"Public" Supported Media -- Lessons from New York

 

& featuring --
December 23, 2015 e-mail to Catherine Loper/News Director/WRVO Public Media --
(cc: Karen DeWitt & Matt Ryan) -- "Responding to 'DA Fitzpatrick responds to Albany corruption...' (WVRO, Dec. 23, 2015)"   Catherine Loper's CV  -- "Loper began teaching politcal reporting at Newhouse in the fall of 2014." 

-- to which there was NO response --
& as true today as it was then...

CJA's April 10, 2018 e-mail to Adjunct Professor Loper/Newhouse School of Journalism --
(cc: DeWitt, Ryan)
"Follow-up -- The dishonest, cover-up journalism of NPR/PBS correspondents Karen DeWitt & Matt Ryan, ongoing and unabated"

& here --

CJA's October 25, 2016 e-mail to Michael Mroziak/WBFO --
"Electorally-Explosive, Big-Money Follow-Up to your Story - 'As commission ponders legislator pay raises, opinions differ between upstate and downstate'"

Michael Mroziak

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Grant #1

October 17, 2010
"With Grant, NPR to Step Up State Government Reporting",
New York Times (Elizabeth Jensen)

October 18, 2010
"NPR Announces Plan to Bolster News Coverage of State Government Nationwide: 
Project Supported by $1.8 Million Grant from the Open Society Foundations"

October 18, 2010
"NPR Announces 'Impact of Government': Major Journalism Initiative will Create a Network of Station-Based Journalists Dedicated to Covering the Effect of Government Actions in Every State: Project Launches with $1.8 Million Grant from the Open Society Foundations" 

May 25, 2011
"A Soros Problem at NPR: The broadcaster ducks again when it should be swinging"

 

New York State's NPR-PBS Affiliates

WCNY -- The Capitol Pressroom -- Susan Arbetter   WCNY

WHMT -- New York NOW -- Matt Ryan    WMHT.ORG

NYS Public Radio:  Karen DeWitt    www.wxxii.org 

Grant #2

February 17, 2011
"New Grants Fund 50-State Corruption Risk Index", press release
         Omidyar Network -- supplying up to $1 million for 18 months
         Rita Allen -- supplying $500,000 in matching funds
                 Public Radio International
                 Global Integrity

 

What Kind of Deceptive "Good Government" Journalism is This?

Center for Public Integrity
"State Integrity Investigation"/"State Accountability Project"

David King's October 12, 2011 e-mail --
"CPI Questions"

CJA's October 12, 2011 e-mail to David King --
"will send you my replies by tomorrow morning"

CJA's October 13 , 2011 e-mail to David King --
"Answer to most of your questions"

David King's October 13, 2011 e-mail --
"Re: Answers to most of your questions"

CJA's October 13, 2011 e-mail to David King --
"thanks. please note -- RE: Answers to most of your questions"

E-mail exchange with David Howard King
pertaining to CJA's (October 27, 2011) Opposition Report
to Commission on Judicial Compensation's August 29, 2011 Final Report

November 14, 2011
"Who Judges the Judges?"
Gotham Gazette, David King

CJA's November 14, 2011 e-mail press release:
"Invitation: Today's Gotham Gazette: 'Who Judges the Judges?"

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March 13, 2012 e-mail from State Integrity Investigation --
"State Corruption Risk Grades?  Not a single state received an 'A'"

CJA's April 1, 2012 e-mail to David Howard King --
"'NEWS FLASH: THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK! Lawsuit to Stop the Judicial Pay Raises that Go Into Effect Today, April 1st"

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CJA's March 15 2013 e-mail to David King: 
"Is the Judiciary Budget a 'Slush Fund'?      

CJA's March 17, 2013 e-mail to Nicholas Kuznetz --
"Where are the Journalists? NY's sham budget process & the hoax of its new transparency"

CJA's March 17, 2013 e-mal to Gordon Witkin --
"Where are the Journalists? NY's sham budget process & the hoax of its new transparency"

CJA's March 31, 2013 e-mail to David King: 
"The Unfinished New York State Budget Story on the Governor's Desk"

CJA's April 2, 2013 e-mail to Nicholas Kuznetz --
"Follow-up to my phone call to you yesterday about David Howard King & other NYS reporters"
                          attached 3 press releases:
               April 5, 2012: "The People Fight Back!  Groundbreaking Lawsuit...to Stop NY Judicial Pay Raises -- & Secure Judicial Accountability"
               March 15 2013:  "Is the Judiciary Budget a 'Slush Fund'?
               March 31, 2013:  "The Unfinished New York State Budget Story on the Governor's Desk"

CJA's April 3, 2013 e-mail to Nicholas Kuznetz --
"FW: Follow-up to my phone call to you yesterday about David Howard King & other NYS reporters"

CJA's April 3, 2013 e-mail to Nicholas Kuznetz --
"Thanks, Nick -- FW: Being More than a Mouthpiece for the Governor: 'We have zero tolerance for any violation of the public integrity and the public trust'"

April 3, 2013 (4:05 pm)
"Corruption case further sullies Albany's reputation:
Allegations involving legislator reinforces New York's low grade from State Integrity Investigation"  (Nicholas Kuznetz)

April 7, 2013
"Can Anything Be Done About Corruption in Albany?"
(David Howard King)  --
Gotham Gazette & WNET/Channel 13 Public Media

CJA's April 30, 2013 e-mail to Nicholas Kuznetz --
"Follow-up"

CJA's May 1, 2013 e-mail to Gordon Witkin --
"Building a Roster of Journalists & Would-Be Journalists for Corruption Stories in Search of Writers, etc."

CJA's May 1, 2013 e-mail to Gordon Witkin --
"#2  Building a Roster of Journalists & Would-Be Journalists for Corruption Stories in Search of Writers, etc."

June 12, 2013 article by Nicholas Kuznetz

June 12, 2013 e-mail from Gordon Witkin    

 

 

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