The cost of Angels in the outfield November 13, 2013 By John Mecklin Reporters covering lease negotiations over Anaheim’s Angel Stadium need to find their calculators–and their skepticism
A concrete example of journalistic success October 18, 2013 By John Mecklin The Los Angeles Times expands on its outstanding coverage of earthquake risks
A fault-finding mission September 30, 2013 By John Mecklin Los Angeles Times series seeks to make sure towers aren’t built along earthquake faults
Nonprofit journalism on the American Riviera September 18, 2013 By John Mecklin Starting an in-depth news operation from scratch can have its ups and downs, even in paradise
Gambling with infectious disease August 12, 2013 By John Mecklin Las Vegas’s CBS affiliate, KLAS TV, shows what not to do in vaccination reporting
Beyond San Onofre’s closure July 15, 2013 By John Mecklin The LA Times and U-T San Diego thoroughly covered the local nuclear power plant’s closing, but the wider energy story is still waiting to be told
Boom‘s time? June 26, 2013 By John Mecklin The promising nonprofit quarterly, Boom: A Journal of California, aims to bridge academia and journalism, reach beyond California–and stay afloat.
A lobbyist columnist? June 3, 2013 By John Mecklin The San Francisco Chronicle editorializes in favor of lobbying reform that could apply to its own weekly columnist, former Mayor Willie Brown
Citizen Wanes May 28, 2013 By John Mecklin The Bay Citizen brand winks out–and leaves behind a lesson about nonprofit governance