YSU NewsOutlet wins first place in Ohio AP investigative reporting

YOUNGSTOWN — Under Vindicator leadership, TheNewsOutlet, launched at Youngstown State University, won first place in the Ohio Associated Press competition for investigative reporting for a project which appeared in The Vindicator and that documented questionable dealings of a powerful church in the city.

The NewsOutlet is a joint venture among several other universities and professional media organizations. The Vindicator and WYSU were its two founding media partners.

Students working with TheNewsOutlet produce enterprise and investigative stories in multiple media platforms for any interested media organization.

The NewsOutlet, founded by YSU professors Alyssa Lenhoff and Tim Francisco, is funded by The Raymond John Wean Foundation, the Youngstown Foundation, YSU, WYSU and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.