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Via ProPublica: “Christian Miller, a senior reporter for ProPublica, and Ken Armstrong, a writer for The Marshall Project, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” their harrowing account of the hunt for a serial rapist. The award is the third Pulitzer Prize for ProPublica, and the first for …
“There’s an app for everything in this digital age, including hundreds developed by the federal government. Here are six apps that we found especially useful. Smart Traveler – Planning a trip out of the country this year? Smart Traveler by the State Department is great for all your trips abroad. Get the latest travel alerts …
Via LLRX.com – Legal Research at Your Fingertips: Lexis Views, Bestlaw, and Google for Lawyers? – Ashley Ahlbrand is the Educational Technology at Librarian Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. Her expert teaching and training skills offer readers insights into the role of Google as well as integrative browser add-ons like Lexis Views in preparing …
Via LLRX.com – Feat First: New Findings on the Relationship Between Walking and Creativity – Many cities in America offer regular opportunities to experience the benefits of daily outdoor exercise, an activity now universally acknowledged beneficial to mental and physical health. New Yorker Alan Rothman’s perspective on the positive experience of regularly walking in his …
Prepositioned Stocks: DOD Has Addressed Required Reporting Elements but Needs to Develop a Department-wide Policy and Joint Service Approach, GAO-16-418:Published: Apr 15, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 15, 2016. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Improved Risk Analysis and Stakeholder Consultations Could Enhance Future Reviews, GAO-16-371:Published: Apr 15, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 15, 2016: “The Department of Homeland …
“The OECD’s dynamic and comprehensive statistical annual showing a wide range of key statistics for its member countries and major additional countries. For each indicator presented, there is explanatory text including a definition, explanation of long-term trends, and references; a table showing the indicator over a significant time span for all countries covered, and graphics …
“A middle-aged book collector in Mali helped keep the fabled city’s libraries, books and manuscripts safe from occupying jihadists…”
Al-Maghzom, Abdullah and Hussainey, Khaled and Aly, Doaa A, Value Relevance of Voluntary Risk Disclosure Levels: Evidence from Saudi Banks (April 15, 2016). Al-Maghzom , A. , Hussainey, K. and Aly, D. (2016). Value relevance of voluntary risk disclosure levels: Evidence from Saudi banks. Journal of Accounting and Taxation, Volume 8, Number 1. Available at …
“On April 12, 2016, CBO Deputy Director Robert Sunshine presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of OECD Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions. The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) defines fiscal transparency as the full disclosure of all relevant fiscal information in a timely and systematic manner. Each year, CBO produces numerous …
Barrel Breakdown – The cost of producing a barrel of oil and gas varies widely across the world, setting up winners and losers as the price of crude fluctuates at historically low levels. See also via New York Times – Major Oil Exporters Fail to Agree on Production Freeze – “A freeze would have involved …
Danny Sullivan: “Today is my 20th anniversary of covering search and search engines. To mark the occasion, I wanted to reflect on some of the big changes that I’ve seen over the past two decades of covering the space.”
Via Roy J. Harris Jr.: “The favorites are based on what’s been honored by other press contests in the weeks leading up to Pulitzers — the most revered of U.S. awards and the oldest, celebrating their centennial this year. I’ll also focus on the reporting-based categories — for the most part setting aside photojournalism, commentary, criticism …
