Articles for Investigative Post staff

Oct 15

2015

iPost launches event series, membership drive

Investigative Post has launched a membership program that seeks community support for our award-winning watchdog journalism. A membership for 2016 not only provides Investigative Post with the resources it needs to continue producing hard-hitting, high-impact stories, but purchases a season pass to our “At Issue” event series that launches Oct. 26. “Talk is cheap. Investigative reporting isn’t. In fact, it’s the costliest, most time-consuming type of journalism there is,” said Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney. “We need the community’s support to continue to dig deep and report on the important issues that many other news outlets are passing on with[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Sep 20

2015

Heaney analysis of Buffalo Billion probe

Jim Heaney of Investigative Post, whose reporting foreshadowed the ongoing federal probe of developer contracts awarded under the Buffalo Billion program, took to the airwaves over the weekend of offer his take on U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s investigation. Heaney told Maryalice Demler of WGRZ Friday evening that the probe will almost certainly focus on Alain Kaloyeros, the Albany nanotech guru who is quarterbacking the Buffalo Billion program. Sunday, in an interview with Dave Debo of WBEN News Radio, 930 AM, Heaney covered a range of related issues, including the investigation, the state’s pay to play culture and the significance of[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Sep 17

2015

Heaney joins Capitol Pressroom lineup

Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney has joined the list of regular contributors to The Capitol Pressroom, heard daily on 20 public radio stations across Upstate New York. Heaney will field questions every other Thursday from Capitol Pressroom host Susan Arbetter. The program attracts about 100,000 listeners daily on outlets that include WBFO, 88.7 FM in Buffalo. “We are thrilled to have a journalist of Jim’s caliber appear regularly on the show. His commitment to investigative journalism will help further engage our savvy audience,” Arbetter said. Added Heaney: “The Capitol Pressroom attracts a large and influential audience that we’re eager to[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Jul 21

2015

iPost adds “revenue doctor” to its board

Investigative Post has added Kevin Davis, an internationally recognized authority on non-profit newsrooms, to its board of directors. The Investigative Post board also re-elected David Cay Johnston as president at its annual meeting July 14. Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the past president of Investigative Reporters & Editors. Robert Skerker was re-elected vice president and treasurer. Catharine Miles-Kania was elected secretary. Davis is the former executive director and CEO of the Investigative News Network, a consortium of more than 100 nonprofit newsrooms across the United States, including Investigative Post. Davis grew the organization from a budget of $400,000[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Jul 16

2015

A good time for a good cause

Take a local media icon and put him behind a drum kit. Team him with one of the city’s preeminent roots-rock bands. Add legendary guest performers. Showcase all this talent in Buffalo’s premier music club. What you get is “News, Brews & Rock ‘n’ Roll,” a unique, entertaining night of music July 22 at the Sportsmen’s Tavern. The show benefits Investigative Post, Buffalo’s award-winning, non-profit investigative reporting center. “Everybody loved the show last year,” said Tom Toles, who is headlining the event. “It was a unique gathering of people who love performing and enjoying music, and everybody is looking forward to[...]

Posted 10 years ago

May 27

2015

Heaney discusses transparency with WGRZ

Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney talks about transparency, and the lack thereof in the Cuomo administration, in an interview last Friday with WGRZ’s Michael Wooten. The interview was precipitated by a “transparency summit” sponsored by the governor and the announcement that his administration was revising a policy that had lead to many state emails being deleted after 90 days. Heaney also discusses the events that prompted Investigative Post to file a lawsuit last week seeking the release of Buffalo Billion documents that program managers have refused to disclose.

Posted 10 years ago

Apr 3

2015

Scajaquada Creek coverage honored

Investigative Reporters & Editors has cited Investigative Post and WGRZ for their coverage of the sorry state of Scajaquada Creek. IRE, the world’s leading professional organization of investigative journalists, recognized the Scajaquada Creek coverage in announcing the winners of its annual reporting awards. The Scajaquada Creek coverage was listed as one of three finalists for multi-platform reporting in the small market category. The competition involved more than 550 entries from news organizations that include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ProPublica, Frontline and CNN. IRE handed out first-place awards in 14 categories and recognized 51 finalists. The[...]

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Feb 12

2015

Real State of WNY Economy

The Investigative Post crew after Wednesday’s event: reporters Charlotte Keith and Dan Telvock, Editor Jim Heaney, Development Director Kate Heidinger. (Photo by Sara Heidinger Photography.) Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney delivered his first “Real State of the Community” address Wednesday night before a packed conference room at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. The audience, which included City Comptroller Mark Schroeder and Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs, heard Heaney use data to detail the state of the Buffalo and Western New York economy. The region is enjoying the start of an economic revival, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo has described as a “national[...]

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