The investigative series looking at a decades-old Death Row conviction marred by prosecutorial conduct won third place in the SPJ Florida Chapter’s prestigious A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism.
Author Archives: Liz Flaisig
Liz Flaisig is The Florida Trib's Partnerships Manager.
Her experience in journalism includes weekly, daily, and investigative reporting and editorial board writing at several publications including the Florida Times-Union, the Jacksonville Business Journal, and the Fort Pierce Tribune. More recently, Liz served as department chair and instructor of creative writing at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts for 15 years. In addition to her research and development work for The Tributary, she is a private tutor for middle and high school students in English Language Arts and a graduate student in University of Rhode Island’s Library and Information Studies program.
Posted inElections
New statewide collaborative aims to close Florida’s local election information gap
A coalition of news organizations and university journalism programs have launched a new partnership to better cover local elections in Florida. The collaborative, which kicks off with school board election coverage for the August 18 primary, will make hundreds of stories available to voters across the state.
Posted inFlorida
Florida Trib and Miami Herald honored for bus camera investigation series
The Florida Trib and Miami Herald were honored with a Esserman-Knight Journalism Award at a ceremony in Miami for reporting on bus-mounted camera violations that failed to distinguish legal from illegal driving.
Posted inBehind the Story
Florida Trib wins Vision Award in national journalism competition
The Florida Trib was recognized with the Vision Award in a national competition for U.S. startups working to solve the local news crisis. The award was given for The Florida Trib’s “bold, differentiated vision for what journalism can become.”
Posted inBehind the Story, Housing & Affordability
Northeast Florida media outlets launch collaborative project to examine soaring housing costs
A coalition of Northeast Florida news organizations – including digital, broadcast, and print media – plan to tackle the issue of housing costs as a shared editorial project in 2026.