Las Vegas, Macau and the FCPA

In an exclusive report initiated by the Investigative Reporting Program, new evidence has been uncovered showing that casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, the largest donor to Republican campaigns in 2012, may have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in his efforts to develop casinos and other properties in Macau.

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New Reporting Field Guide iBook

A smartphone is at the center with various connections extending from it to multiple icons representing different features, such as a camera, envelope, shopping cart, and more. The text on the phone screen says "WORLD WATCHING YOU NOW," resembling an iBook cover or Reporting Field Guide.

Richard Koci Hernandez, Jeremy Rue ’07, Evan Wagstaff ’12, Casey Capachi ’13 and Matt Sarnecki ’13 all worked on the Mobile Reporting Field Guide. The new iBook is everything journalists need to know about using an iPhone for reporting and is available at iTunes.

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J-School Alum Nominated For Emmy

Image of a shiny gold Emmy Award statue. The statue features a winged woman holding an atom-like structure above her head, symbolizing the merging of art and science. It stands on a circular base, often presented in the television industry for excellence and often cherished by J-School alum.

Jeff Plunket ’05 was nominated for an Emmy (Outstanding Long Form Business and Economic Reporting) for his work on “Sex, Lies and Cigarettes” – a Current TV documentary about Big Tobacco’s efforts to hook youngsters in Indonesia.

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News Podcast Launch

Logo for the "Latitude News Podcast." The design features the words “Latitude Podcast” prominently, with "News" and "Where Local meets Global!" above and below, respectively. There is also an "BRX" logo with broadcast signal lines in blue at the bottom, symbolizing its recent launch.

Dan Moulthrop ’05 will be hosting a new podcast called Latitude News on the Public Radio Exchange. The program will address the ways American lives are linked with the rest of the world.

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DigiTV on NYTimes

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The New York Times has published a video about China’s college entrance exam by Digital TV and the World’s Christy Khoshaba 13′. Khoshaba also contributed reporting from Kunming to a companion print piece about the exam by Ed Wong. MORE”_

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