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Coal Country

Media

Losing the News

The Charleston Gazette-Mail, known for its dogged accountability journalism, survived a merger and bankruptcy. Will it survive a new owner with ties to the very industries its reporters have been watchdogging?

Brent Cunningham Pacific Standard Jul 2019 25min Permalink

Politics

Can the Most Hated Man in West Virginia Win?

“Most of us should be in jail for the things we do. We just haven’t been caught. No one’s gone after us.”

Kevin Robillard Politico Magazine Mar 2018 15min Permalink

Disabled and Disdained

When a town becomes divided between those who work and those who don’t.

Terrence McCoy Washington Post Jul 2017 15min Permalink

Business Science

Don Blankenship: The Dark Lord of Coal Country

The profile that led to the Massey Energy CEO’s resignation.

Jeff Goodell Rolling Stone Nov 2010 Permalink