Behind the award-winning investigation "Unchecked Care"

In this episode, Katherine Fitzgerlad and Eddie Keller interview Christopher Serres and Glenn Howatt of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about their award-winning investigation “Unchecked Care.” Their investigation exposed issues in the home care industry, including inadequate care, inadequate training for aides, and aggressive sales tactics by for-profit franchises. Serres and Keller give advice to new reporters on working with data and where to get started.
“Unchecked Care” won the Silver Award in the 2015 Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. Megan Calcote is the host of the How to Cover Money series. Check out the full four-part series:
Sick, frail and abandoned by home care firms
Care aides get little to no training for life-and-death tasks
The marketing of home care shifts into high gear
Minnesota falters in fight against home care fraud

Inside the award-winning investigation, Dying for Care

In this episode, host Megan Calcote shares a conversation Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller had with Pat Beall of The Palm Beach Post. Her award-winning investigation, Dying for Care, won the 2015 Bronze Award in the Barlett and Steele Awards for the best in investigative business journalism. Beall shares some of her advice for young journalists, what sparked this investigation, and why she enjoys her work.

Investigative reporting with Michael Grabell

This week How To Cover Money kicks off Season 2: Tips from Top Journalists. Co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard caught up with Michael Grabell of ProPublica to talk about his recent investigative reporting series on the dangers temporary workers face in the United States. Grabell's series was awarded the 2014 Barlett and Steele Award. This episode offers some tips on data journalism, taking on big stories, and organizing your work to include investigative work in your daily reporting schedule, even when you’re not a full-time investigative reporter.