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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.
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WEBMay 07, 2024May 7, 2024Business, News. Utah gave $40M in tax breaks to a solar company accused of fraud. By Eric Peterson. The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly.
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%.
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 …
One of Utah’s best-known police chiefs has had a decadeslong …
WEBDec 14, 2023 · This story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly. Ken Wallentine is one of Utah policing’s most high-profile figures. He frequently gives testimony to legislative committees considering bills affecting the criminal justice system, and served as president of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, in ...
Training - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
WEBThe Utah Investigative Journalism Project offers free trainings and consultations to newsrooms big and small and interested community groups in Utah. Our aim is to better equip journalists with the skills they need to utilize databases, fight for public records and employ better investigative techniques. Our courses: "Investigative Techniques and Strategies” gives an overview of
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WEBAug 27, 2024 · The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For years, the state has paid millions to Big Game Forever so the organization could lobby for removing the gray wolf from the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species Act.
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.