Investigative Journalist in Houston, Texas
The Texas Tribune came up with a new way to fact-check and add context to political speeches. Called “Stump Interrupted,” the Trib is adding VH1-style pop-up bubbles in videos of speechifying public officials, such as U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry. There’s factual information mixed in with humor — I laughed at … Read more
Tomorrow marks the maiden voyage of the Texas Tribune, a nonprofit news organization that covers state politics and issues. The Tribune might revolutionize the media landscape. Or, as founder John Thornton told Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post, it might suck. But there’s certainly something the Texas Tribune offers that mainstream newspapers, TV and radio … Read more
There’s more news, interviews and criticism this week about the Texas Tribune, an ambitious nonprofit news site led by former Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith and venture capitalist John Thornton: The Tribune announced today that it received a $750,000 grant from the Houston Endowment and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Mallary Jean … Read more
Texas Monthly’s Evan Smith, who is leaving the “national magazine of Texas” to launch the nonprofit Texas Tribune, is swiftly staking a claim for watchdog journalism by hiring reporters with a strong track record of digging up important stories. The Tribune, a fledgling Web publication, is going to cover state government and politics. It announced … Read more