The Marshall Project has appointed Phil Trexler the new editor-in-chief for The Marshall Project - Cleveland. In his new role, Trexler will oversee the Cleveland newsroom’s investigative reporting on Cuyahoga County’s criminal justice system and guide reporters in investigative, data and community engagement journalism.
CEO Sarabeth Berman: “We make the case for philanthropy: if you care about education in your community, you should be concerned about whether or not the school boards are covered. If you care about immigration, you should be concerned about whether or not our border is properly [reported on]."
San Juan, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a decision in the case of the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI, in Spanish) against the Fiscal Control Board Thursday, based on the premise that the Board has sovereign immunity, in a controversy that involved the Puerto Rican people’s right of access to public information.
Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for her remarkable investigation “The Backchannel,” which uncovered the depth of the sprawling $77 million welfare scandal, the largest embezzlement of federal funds in the state’s history.
Public News Service has launched Indiana News Now, a state-level newscast that will be offered at no cost to Indiana radio stations and online media as part of an effort to expand the availability of high quality local news in the state.
Series Co-Manager Nicole Charley introduces a series of stories about traditional Indigenous knowledge and practices that honor and strengthen the relationship to the plants and animals that sustain all of us.
Grist has won the 2023 National Magazine Award in the category of General Excellence, Literature, Science and Politics.
The YouTube video series is hosted by DC Paul and Roxie E. Wilson, and will air every Friday with recaps of Verite's latest headlines.
Last week, following a story by Verite, NOPD announced it would begin placing temporary barricades along the Royal Street pedestrian mall while the city worked on a longer-term bollard system similar to what’s in place along the Bourbon Street pedestrian mall.
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