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WEBOn August 27, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project received the Joe-Duke Rosati “Hell-Raiser’ Award, from the Crossroads Urban Center.
About Us - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
WEBThe Utah Investigative Journalism Project was founded in 2016 as a non-profit, public service journalism and educational resource for the state and region. By partnering with newspapers and broadcast media on difficult in-depth stories, our mission is to help these institutions continue their historic role as government watchdogs and defenders of the poor and oppressed.
Stories - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
WEBThe following story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. SALT LAKE CITY — The... September 10, 2024September 10, 2024Natural Resources, News. Utah wildlife officials secretly culled 170 elk from LDS Church ranch land. By Eric Peterson. The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative ...
In a rural Utah town, two detectives craft their own method of ...
WEBApr 17, 2022 — By Stephen Dark The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Deseret News. One late June 2021 afternoon, Carbon County victim advocate Denna Fausett drove to Mesquite, Nevada. She picked up 25-year-old Josie Powell at the trailer park she lived in and brought her back to …
The murder of Anthony Adams: A four-decade-old mystery that …
WEBOct 16, 2018 — The following is the first in a two-part series written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. You can read part 2 here. “Who Killed Anthony Adams?” The question spray-painted as graffiti across Salt Lake City 40 years ago still begs an answer. Adams’ body was discovered
Worker shortage puts Utah’s prison in ‘crisis’ - Utah Investigative
WEBDec 8, 2022 — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called up the National Guard to pull shifts in some short-staffed prisons and Texas reportedly closed six of its 100 corrections facilities due to shortages. Utah has long been unable to fill its prison officer positions. And with the move to the new prison, the vacancy rate jumped overnight from 34% to 61%.
News - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
WEBThe following story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. SALT LAKE CITY — The people who run Utah’s state agencies are required to disclose possible conflicts of interest.
How Utah lawmakers disclose–or don’t disclose– conflicts of interest
WEBFeb 16, 2024 — The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. The Utah Legislature is made up of part-timers whose day jobs shape their approach to lawmaking. In many cases, their expertise as doctors, educators, business owners and more offers insight into a myriad of issues affecting Utahns.
Crime - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
WEBApr 16, 2024 — The following story was supported by funding from The Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune.
Journalism - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
WEBThe Utah Investigative Journalism Project is excited to announce a very special project we have in the works, a resource guide especially for journalists we’re calling The Utah Reporters’ Almanac. It’s going to be full of useful tips and articles on everything from searching databases to understanding recent laws affecting transparency ...