For the past decade, there’s been nothing short of a crisis in Harrisburg.
More and more of Pennsylvania’s sprawling and costly bureaucracy operated without scrutiny from investigative reporters, the watchdogs tracking how tax dollars are spent and demanding answers from lawmakers about waste, fraud and abuse.
The Centre County Gazette is proud to introduce you to Spotlight PA, a nonpartisan, statewide and member-funded newsroom based in Harrisburg with the mission of holding the powerful in Pennsylvania to account through independent investigative and public-service journalism.
Spotlight PA now provides high-quality state government and statewide reporting at no cost to 110 community newsrooms across Pennsylvania.
The Centre County Gazette is excited to announce an expansion to provide Centre County residents with greater public access to our journalism via a new partnership with Spotlight PA.
Spotlight PA is built on the belief that the public will support unique, high-quality investigative journalism you can’t get anywhere else. In doing so, we can build a new path forward for local news in Pennsylvania that’s sustainable and puts the community first.
If you value independent, nonpartisan journalism, become a member of Spotlight PA today at spotlightpa.org/donate.
Spotlight PA’s growing team of over a dozen reporters includes Pennsylvania veterans and other accomplished journalists recruited from across the state and the U.S. Spotlight PA is now the single largest statewide newsroom in Pennsylvania dedicated to producing accountability journalism about the state government and urgent statewide issues.
Spotlight PA journalists are assigned to cover specific state departments, commissions and agencies, as well as topics of statewide importance, from criminal justice to voting, economic development to politics. Many of these areas have gone without serious scrutiny for years. Spotlight PA reporters have the time, resources and mandates to be fearless in their pursuit of the truth.
Far from just providing the news, Spotlight PA connects and engages with you through innovative digital storytelling, creative partnerships, community events, and more.
Financial support for Spotlight PA comes from a unique coalition of state and national funders that recognize the importance that decisions made in Harrisburg have on their communities, from Erie to Scranton, Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.
They also know and agree that our work must be independent and free from influence. Spotlight PA retains full editorial control, and its funders have no say whatsoever in which stories are pursued or how Spotlight PA pursues them. Spotlight PA does not accept anonymous donations, and all its supporters are listed publicly at spotlightpa.org/support
Spotlight PA was formed to serve you, the public. Many of the best investigations start with a call or email from a concerned reader. If you have tips or suggestions for an investigation, please visit spotlightpa.org/tips to see the various secure ways you can communicate with the team.
Learn more about Spotlight PA and how to support our investigative journalism at spotlightpa.org/donate
