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Editor and executive director of @ipostnews, the only nonprofit investigative reporting center serving Buffalo and Western New York.

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Jim Heaney’s Biography

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Jim Heaney is the founder of Investigative Post and serves as editor and executive director.

Heaney, 58, was an investigative reporter with The Buffalo News for 25 years before leaving the paper in August 2011 to start Investigative Post.

The non-profit investigative reporting center launched in February 2012 and quickly established itself as a journalistic force in the community, thanks in part to its partnership with WGRZ TV news. Investigative Post also has established partnerships with WBF…

Jim Heaney’s Journalist Portfolio

Stonewalling at the Peace Bridge - Investigative Post

Stonewalling at the Peace Bridge - Investigative Post

Legal experts on both sides of the border disagree, saying there are no laws on the books that prohibit the a…

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Details on Cuomo's first Billion To Buffalo investment - Investigative Post

Details on Cuomo's first Billion To Buffalo investment - Investigative Post

Reporting, analysis and commentaryby Jim Heaney, editor of Investigative Post I've been reporting on economic…

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Byron Brown's bridge over troubled water - Investigative Post

Byron Brown's bridge over troubled water - Investigative Post

Reporting, analysis and commentaryby Jim Heaney, editor of Investigative Post Momentum is building to do some…

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Too many of our kids aren’t learning the basics

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By Jim Heaney
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1 hour ago In his first book, Theo Baker chronicles an outrageously eventful year navigating a potent center of power. HOW TO RULE THE WORLD: An Education in Power at Stanford University, by Theo Baker If America is the most powerful country on earth, and Silicon Valley the most powerful place in that country, …
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How Investigative Post reported the story of Burmese refugee

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By Jim Heaney
| Investigative Post Verified
Reporting, analysis and commentary by Jim Heaney, editor of Investigative Post Investigative Post broke one of the biggest stories of our 14-year history last week about Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who died in the streets of downtown Buffalo six days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop and left to find his way home, five miles away. We published five stories last week. I want to give you a look under the hood at how we went about our work.
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How Investigative Post reported the story of Burmese refugee

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By Jim Heaney
| Investigative Post Verified
Reporting, analysis and commentary by Jim Heaney, editor of Investigative Post Investigative Post broke one of the biggest stories of our 14-year history last week about Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who died in the streets of downtown Buffalo six days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop and left to find his way home, five miles away. We published five stories last week. I want to give you a look under the hood at how we went about our work.
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