The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is hosting a free webinar about how to pitch stories to journalists. The event will be on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6-7 p.m. Come get your questions answered about what makes a good story pitch and what you can expect from the reporting process from a panel of local journalists....
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in collaboration with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. During a recent storm in March, several shallow, plant-lined channels in the Lucky Estates subdivision in Riverton mimicked Mother Nature — and in doing so helped clean rainwater before it made it to Great Salt Lake....
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Ann didn’t immediately go into the Hurricane City police station. Instead, she waited outside for nearly half an hour, trying to build up enough courage to walk inside. She was grappling with the decision of whether or not...
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Jonathan Rodriguez started noticing small issues after moving into the Legends at River Oaks apartment complex in Sandy: a musty smell; a bit of mold in the toilet; and the fact that his cat, Toby, went from...
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. PROVO — When “Emily” got the letter from the court about her case, it was almost too late. The court sent it to an old address she hadn’t used for years since she was a freshman at Brigham Young University....
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News. Kristy Woodhouse says raising her developmentally disabled daughter “Elizabeth” has been a wonderful challenge. “She’s so sweet, if you give her money to go buy something at the store, she’s buying something for you instead,” Woodhouse said. Though...
By Eric S. Peterson, Josi Hinds, Katie Bennett, Stevie Shaughnessey, Kenzie Olson, Joey Greenblatt, Cam Elliott, Justin Phipps, Jacob Done, Emma Ratkovic, Ellis Beacom, Elijah Murray, Malcolm Swope, Brooke Hale and Minki Seo. The following story was developed by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and the University of Utah’s “Cold Case” class investigating unsolved murders...
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. When police in Moscow, Idaho, rolled up to the scene of the structure fire on Oct. 23, 2021, the home was a fireball. The officers quickly took control of the scene and checked on the victims. One man, Elijah...
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Since April 30, 2024, Salt Lake City has offered incentives to developers to provide much needed affordable housing in the city. The Affordable Housing Incentive offers a variety of perks to developers who add affordable units, like allowing them...
The following story was reported by Eric S. Peterson and Sydnee Chapman of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News. The reporting was funded with support from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism. On Aug. 20, 2024, law enforcement agencies across multiple states were hunting David Gene Remley. Alerts had...