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Broadcasters' Last-Ditch Push to Hide Political Ad Data
Media giants are scrambling to water down a proposed FCC rule on disclosure that will be voted on Friday.
News Corp. Exec Considered Enlisting Newspaper Editors in Lobbying Effort
Newly released emails show a News Corp. official suggesting editors at The Times (of London) and The Wall Street Journal Europe push British government officials to approve the company’s takeover of BSkyB.
Public Files? Not On A Student Budget
Students checking public files at TV stations in Cleveland encountered unaffordable fees and camera-shy employees.
Feds File First Criminal Charges Related to BP Gulf Spill
The charges against former BP engineer Kurt Mix are expected to be the first step in an ongoing investigation that could reach into the executive suite.
ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules
The conservative nonprofit group ALEC has pushed industry-backed model legislation that lets oil and gas companies muddy the waters on disclosure of fracking chemicals.
Latest News Corp. Investigation Emails
Report your findings in over 160 News Corp. internal emails released today
Advice From Walmart Exec at Center of Scandal: ‘Personal Integrity’ is Key
The Walmart exec, Eduardo Castro-Wright, in a 2009 interview extolled integrity and a "passion for winning."
Student Loan Borrowers Dazed and Confused by Servicer Shuffle
A little-known legal provision forces the federal government to award contracts to qualifying nonprofit student loan servicers, putting them in charge of managing millions of loans. The shuffle has thus far caused problems for some borrowers.
How are the Dialysis Centers Near You?
A roundup of local coverage using data from our updated Dialysis Facility Tracker.
Top MuckReads: Poisoned Backyards, Picturing PTSD, and Regulators on the Run
The best accountability journalism of the past week.
Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency
Corporations that own some of the country’s biggest news outlets are fighting an FCC measure to post political ad data on the Internet.
A Punishment BP Can’t Pay Off
What is missing is a criminal prosecution that holds BP individuals responsible.
The EPA’s First Fracking Rules — Limited and Delayed
The nation’s first ever standards for fracking, which apply to air pollution and not groundwater, won’t take full effect until 2015.
Read the Tax Returns From Karl Rove’s ‘Dark Money’ Group (Donors Still a Mystery)
The returns for nonprofit Crossroads GPS are the first glimpse of how much the group, which has spent millions on political ads, raised in 2010 and 2011.
Whale of a Problem: Regulators Subvert Will of Congress
Congress wrote in protections to prevent banks from disguising proprietary trading. But regulators are weakening the law.
Selfless Tee Offers ProPublica T-Shirts
We're very happy to announce a partnership with the folks at Selfless Tee to produce ProPublica T-shirts.
Broadcasters Are ‘Against Transparency,’ Says FCC Chairman
Julius Genachowski criticizes TV stations for trying to keep political ad data off the Internet.
