A Case of Lowered Expectations

Center for Public Integrity by Marianne Lavelle | Nov. 16, 2009 (Special Report)

Washington Gets Serious about Climate, but Businesses Push To Curb U.S. Commitments

... senators won’t be deciding anything until they hear from those denizens of the Capitol corridors — the lobbyists. Many of them are ex-government officials and staffers and professional campaign fundraisers who now plead the case of special interests with former colleagues and legislators who are nearly constantly running for re-election. Full Story »

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by Ron Steffens - Dec. 3, 2009

This new model of non-profit journalism pays off here. By beginning with the lead political figure and framing with the "sides," it follows traditional format but delivers the insights needed that can only come from dedicated reporting. From a bigger perspective than this story alone, this demonstrates that the lessening support for a traditional city-centered model for long-form journalism may carry on in new forms (though not geographically located here, except for the focus on D.C. -- eventually a regional version of the CPI would be quite valuable.