Daniel Paul Kane (born 1961) is an American news reporter and investigative journalist for the Raleigh, North Carolina newspaper The News & Observer, notable for uncovering and exposing the academics scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1][9] Kane is credited for unearthing substantive academic fraud in conjunction with whistleblower Mary Willingham regarding student-athletes who were directed towards phony classes, according to allegations. According to The New York Times, Kane was subjected to "violent threats, angry screeds, and Twitter flame campaigns" in response to his reporting.[1] He "first uncovered a pattern of lax oversight and risibly easy or nonexistent classes disproportionately benefiting athletes".[1]
| Born | Daniel Paul Kane 1961 (age 62–63)[1] |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Investigative journalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. John Fisher[2] |
| Subject | Education, government |
| Notable awards | First Amendment Award[3] APSE award 2013[4] EWA Citation 2013[5] National Headliner Award 2013[6] Duke/Green-Rossiter[7] Frank McCulloch Award for Courage in Journalism[8] |
Kane joined the News & Observer in 1997.[2] He covered local and state government and North Carolina State University, legislative corruption, and the formation of the state lottery.[2] His reporting on North Carolina's secretive personnel law exposed how the state kept much information about state employees from public scrutiny, and it led to a new state law to expedite information-gathering about the pay and performance of state employees.[3][2] He won a First Amendment Award from the Associated Press Managing Editors for work which advances the freedom of information.[3] He won an award for investigative journalism in 2013 from the Associated Press Sports Editors society.[4] Along with his colleagues J. Andrew Curliss and Andrew Carter, he won a special citation for reporting on the 2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football scandal.[5] The team also won a National Headliner Award for education writing from the Press Club of Atlantic City.[6] With Jane Stancill and J. Andrew Curliss, he won the Duke University/Green-Rossiter award for "distinguished newspaper work in higher education."[7] He is a 1983 graduate of Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, New York.[2][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lyall, Sarah (April 27, 2014). "Reporter Digging Into Scandal Hits a University's Raw Nerve: University of North Carolina Is at Odds With a Raleigh Newspaper". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
...Kane ... member of a three-person investigative team ... helped unearth, often against serious university resistance, many of the most shocking examples of malfeasance....
- ^ a b c d e News & Observer, Meet the I-team, Accessed July 15, 2014
- ^ a b c Staff Reporters, September 3, 2010, News & Observer, N&O series 'Keeping Secrets' wins award Archived 2014-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed July 15, 2014
- ^ a b March 5, 2014, Associated Press Sports Editors, 2013 APSE Contest: All results Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed July 15, 2014, "...WRITING DIVISIONS -- INVESTIGATIVE ... Dan Kane ... News & Observer
- ^ a b Education Writers Association (EWA), 2012, 2012 Winners of the National Awards for Education Reporting, Accessed July 15, 2014, "...C. Investigative Reporting: Special Citation—Dan Kane, J. Andrew Curliss and Andrew Carter, UNC Academic Fraud, The News & Observer..."
- ^ a b Associated Press, May 23, 2013, Seattle Times, Winners of the 79th National Headliner Awards: The winners of the 79th annual National Headliner Awards, sponsored by The Press Club of Atlantic City, N.J., have been announced. Entries are judged by a panel of journalists representing newspapers, wire services, and radio and TV stations around the country., Accessed July 15, 2014
- ^ a b 6 NC newspapers win General Excellence Awards[permanent dead link], Accessed July 15, 2014
- ^ "Courage in Journalism Award given to Dan Kane". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ Audie Cornish, January 06, 2014, NPR, UNC May Have Passed Football Players With 'Phantom' Classes, Accessed July 16, 2014
- ^ "Page 6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-25.