nonprofit investigative reporting centers in the country. We do newspaper-quality investigative reporting and produce stories for print, online, television and radio. Our reporters are adept producing pieces for all platforms. Our partners include the NBC and NPR outlets in Buffalo and our audience reach of up to 265,000 readers, viewers and listeners per story is the largest of any news outlet in upstate New York. Our work has been cited for excellence[...]

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Mar 26

2018

Telvock leaves Investigative Post

Award-winning environmental reporter Dan Telvock has left Investigative Post. Telvock, perhaps best known for his reporting on the polluted Scajaquada Creek and lead-poisoning among inner-city children, is joining WIVB, Channel 4, as investigative producer. “Dan was the first reporter I hired after I started Investigative Post and he’s been a big reason for our success,” said Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney. “He’s won more than his share of journalism awards, but more importantly, his reporting had a huge impact in the community.” Said Telvock: “My six years at Investigative Post are among the most memorable and rewarding of my 18-year career.[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Feb 12

2018

Investigative Post seeking fundraiser

Investigative Post is in the market for a development director with a track record of building a strong donor and membership base. We are in an aggressive growth mode and looking for an energetic and accomplished fundraiser to expand our already substantial donor base. Investigative Post is an award-winning news organization focused on exposing corruption, malfeasance, injustice and environmental degradation. We distribute our work widely through our website and network of television, radio and newspaper partners. Job duties include: Prospecting, cultivating and stewarding of major donors. Selling sponsorships to corporate and labor underwriters. Building relationships with and writing grant proposals[...]

Posted 7 years ago

Jan 6

2018

Police misconduct voted top story of ’17

Readers have voted Daniela Porat’s story about misconduct by Buffalo police as Investigative Post’s best story of 2017. Buffalo police who cross the line, published and broadcast Sept. 20, documented how the department’s Strike Force and Housing Unit conduct illegal searches and sometimes submit dubious testimony. Defense attorneys described some officers as “vigilantes” with a “cowboy mentality.” Reported Porat: “I think they have a complete disregard for the Constitution of the United States, and most importantly, the Fourth Amendment,” said Michael Stachowski, a Buffalo defense attorney. “They just seem to roust kids in the street, chase people, and hope they[...]

Posted 7 years ago