About the Author: Suncoast Searchlight
Cómo analizamos miles de registros de la base de datos de inmigración
Traducción por Aimée Barat Read in English here Una investigación sobre el sistema de vigilancia migratoria de Florida reveló que las fuerzas del orden han incorporado a una base de datos estatal a decenas [...]
Journalists to discuss Florida’s data center boom at Sarasota County forum
As Florida communities wrestle with a wave of proposed data centers amid growing debate over their impacts, four journalists covering the boom will come together next month for a public discussion on one of [...]
Suncoast Searchlight named finalist for 9 Sunshine State journalism awards
Suncoast Searchlight has been named a finalist for nine Sunshine State Awards, one of Florida's most prestigious journalism competitions, capping a first year that has brought widespread state and national recognition for the fledgling [...]
Suncoast Searchlight wins national, Florida journalism awards
Suncoast Searchlight has earned honors from both a national business journalism contest and a statewide competition, recognizing the newsroom’s investigative and enterprise reporting across a range of topics — including several projects produced in [...]
Suncoast Searchlight adds two reporters to expand watchdog, government coverage
Suncoast Searchlight is expanding its newsroom with the addition of two reporters as the nonprofit continues to grow its coverage across Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties. Emily Andersen joins the newsroom as a watchdog [...]
Decisions are buried in public records. Here’s how to access them in Florida
At a time when access to government records is increasingly under pressure — and key decisions are often buried within them — a series of upcoming community events aims to show Suncoast residents how to [...]
Sarasota Sheriff’s Office charges $800 for Budget Documents, Refuses to Discuss
Record-holding agency: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Date Requested: Oct. 14, 2025 Outcome: Resubmitted a more narrow request Cost: $815.49 Suncoast Searchlight requested seven years of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office budget, including supporting documents used [...]
Suncoast Searchlight hires veteran investigative journalist John Dunbar
Suncoast Searchlight is pleased to announce that veteran investigative journalist John Dunbar will join the newsroom as its newest watchdog/investigative reporter. Dunbar brings more than 25 years of experience as an investigative reporter and [...]
Suncoast Searchlight wins Florida Press Club honors
Journalists at Suncoast Searchlight were honored with six awards from the Florida Press Club for education, business, environmental coverage and in-depth reporting. The statewide awards were presented Saturday evening during a ceremony in West [...]
‘From Tip to Truth’ draws crowd for inside look at investigative reporting
How do you decide if a lead is worth chasing? What special tools or resources do you use when investigating stories? Can you share a time you got blowback for your reporting and what [...]
Suncoast Searchlight launches ‘Public Records Watch’
Suncoast Searchlight is launching a new feature this week called Public Records Watch to take readers behind the scenes of an important — and often invisible — aspect of our reporting. Through this occasional [...]
Suncoast Searchlight adopts AI policy, forms AI committee
Suncoast Searchlight, a nonprofit newsroom serving Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties, announces its adoption of a policy governing the use of artificial intelligence — a living document that will evolve as technology advances and journalistic [...]
