Tag: investigative journalism
How The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported stories of ‘growing up through the cracks’
From July to December 2018, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist Rich Lord found himself in an increasingly uncommon position for reporters at non-national publications: He had six months to report an enterprise […]
“Every piece of paper has valuable information”
Never throw away anything and always be aware that small tips can lead to big stories. That is the advice of award-winning Bloomberg reporter Michael McDonald, who has written a […]
How the Palm Beach Post unearthed an opioid conspiracy with roots in Florida
Located in one of the states hardest hit by the opioid crisis, Florida’s Palm Beach Post has covered the issue from drug deals in the streets to boardroom deals at Big […]
How The Boston Globe uncovered fraud at Massachusetts nonprofits
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service made more than 2.3 million forms filed by nonprofits from all over the country available in an online database, open to the public. Todd Wallack, a […]
Measuring the impact of investigative reporting by local TV news stations
School bus drivers in Texas running red lights? Kansas police departments failing to run background checks on their own officers? Those important – and worrying – stories, run by KXAS-TV […]