How to get details on criminal probes

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Hallway conversations at the recent Society of Environmental Journalists conference revealed frustrations among reporters about the opacity of investigations into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. On the Observatory blog, Curtis Brainard quotes both journalists and investigators about the problem, and points to some sources that can help reporters penetrate the system — from obscure web site reports to deliberately detailed narratives in prosecutors' indictments.

November 3, 2011

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