Jim Heaney is editor and executive director of Investigative Post. He was an investigative reporter with The Buffalo News from 1986 to 2011 and a reporter and editor with The Orlando Sentinel from 1980-86. His coverage over the years has focused on economic development, local and state government, politics, education, housing and transportation, and he was an early practitioner of computer-assisted reporting. Heaney has won more than 20 journalism awards and was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
Feb 25
2014
Gov. Cuomo’s announcement of a $55 million state investment to attract IBM to downtown Buffalo is pricey, but less so than the two previous Buffalo Billion projects that have been rolled out, Investigative Post editor tells WGRZ.
Feb 24
2014
Investigative Post editor recaps his recent exposé on Carl Paladino’s double standard of criticizing Republicans who donate to Democrats while doing the same thing himself.
Feb 12
2014
RINO is a four-letter word to Carl Paladino. It’s short for “Republican In Name Only.” Paladino dismisses many mainstream Republicans as RINOs for failing to subscribe to his Tea Party-flavored politics, committing the sin of compromising with Democrats or contributing to their campaigns. Republicans donating to Democrats is supposedly so repugnant to Paladino that he organized a protest outside a fundraiser Dec. 16 that was co-hosted by GOP heavy hitters to benefit Congressman Brian Higgins. Paladino held a sign for part of the demonstration that read: “No Funding For Dems.” The fundraiser put one of its organizers, Anthony Gioia, who has[...]
Feb 12
2014
Investigative Post’s new mobile format is now video friendly. Our reports that air on WGRZ, 2 On Your Side, can be viewed on our mobile format that we rolled out last month.The upgrade is part of our continuing efforts to improve our digital presentation. Our digital agency at Bicycle Creative has reformatted the site to fit a smartphone screen and ease navigation. It makes for much easier viewing of stories, videos, photos and the cartoons of Tom Toles. iPhone users, who account for three-quarters of our mobile visitors, can click the “share” button in Safari and add Investigative Post to their home[...]
Jan 27
2014
Federal officials, concerned about health impacts of Peace Bridge, secretly considered, then rejected plans to divert truck traffic north, in part because of political considerations. A very important story by Jerry Zremski of The Buffalo News.
Jan 20
2014
Investigative Post editor tells Eileen Buckley on Press Pass that government at all levels – local, state and federal – is becoming increasingly hostile to the public’s right to know. Heaney cites numerous examples of officials refusing interview requests and delaying the release of public records.
Jan 14
2014
Attention smartphone users: Investigative Post is now available in a mobile friendly format. The upgrade is the first of several steps we’re taking to improve our digital presentation. Our digital agency at Bicycle Creative has reformatted the site to fit a smartphone screen and ease navigation. It makes for much easier viewing of stories, photos and the cartoons of Tom Toles. Next up for our mobile site: the introduction of video co-produced with our partners at WGRZ. In the coming weeks we will be adding the ability to view videos on mobile devices. iPhone users, who account for three-quarters of[...]
Jan 7
2014
Investigative Post is seeking a development director to help us grow our organization into the preeminent source of watchdog journalism in Buffalo and Western New York. Investigative Post has attracted significant donor support during its two years of operation thanks in part to the quality of its journalism and the high profile it has established through a distribution network of newspapers, websites and television and radio stations that has reached a cumulative audience of 10 million viewers, readers and listeners. Investigative Post has also developed a strategic finance plan and built a fundraising infrastructure, including a database of more than[...]