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Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.

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Ten years ago today I first reported for work at The Washington Post. Deep Throat had come out a couple days earlier. I might have been wearing a tie. My pants sure as shit didn't fit.

The day after Spotlight PA published an investigation into the Penn State Cancer Institute, director Raymond Hohl resigned. The newsroom talked with employees who said there were chemotherapy mistakes...

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Penn State and the PA Dept. of Education filed petitions with the state Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling on the release of trustee documents.

Penn State’s internal reviews found alarming lapses in Cancer Institute Director Raymond Hohl’s care of patients.

Despite documented warnings and calls for action, Penn State has stood by Raymond Hohl as it pursues a prestigious National Cancer Institute designation.

Internal records show Penn State’s cancer research unit was mired in deep-rooted and potentially dangerous problems as it sought National Cancer Institute designation.

Despite documented warnings and calls for action, Penn State has stood by Raymond Hohl as it pursues a prestigious National Cancer Institute designation.

Apply to Penn State Investigative Reporter (Guild) at Spotlight PA in State College, PA.

Spotlight PA and one of its reporters were represented by attorneys from RCFP and the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic.

“Digital news sites don’t come close to replacing the number of newspapers and journalism jobs being lost. And the digital news providers are almost entirely concentrated in metro areas, leaving vast ...

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court this week ordered Penn State to release internal trustee documents, upholding a decision by the Office of Open Records.

The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records led a training on the Sunshine Act for the university’s governing board as part of a settlement with Spotlight PA.

Data show that Penn State outspent Penn, Pitt, and Temple in recent years to lobby in Harrisburg.

One family's story reveals the human cost of hospital closures, funding cuts, and the resulting failures in Pennsylvania's mental health care system.

A recent legal settlement with Spotlight PA mandates that Penn State disclose what trustees are doing during their private conference sessions.

Penn State trustees will complete training on open meetings law and disclose more about closed-door meetings after settling a lawsuit with Spotlight PA.

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Trustees voted to close the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York locations.

Trustees voted to close the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York locations.

I once served as a member of Penn State’s Board of Trustees. For 12 years. From 1988 to 2000. That seems like a long time ago.  But it has been a long

Penn State trustees’ private talks on potential campus closures are the “exact type” of discussions that should happen at a public meeting, expert says.

President Neeli Bendapudi has asked the Penn State trustees to approve closing seven commonwealth campuses, which will affect more than 500 employees and thousands of students.

Penn State trustees plan to meet virtually in May to decide the fate of 12 commonwealth campuses. Lawyers say the plan could run afoul of PA’s transparency law.

In recent days, the fate of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus system has come to the fore. There is genuine concern regarding the future of these campuses,