Welcome to McClatchy Journalism, a snapshot of the extraordinary journalism our newsrooms produce.
In this edition: The Fresno Bee presents a deep exploration of controversial congressman Devin Nunes — interviewing both fans and detractors; to be completely transparent, they provide expanded detail of the reporter’s credentials, and explain how he went about reporting the story; SC papers team up to explore the reasons why mainline Protestant churches are closing or dying slow deaths in the Bible Belt; the News & Observer talks to a promising UNC lineman who walked away from football after his fourth concussion; more than 1,500 members of a South Carolina electrical co-op throw out the whole board after The State reports board members were padding their pockets at customer expense; an Idaho Statesman reporter accustomed to reporting on health care shares her journey through the convoluted system after she had a baby; The Miami Herald continues its watchdog coverage of the FIU bridge disaster, including why the road wasn’t closed; The Kansas City Star shows how chemo patients have little recourse, even if the drugs are prescribed unnecessarily; and The News Tribune gives readers an inside look at a scary and life-threatening selfie craze.
Devin Nunes: Farmer? Leader? Traitor? A community struggles to define its congressman
By Rory Appleton
The Fresno Bee
The real ‘fake news’ is Devin Nunes’ ad about The Bee
By The Fresno Bee Editorial Board
Losing Faith: Why South Carolina is abandoning its churches
By Sarah Ellis, The State
David Weissman, The Sun News
and Kasia Kovacs, The Island Packet
‘Like you just have no brain after the game.’ Inside a UNC lineman’s concussion ordeal.
By Andrew Carter
The News & Observer
SC utility’s board thrown out of office by more than 1,500 customers at meeting
By Avery G. Wilks
The State
I thought I knew how to work the American health care system. Then I got pregnant.
By Audrey Dutton
The Idaho Statesman
Why wasn’t road closed before FIU bridge fell? Judge orders release of key records
By Nicholas Nehamas
The Miami Herald
Kansas law offers little hope for patients who may have received unnecessary chemo
By Kelsey Ryan
The Kansas City Star
