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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Florida Trib wins six first-place awards, gold medal in journalism contest
The Trib won first place in every category it entered.
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From the publisher: New look, same mission for The Trib
The Tributary has expanded to include statewide coverage, and will now be called The Florida Trib
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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.
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‘Cold-Blooded’ wins 2025 Online News Award, recognized for impact
The Tributary today was awarded one of journalism’s most prestigious awards. ‘Cold-Blooded’ won the Online News Association’s feature reporting award, honoring excellence in online journalism that shows depth, insight and new understanding. The series has already been cited in filings to the Florida Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court.
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JSO officer in viral stop had third, unspoken reason why he pulled driver over
The officer later told integrity investigators that he saw the driver’s SUV leave what JSO believes to be a drug house.
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Behind the story of ‘Cold-Blooded’
Nichole spent seven months investigating the 30-year-old prosecution against Kenneth Hartley, a project The Tributary published last month under the heading “Cold-Blooded.” Here, she answers some questions about the story, how it was reported, and what’s next.
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From the Publisher: Nate Monroe to join The Tributary as Executive Editor
Nate Monroe will join The Tributary staff as Executive Editor next week. He has been a beat reporter, investigative reporter, and columnist at newspapers in the Southeast for the past 15 years, most recently as a columnist for the USA Today Network across Florida.
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On Democracy Day, we pledge more journalism in the public interest from The Tributary
The Tributary marks three years of impactful investigative journalism in Northeast Florida, driving policy changes like reshaping city districts and improving jail conditions. On International Day of Democracy, we pledge to expand our reporting. NewsMatch is doubling donations today to support our mission.