"The Miracle Merchants" - Graeme Zielinski, David Jackson, Lisa Anderson, Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune
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The Tribune reports on the experiences of a group of staffers who among them sponsor a total of 12 children through "four of the largest and best-known child sponsorship organizations - Save the Children, The Christian children's Fund, Children International and Childreach."
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I-Miracle Merchants: "At Times, I've Wanted to Turn It Off Too" - Graeme Zielinski and David Jackson - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
The Tribune reports on the experiences of a group of staffers who among them sponsor a total of 12 children through ...II-Miracle Merchants: Precede: "About This Special Report" - Unsigned - Chicago Tribune
March 22, 1998I-A - The Miracle Merchants - Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune | Miracle Merchants Series
March 15, 1998
Lisa Anderson reveals that child sponsorship is a fraud.I-B - Miracle Merchants: "Relentless Campaigns of Hollow Promises" - Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune | Charity's Probe Finds Sponsors Funded at Least 24 Dead Children
March 15, 1998
Lisa Anderson reveals more myths about child sponsorship organizations.I-C - Miracle Merchants: "Unprecedented? Charity's Own Probe Finds More Dead Children" - Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
The Tribune researched more about the sponsors who had been sending money for dead children.I-D - Miracle Merchants: "Greetings From Grave: 'We Are All Doing Well'" - Hugh Dellios and Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
Thank you letters were being sent from sponsored children years after they had passed away.I-E - Miracle Merchants: "For Sponsors, Image and Reality Worlds Apart" - Hugh Dellios - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
Hugh Dellios investigates how organizations like Save the Children can get away with lying to sponsors attempting to ...I-F - Miracle Merchants: "Myth VS. Reality in Africa" - Hugh Dellios and Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
The Chicago Tribune sponsored two children in Africa to investigate to workings of organizations such as Save the ...Reaction-"Save the Children Reacts to Probe, Plans Reform" - Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune
March 18, 1998
Save the Children responds to The Chicago Tribune's allegations about their organization.Reaction-"Children's Charities to Improve Monitoring New Rules Designed to Make Sure Funds are Used as Advertised" - Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune
December 13, 1998
New rules are being put into place in response to The Chicago Tribune's exposé of child sponsorship organizations.I-G - Miracle Merchants: "Many Can Take a Bow in Developing Nations" - Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
Mike Dorning investigates the accomplishments of child sponsorship groups, if there is any.I-H - Miracle Merchants: "Tiny Fractions Bring Big Bucks" - Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
Mike Dorning reveals that the child sponsorship organization, Childreach, uses fake names for the potential ...I-I - Miracle Merchants: "A Year's Schooling Wasted For the Lack of $9" - Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
The Chicago Tribune sponsors a young boy, Pierre Richard, through Childreach, who is getting the backlash from the ...I-J - Miracle Merchants: "Playing With Numbers to Bolster Their Pleas" - Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune
March 15, 1998
Mike Dorning reveals how child sponsorship organizations use statistics to make situations seem more urgent.Reaction- "The Road to Reform" - Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune | Save the Children Redirects Staffers to Closely Monitor Individual Cases
December 31, 1998
Lisa Anderson explains how Save the Children is changing their organization due to The Chicago Tribune's series "The ...II-A - Miracle Merchants: "The Copper-Tinted, $10 Million Office Center Exudes an..." - David Jackson - Chicago Tribune
March 22, 1998
David Jackson investigates the legitimacy of the Christian Children's Fund.Reaction- "Child-Sponsor Groups to Track Benefits Better" - Lisa Anderson and Mike Dorning - Chicago Tribune | New Rules Would Require More Documentation
June 14, 1998
Lisa Anderson and Mike Dorning discuss the changes child sponsorship organizations are making after the series "The ...