Welcome to Hell And now for something completely different—a site with personality big enough for the city it covers. July 9, 2026 By Megan Greenwell
What can Jim Brady’s new site do for Philadelphia journalism? November 13, 2014 By Anna Clark Billy Penn targets a milliennial audience, with a focus on community-building
A Chicago anti-violence program gets belated scrutiny June 9, 2014 By Rui Kaneya Why did it take nearly four years for Illinois reporters to start covering the story with gusto?
The case for Voxsplaining the local news June 6, 2014 By Corey Hutchins My adventures in understanding North Carolina’s privilege license tax
America’s ‘most poli-sci friendly reporter’ delivered a classic–and readers responded May 23, 2014 By Anna Clark Craig Gilbert’s epic series showed how wonky political reporting can prosper on the Web
His boss helped start SC’s biggest political scandal. Now, this reporter is covering it May 16, 2014 By Corey Hutchins The Nerve’s investigative reporter Rick Brundrett writes with rage–but plays it straight
Alaska’s digital startup takes over the daily May 14, 2014 By Sara Morrison Promise, and potential pitfalls, as Alaska Dispatch and the Anchorage Daily News merge
Sorry, Congressman: Obamacare hasn’t made more people uninsured May 9, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman A factcheck from Washington makes its way into the Kansas media
Busted is a tale of police corruption–and of a newspaper on the edge March 31, 2014 By Anna Clark Philadelphia Daily News reporters turn Pulitzer-winning series into a new book
‘Nobody’s going to run me out of my home’ March 28, 2014 By Corey Hutchins A West Virginia paper stands its ground in a fight over guns and public records
Meet the local paper that’s ‘raising hell’ to keep government open March 24, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith Florida Times-Union goes to court for key information–and also just for principle
Existing restrictions on access to gun records? Not good enough, lawmakers say March 21, 2014 By Anna Clark Michigan lawmakers move to codify gun exemption even while strengthening FOIA law
How an algorithm helped the LAT scoop Monday’s quake March 18, 2014 By Joanna Plucinska Everyone, that is, except those desk-diving anchors
When public officials skirt open meetings laws, what can we do? March 14, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith With enforcement weak, the best remedy may be to do what The Atlanta Journal-Constitution did: Expose it
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
