The Florida Trib’s reporting team hosted a one-hour livestream on Thursday, November 12 that discussed the impacts of Amendment 3, when it takes effect and what happens next in Tallahassee.
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Coalition of organizations will expand watchdog reporting in South Florida
The Miami Accountability Collaborative will provide sustained, independent watchdog reporting on Miami City Hall and the decisions that shape life for the city’s roughly 490,000 residents. It is a project of The Florida Trib, the nonprofit statewide newsroom focused on government accountability and investigative journalism, and the Coconut Grove Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom providing government accountability and in-depth local reporting from the Miami neighborhood where City Hall is located.
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Trib wins LION Publishers Business of the Year
The Florida Trib was awarded LION Publishers medium/large tier Business of the Year for its operational resilience, financial health, and journalistic impact amid its statewide expansion this year.
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How we cracked the code on an AI-driven ‘local news outlet’ in South Florida
In a world awash in digital mysteries that disappear down a rabbit hole, The Trib was actually able to get to the bottom of this bizarre whodunnit, thanks to a collaboration with ‘Question Everything.’
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“Cold Blooded” closes out the year with wins at the Sunshine State Awards
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.
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Watch: Primary Election Preview with The Florida Trib
The Florida Trib Primary Election Preview took place on July 30 with a discussion of the races, candidates and issues taking center stage in statewide elections, starting with the primary on August 18.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Recap: Celebrating Local News Day across Florida
Journalists and community members passionate about local news gathered to celebrate Local News Day at bookstores across Florida.