How do you cover a bankrupt city? October 25, 2013 By Anna Clark Reporters from Detroit’s two dailies on chasing a "life-altering, precedent-setting" story
A laurel for the Detroit Free Press September 16, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Deeply reported coverage explodes simplistic myths about how the Motor City went bankrupt
Audit Notes: Murdoch’s hacking scandal, disrupted, the fall of Detroit August 20, 2013 By Ryan Chittum The police eye the corporation in their hacking and bribery investigation
Open letter to John Paton, CEO of Digital First Media September 12, 2012 By Bill Grueskin In the wake of the Journal Register’s second Chapter 11 filing, Bill Grueskin writes a "Dear John" letter about its failed digital strategy
Journal Register, future-of-news star, is bankrupt again September 6, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Takeaways for the newspaper business
9 newsroom buyouts at the Hartford Courant (updated) May 9, 2012 By Kira Goldenberg This is the latest in a series of departures since Tribune’s 2008 bankruptcy filing
Audit Notes: Walmart Rewrite, AMR’s Strategic Default, Debtors’ Prison December 16, 2011 By Ryan Chittum
Reuters Finds AMR’s Cost-Cutting Missed a Biggie December 14, 2011 By Ryan Chittum AMR’s discreet $30 million house exposed in a securities filing
A Broken Lede June 13, 2011 By Greg Marx The government isn’t “broke.” Reporters should stop saying it is.