Brad Racino: Investigative Journalism & Multimedia
 
Bob Filner calls report inaccurate, we respond
Congressman Filner referred to my recent article on his missteps as “inaccurate,” and called me a “so-called investigative reporter.” Here’s further proof that he’s wrong.
 
San Diego's Filner Missing the Boat on the Port
Despite making the Port of San Diego a centerpiece of his mayoral campaign, Congressman Bob Filner’s knowledge of it is fraught with inaccuracies.

—A special Investigative Newsource & KPBS piece for radio, television and print

 
A Citizen For Justice
Armed only with a videocamera and his freedom to information, Matthew Akins has started a movement.

-First place, SPJ 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards: Feature Writing, Region 7
-Runner-up, SPJ 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards: Feature Writing, National

 
Regency Trailer Park
The story of one community with nowhere to go, and no one to turn to.

-First place, SPJ 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards: In-Depth Reporting, Region 7

 
Regency Trailer Park — One Year Later
Almost a year after an in-depth investigation into one community’s decrepit living conditions, residents are hearing rumors about their future.
 
 Private Investigator Business
An anti-hero with a chip on his shoulder takes his case to the highest court in the state to prove a point.
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FDA Imports
A two-month investigation into the FDA’s importation of food products unearths some rather startling numbers.

-Published in The Washington Post, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and MSNBC.com-
-Component of SPJ’s First Place Mark of Excellence Award for Online In-Depth Reporting awarded to News21-

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Predict
In 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began looking for a better way to monitor the rising volume of imports hitting America’s shores each year. Here is how they did it.

-Component of SPJ’s First Place Mark of Excellence Award for Online In-Depth Reporting awarded to News21-

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A Death Sentence
One of the most gruesome and unnerving murder cases ever to occur in Missouri ends with the penalty of death.
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The Day Crew
A group of retirees have spent their Golden Years giving back — building more than 75 percent of the Habitat for Humanity houses in their city.

-Second place, “Best Feature Story,” Missouri Press Foundation’s 2011 Better Newspaper Contest-

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