Welcome to McClatchy Journalism, a snapshot of the extraordinary journalism our newsrooms produce.
In this edition: The Influencer Series takes off, and the Miami Herald looks at the most pressing issues for Florida voters; The Kansas City Star displays extraordinary storytelling in the profile of a local man bringing joy to people who need it most; The Wichita Eagle analyzes whether the Kansas secretary of state can win a gubernatorial nomination using President Trump’s playbook; in a DC bureau exclusive, reporters unearth news that the government can’t account for thousands of migrant kids; the Miami Herald brings expert insight into how ambition turned to tragedy in the FIU bridge collapse; and the Bradenton Herald shows how an inexperienced bus attendant let students bully a girl with disabilities.
Florida Influencers rank inequality and education as most pressing 2018 election issue
By Adam Wollner
Miami Herald
Follow The Influencers Series at: The Sacramento Bee | Miami Herald | The Kansas City Star | The (Raleigh) News & Observer | The Charlotte Observer
Unmasked: Inside the miraculous, mad, mysterious life of Dr. MooMoo
By Eric Adler
The Kansas City Star
No surrender, no apologies: Can Kobach win using Trump’s playbook?
By Jonathan Shorman
The Wichita Eagle
Exclusive: US officials likely lost track of nearly 6,000 unaccompanied migrant kids
By Franco Ordoñez and Anita Kumar
McClatchy DC
FIU had grand plans for ‘signature’ bridge. But the design had a key mistake, experts say
By Andres Viglucci and Nicholas Nehamas
Miami Herald
Kids bullied a disabled girl on school bus. The aide was more worried about her phone
By Giuseppe Sabella
Bradenton Herald
