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ProPublica, the not-for-profit investigative journalism cooperative, received a shot of free publicity from CBS' Follow the Money feature. The group followed the Federal Aviation Administration's assignment of $1.1bn in fiscal stimulus funds for airport improvements. Rather than spend it on busy hubs such as Los Angeles International, which lacks taxiway warning lights, the FAA allocated the money to 300 tiny strips from upstate New York to rural Indiana to remote Alaska. Sharyl Attkisson told us the runways cater to "recreational fliers and corporate jets" but are also used by rescue aircraft and cargo haulers. "Why should not the cost be borne by the people who benefit from it?" Attkisson asked the Department of Transportation spokeswoman. "The community cannot raise that kind of money. Rural airports deserve to be safe."
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