Posted on 04/16/2012 2:27:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for documenting the New York Police Department's widespread spying on Muslims, while The Philadelphia Inquirer was honored in the public service category for its examination of violence in the city's schools.
The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., won for local reporting for breaking the Penn State sexual abuse scandal that eventually brought down legendary football coach Joe Paterno.
A second Pulitzer for investigative reporting went to The Seattle Times for a series about accidental methadone overdoses among patients with chronic pain.
The AP's series of stories showed how New York police, with the help of a CIA official, created a unique and aggressive surveillance program to monitor Muslim neighborhoods, businesses and houses of worship. The articles showed that police systemically listened in on sermons, hung out at cafes and other public places, infiltrated colleges and photographed law-abiding residents as part of a broad effort to prevent terrorist attacks. Individuals and groups were monitored even when there was no evidence they were linked to terrorism.
The series, which began in August, was by Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley. The stories prompted protests, a demand from 34 members of Congress for a federal investigation, and an internal inquiry by the CIA's inspector general.
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Pathetic
The stories prompted protests, a demand from 34 members of Congress for a federal investigation, and an internal inquiry by the CIA’s inspector general.
They should have been demanding that this was carried out
through out the rest of the country.
We are so screwed.
“The articles showed that police systemically listened in on sermons, hung out at cafes and other public places, infiltrated colleges and photographed law-abiding residents as part of a broad effort to prevent terrorist attacks. Individuals and groups were monitored even when there was no evidence they were linked to terrorism.”
I seem to remember there being controversy over whether the CIA overstepped the ban on it spying domestically. I’m under the impression that they not allowed, even, to sit idly and use local lawmen to gather “intelligence.” That would be a story.
As for the cops themselves, did they violate the 4th amendment? Was this a Patriot Act, roving wiretap thing, or would they have not required a warrant any more than it had been Joe Lunchbox instead of Muhammad Lunchbox? Did it amount to more than photographing people in public and listening to public meeting? I wonder if it would even be a story if they were infiltrating, say, neo-nazi groups instead.
Has anyone seen the Breitbart autopsy report yet?
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