CEO & President, @SpotlightPA | Collaborative newsroom producing investigative reporting for Pa. | Ally in rebuilding local news for all
Harrisburg, PA
Joined March 2009
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Budget talks in Harrisburg are coming down to the wire, and the public transit funding debate is🔥🔥. Don’t miss this great explainer from @StephenJ_Caruso on what it means for you: youtu.be/_k7nGD_aEkU?feature…
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Fire damage photos from inside @JoshShapiroPA’s official residence in Harrisburg after an alleged arson attack early Sunday morning, courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services. A person has been arrested, read more here: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/04…
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Register now to hear how @cbaxter1 of @SpotlightPA, @kimberlydgriffi of @MSFreePress, and @neeeda of @TheGreenLineTO are building stronger connections between their newsrooms and their supporters who believe in the power of local journalism 💡 lenfestinstitute.org/solutio…
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A 75-year-old woman in Philadelphia needed help. Her memory was failing, her home was covered in trash, and her daughter was out of state.
@AngelasInk tells the story of a safety net that failed to recognize the danger to Luen Ng until it was too late: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/02…
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"Their stories unfold in the shadows ... Yet the details involving the harrowing final days in cases like Ng’s illustrate the fragility and inadequacy of Pennsylvania's system for protecting older adults." w/@SpotlightPA. 1/5
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AJP-supported @SpotlightPA is teaming up with five Nexstar-owned TV stations across Pennsylvania to expand access to investigative journalism. Coverage launched this month with election stories. spotlightpa.org/news/2024/10…
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Stop what you're doing and read this @char_keith / @News4Mass story on the human toll of the closure of a central Pennsylvania transplant program.
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.@LisaHeyamoto will join @mukhtaryare and @cbaxter1 for a conversation on harnessing marketing and relationship building to turn community leaders and funders into champions for #localnews.
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Just in from @ONA: TWO finalist nominations for @SpotlightPA. Our peers continue to recognize our investigative and public-service journalism as among the very best in the country. If you don't yet support it, we need you to help keep it going: spotlightpa.org/donate
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Learn how to deeply background political candidates (think: George Santos) via free workshops @SpotlightPA is hosting for journalists in partnership with @PNAnews, @MuckRock, and Sunlight Search.
July 12-Aug. 9, pick sessions a la carte. RSVP here:
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In this week's PA Local newsletter: North Fork Lodge in Elk County — one of Pa.’s biggest privately owned forests — has a buyer. It’s not Taylor Swift. spotlightpa.org/newsletters/…
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With the Pa. budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basic education funding. Via @StephenJ_Caruso. spotlightpa.org/news/2024/06…
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These two prestigious statewide journalism awards for @SpotlightPA are yet another indication that everything we are doing together — readers, supporters, and our talented staffers — is making a lasting difference in our state.
#bettertogether
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BREAKING: Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting buff.ly/3wov0Ty
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Why a thorny union of two Pa. municipalities can still succeed despite lack of legal remedy, via @minxian_
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Thousands of employees at federal contractors do not have whistleblower protections despite a 2013 law.
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Which candidate for PA attorney general is best for you? Use our interactive tool and find out your match.
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"I just have trouble understanding how … body scanners for county jails somehow connect people to treatment and public defenders don’t."
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@dlboardman “is very rare, if not totally unique in reaching the top of his field in 3 distinct areas of journalism:” as @seattletimes editor, @TempleUniv j-school Dean, & chair of 6+ news non-profits. @soljourno @lenfestinst @themarkup @SpotlightPA @rcfp klein.temple.edu/news/2024/0… – at Oporto, Portugal
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