ABOUT
The Florida Trib is a nonprofit newsroom producing high-impact government accountability and investigative journalism in the public interest. The Trib’s mission is to shine a light on systemic problems and solutions, hold those in power accountable, and focus on undercovered topics through collaboration with other news organizations across Florida.
Since its founding in 2021, The Trib’s journalism has had an outsize impact for its small size, and won more than two dozen awards at the state, regional and national level. We fill gaps in our media ecosystem, reporting on topics and issues that would otherwise go uncovered, with a focus on stories that make an impact.
OUR IMPACT
We believe news in the public interest has the power to improve our community by informing citizens and holding government accountable. Some examples of the impact The Trib’s stories have had include:
- Improving jail conditions: By shedding light on the dire medical conditions within the Duval County jail, we spurred state and local investigations, culminating in the cancellation of a $98-million healthcare provider contract. A year later, deaths were cut in half.
- Questioning legislative votes: Our examination – in partnership with The Miami Herald – exposed a South Florida representative whose votes benefited her son’s employer as she tried to help school bus camera vendor, BusPatrol, win new laws and contracts. The Herald’s Editorial Board later rescinded its endorsement. Our continued partnership and coverage of BusPatrol led to the Miami sheriff suspending the program.
- Exposing wrongdoing: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office disciplined three officers after we wrote about how they stripped the clothes off a man in the middle of a public road during an arrest.
- Questioning state data: When The Trib asked why Florida’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee hadn’t publicly released any annual findings in years, agency officials quietly uploaded reports for deaths that occurred in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
- Resignation of a sheriff: Our relentless investigative work revealed that the Jacksonville sheriff had illegally moved out of the county, resulting in his subsequent resignation.
- Challenging racial gerrymandering: Our detailed examination of the Jacksonville City Council redistricting process showed how the council had segregated voters by race, prompting a federal court to declare the map unconstitutional.
OUR COLLABORATIONS
The Trib believes in the power of collaboration.
We’ve joined forces with some of Florida’s most prestigious newspapers—including the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel—to amplify our reach and deliver impactful stories to a broader audience. Our reporters have worked with The New York Times and other national publications to provide local reporting to a global audience. Additionally, our continuous collaboration with local TV stations and public media ensures our investigations reach audiences across platforms.
The Trib is the convening partner of the Northeast Florida News Collaborative, and a member of the News Collaborative of Central Florida. The Florida Trib is also part of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2025 and 2026.
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY
Community engagement is at the heart of our mission by hosting events and finding new ways to deliver reporting to our neighbors, from holding events to creating WhatsApp groups to distribute information directly to readers. During the local redistricting process, we synthesized our reporting into brochures. As a result, hundreds of people attended Jacksonville City Council public hearings, waving our brochures and voicing their concerns about racial gerrymandering. In 2024, we joined a coalition of organizations to educate voters about school board elections, and held live events online and in person to bring voters into the process of reporting on elections.
OUR TEAM
At the forefront of The Florida Trib’s mission is a dedicated team of experienced journalists. Check out our team members on our Staff and Board page!