The Center for Online Investigative Research provides the resources that enable We the People to come together en masse in an non-partisan, collaborative effort to investigate and report on the news we need to know to be an informed electorate. "Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that, whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them right." --Thomas Jefferson (as cited in Padover, 1939, p. 88) COIR harnesses Internet technologies to do what has not been previously possible: to organize an unlimited number of volunteers to gather, research, and ultimately report our findings for the greater public good. COIR will also solicit donations from members and supporters to fund its activities so that it can remain autonomous, unswayed by overt political or economic pressure. Members include investigative reporters and editors, members of watchdog organizations, whistleblowers, donors, lawyers, citizen researchers and journalists, bloggers, videographers and anyone with an interest in conducting non-partisan research to better understand our government.

COIR

Mon, 2004-11-29 21:31 — Aldon Hynes

Welcome to The Center for Online Investigative Research (COIR) -- a non-partisan community of citizens that believes that in order for our democracy to thrive, the electorate must be informed and its up to journalists to do that. However, commercial, political, legal, and technological pressures have made it difficult for news organizations to report the news we need to know. Increasingly, we are given the news they think we want to know or the news the powers that be want us to know. Increasingly, news is blending with commentary, particularly on television. And increasingly, the news media is being manipulated by highly sophisticated political and corporate entitites.

We want to help good news organizations and good reporters thrive by holding irresponsible journalists accountable to accepted industry standards. If journalists are the public watchdog, then we're the watchdog's watchdog.

We will harness the power of thousands of volunteer news consumers as they read, listen, and watch the news. They will come here to report factual errors, nonsensical analysis, and bias. They will come here to highlight the times news organzations are manipulated by the powers that be.

Once our community has grown in size, we will raise funding to support the efforts of stellar journalists.

Groupon helps socially save

Tue, 2010-07-27 08:07 — Monette

Groupon is a mix of social networking and couponing. Groupon helps individuals save money with deals and social networking. There is a sister site in Europe when 40 cities participate within the US. You will find many other ways besides Groupon to get in a group and save money. Article source - Groupon- The secrets of social saving by Personal Money Store.

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VIP loans investigated by committee for ethics on Senate

Sat, 2010-07-24 04:38 — deni_K

VIP loans investigated by committee for ethics on Senate

Many of those in Washington DC are concerned about the ethics of VIP cash loans their staff has. These "VIP" or "sweetheart" loans were all made by Countrywide, which was recently purchased by Bank of The United States. These VIP cash advances may end up causing ethical or legal troubles for a few senators.

Countrywide creates VIP loans

Fourth of July recipes – sorbets and ice cream of the rainbow

Sat, 2010-07-10 04:51 — deni_K

Fourth of July recipes – sorbets and ice cream of the rainbow

Fourth of July recipes are challenges for many. A good recipe should be easy, fun, and tasty. And red white and blue always makes it better. What could possibly be more fun than ice cream?

Article source: Fourth of July recipes - Ice cream and sorbets of the rainbow by Personal Money Store

Low Fee Payday Loan - For Those Under Financial Constraint

Mon, 2010-07-05 20:33 — morrismaddenhz

Low Fee Payday Loan

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MakeTheArmyHonest.com

Sun, 2005-06-12 19:40 — mitchelj

This blog is dedicated to the Making the Army Honest. Primarily this site is reporting on abuses by the US Army Alaska (USARAK) my website is http://www.MakeTheArmyHonest.com.

New York Times Fails to Report Whistleblower Reports of Millions of $$ in Cash Disappearing in Iraq

Tue, 2005-02-15 13:15 — Krista Bradford

I spent the day watching a C-Span broadcast of an investigation by Senate Democrats into war profiteering and contract abuse. Millions, if not billions, of dollars have disappeared. Not a single Republican participated. Moreover,the NY Times failed to report the story in its paper today . . .a story the AP and Reuters found newsworthy. Custer Battles and its ties to the administration as reported in this hearing should be relentlessly investigated -- fertile groud for bloggers, I'd say. KB

U.S. Said to Pay Iraq Contractors in Cash
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Disclosing Bias in News Sources

Mon, 2005-01-31 12:14 — Krista Bradford

As we report on the news we consume, one thing I'd like to see our site do is assist news consumers in the analysis of the people quoted in stories as sources. If one is to analyze reporting for fairness, one needs to track undisclosed bias. For instance if a source or interviewee is from a think tank, I'd like to know more about the politics of that think tank, and where its money comes from. If an expert is quoted, I think it important to know the person's political party and background. That kind of information puts the person's statements in context. And if a news organization quotes primarily those on either side of the political spectrum, then we'll have a better understanding about the quality of its so-called objectivity.

Westport Now - Wow!

Sun, 2005-01-30 00:25 — Krista Bradford

Kudos go out to Westport Now, a thoughtful, creative online newspaper serving Westport, CT. The layout is easy to read. It goes beyond the average small town paper coverage. One example is that it features an interactive map of all the scheduled "tear downs" -- the homes slated for demolition in town.

http://www.westportnow.com/realestate/map.php

Its editor and publisher is Gordon F. Joseloff, an award-winning veteran journalist who reported from London, Moscow, Tokyo and other world capitals for United Press International and CBS News for more than two decades.

Proof there is life

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