The Venetoulis Institute Goes to Pittsburgh A nice save, followed by rough cuts. May 5, 2026 By Betsy Morais
Hospitals find one more way to jack up healthcare costs March 13, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman A laurel to the Tampa Bay Times for its investigation of trauma center fees
Two local papers have accepted money from City Hall in 2014. Is this a thing now? (UPDATED) March 11, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Deals raise ethical questions–and in one case, complaints from rival news outlets
The First Amendment vs. death penalty secrecy laws March 7, 2014 By Deron Lee In Missouri, it’s against the law to name pharmacies that produce drugs for lethal injections. Two news organizations did so anyway. What happens next?
Will a new website deliver on Wisconsin’s promises about transparency? February 26, 2014 By Anna Clark OpenBook promises to let light in on state spending, but it’s a limited tool for now
New Florida unemployment requirement doesn’t help jobless, does delay benefits February 21, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith Florida Times-Union, Tampa Bay Times advance the story on state’s flawed new program
FCC revamps controversial study of TV newsrooms February 17, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Local stations in South Carolina test market still waiting to hear from federal government
Putting the bundle back together? February 11, 2014 By Brendan Nyhan The challenge for new journalism models: replacing the civic benefits of the newspaper
Atlanta’s snowpocalypse was a record traffic day for AJC.com February 7, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith Weather crises are a big draw, but newsroom also pivoted quickly to the political story
All (abortion) politics is national January 31, 2014 By Deron Lee State policy on other issues is increasingly national, too. Here’s how local reporters can tell more complete stories
‘This used to be a newsroom’ — the scene at the Cleveland Plain Dealer January 17, 2014 By Anna Clark As a diminished staff adapts to new rules and new space, "newsroom culture is gone"
Florida’s unemployment system is a mess January 9, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith The press is asking questions and showing human costs. Now, time to break the story open
2013’s local stories: Where are they now? January 3, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Our correspondent for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia follows up
NC Republican finds a way to get his message in the media–pay for it December 9, 2013 By Corey Hutchins Asheville newspaper apologizes after neglecting to label "advocacy advertising"
Effective teachers, lackluster test scores? December 6, 2013 By Susannah Nesmith In Florida, an opportunity to dig deeper into some contradictory data
LAT exposes wasteful spending on the biowarfare beat December 4, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Local media outlets around the country can do that, too
