ProPublica and Scripps News announced this week that they are partnering to produce in-depth investigations, which will be shown on air in more than 50 U.S. markets and across Scripps News and ProPublica digital platforms. Scripps News will also regularly feature ProPublica reporters on local and national programming to highlight the organization’s original reporting.
Scripps News and ProPublica have worked together previously to produce impactful journalism. In March, a Michigan lawmaker introduced new legislation addressing issues raised in a Scripps News and ProPublica joint investigation into an insurance company that denied a man coverage of cancer treatment, despite Michigan’s decades-old requirement that state health plans cover drugs for cancer.
“This partnership reaffirms our commitment to strong investigative reporting that holds the powerful to account,” said Brian Donlon, Scripps News’ senior director of live news. “The expertise of both award-winning investigative teams will give us more ways to help shine a light on abuse of power, corruption and injustice.”
“Our collaboration with Scripps News has already led to local impact, which is at the heart of ProPublica’s mission,” said Tyson Evans, ProPublica’s chief product and brand officer. “We are excited to produce new investigative stories in the public interest alongside their team, as well as have the opportunity to share our own reporting with their trusted audiences all over the country.”