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Chief Investigator @ATLNewsfirst. National Investigator @InvestigateTV. Peabody, duPont Awards. 149 Emmys, 9 National Murrows. Kenyon alum [email protected]

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@BrendanKeefe
Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
3 years
My personal brand is truth. As an investigative journalist, I hunt the truth with the goal of promoting clarity, understanding, and positive change. Uncovering systemic and institutional failures is the first step to fixing them.
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@BrendanKeefe
Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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So, apparently, the full 60 Minutes report that was pulled at the last minute was uploaded to a Canadian streaming service, GlobalTV. It was available for a short time before it vanished. Several users recorded their screens & are sharing it across the web.
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@DuaneBratt
Duane Bratt
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Inside CECOT (the 60 Minutes segment that was spiked yesterday) is available on Global TV app. It must have been delivered before the story was blocked. Watching it now.
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@brianstelter
Brian Stelter
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Yes, this is real. Yes, it's astonishing. Global TV, which airs 60 Minutes in Canada, uploaded the original version of Sunday's episode, including the Sharyn Alfonsi segment that Bari Weiss shelved. And now people all across the internet are watching the segment.
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Duane Bratt
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Inside CECOT (the 60 Minutes segment that was spiked yesterday) is available on Global TV app. It must have been delivered before the story was blocked. Watching it now.
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@EWErickson
Erick Erickson
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Pretty sure most of the people tweeting about it don’t care, but the supposed election fraud story in Georgia isn’t actually true and is a pretty brazen misrepresentation of the facts.
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@jkbjournalist
julie k. brown
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Nearly 1000 women and girls were sexually assaulted, including hundreds who were between the ages of 14-16. This is an insensitive and horrible take. There is so much you do not know. Investigate.
@brithume
Brit Hume
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The Epstein case is a dead horse. They should stop beating it.
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@BrendanKeefe
Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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Investigative reporting amplifies smaller voices and uses documents/video to elevate those who cannot speak, putting them on equal footing with the government — which already has a megaphone. It’s not about taking a side. It’s about shining light in dark places.
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@brianstelter
Brian Stelter
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This Bari Weiss comment — "holding stories that aren't ready... happens every day in every newsroom" — is both technically true and terrifically insulting to the CBS News vets who said the story WAS ready. The piece was even being promoted by PR. That doesn't happen by accident.
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@BrendanKeefe
Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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Important note about investigative reporting: we always want govt officials on-camera. There's nothing better than an accountability interview. More and more, officials try to spike a story by refusing to participate. We never let their lack of participation stop us from airing
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@MacFarlaneNews
Scott MacFarlane
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At least 15 Epstein files items are no longer accessible this morning @cbsnews downloaded the complete set of documents on Friday and compared it to what is available now
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@brianstelter
Brian Stelter
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Inside @60Minutes, where journalistic independence is sacrosanct, "people are threatening to quit over this," I'm told.
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@AnnaBower
Anna Bower
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“The Free Press”
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Anna Bower
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There are so many incredible journalists at CBS News. I’ve talked to the 60 Minutes team in the past, and I know them to be meticulous, fair, and deeply committed to getting the facts right. What a shame.
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@AnnaBower
Anna Bower
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“When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.” https://t.co/vmUspmtfkW
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Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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“If the standard for airing a story becomes ‘the government must agree to be interviewed,’ then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state." - Sharyn Alfonsi.
@grynbaum
Michael M. Grynbaum
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Here is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues in full:
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julie k. brown
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Breaking News: The Epstein Files
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Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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"This costed me my childhood." The US Supreme Court will decide if an Atlanta seven-year-old & other victims of wrong-house raids by federal agents can sue the government for damages. My investigation for @ATLNewsFirst https://t.co/5zgzO8BLaE
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atlantanewsfirst.com
Atlanta family’s seven-year battle for justice will determine the law for federal agents nationwide.
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Scott MacFarlane
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Trump alleges Rob Reiner death was “reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome”
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Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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Officer let him off with a warning. I scrambled the plate. Wasn’t the driver’s fault — the app told him to turn left at a no left turn intersection.
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Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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My Uber got pulled over. That’s a first!
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@KyleClark
Kyle Clark
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NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
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Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First
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Some firefighters are younger than their fire trucks. A national shortage has led to serious safety concerns. My investigation for @InvestigateTV https://t.co/GzYGasLsHI
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A national shortage of fire trucks has left departments with aging fleets and deadly delays, while manufacturers profit from massive backlogs.
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