Daniel Connolly Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

First-place winner of a national large-division SABEW business journalism award for Law360's investigation of troubled debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group. Produced features and analyses for Law360's Small Law newsletter, writing stories for and about attorneys in law firms with 20 lawyers or fewer. It sounds small, but it's a huge subject - the overwhelming majority of lawyers in the United States work in small or solo firms, and they handle some of the most important cases in our legal system. I also contribute to "Access to Justice," Law360's newsletter covering legal issues impacting low-income and marginalized people.

Mclean, Va, Us

As a member of USA TODAY's immigration team and investigative teams, I contributed to national news stories for USA TODAY and other newspapers within the network. I was a major contributor to "The Migrants," a massive 2019 project about immigration from Central America and was lead writer on a 2020 article on a personnel revolt within immigration courts. In late 2020, I worked with USA TODAY's investigative team to help cover sexual abuse within competitive cheerleading, including the stunning arrest of celebrity cheerleader Jerry Harris. In 2022, I was a major contributor to a deep-dive investigation of water quality issues in Jackson, Mississippi. I also contributed research to other projects, including USA TODAY's 2021-2022 project on the 50th anniversary of Title IX and lingering disparities in women's sports.

Memphis, Tn, Us

Even as I contributed to USA TODAY and The New York Times, I wrote investigative stories for The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis. It was my primary full-time job. In 2019, I wrote an article that led to a state-level investigation and reprimand of a judge, as well as another article that led to resignation of a city prosecutor less than 24 hours after publication. I also broke a story on a racial controversy within a school that set a record among all Gannett organizations for subscriptions generated from a single article. In 2020, I covered upheaval including local details of COVID-19 testing, street protests and impact of the virus on the local Hispanic population. In 2021, I wrote an in-depth feature on a false homicide confession that later won first place in an 11-state southeastern journalism contest, SPJ's Green Eyeshade Awards. In 2022, I completed a major investigation on Tennessee's workers comp system and broke news of a federal investigation of a popular local restaurant chain.

Memphis, Tn, Us

I coordinated with colleagues at other Gannett newspapers including USA TODAY and The Arizona Republic on national immigration stories. I also wrote extensively about business, government, crime and criminal justice, frequently on extremely tight deadlines.

Memphis, Tn, Us

I returned from my second book leave in December 2015 and began a new beat covering the town of Collierville. I wrote about the town's massive subsidies to FedEx Corporation as well as feature stories on the lives of Indian immigrants. (Click on the stories below, then click 'view.')

I was a member of the advisory board for Migratory Notes, a startup newsletter focusing on immigration issues. After an excellent run, Migratory Notes published its final issue in 2021.

I contributed to The Times' breaking news coverage of key events in and around Memphis. In 2017, I contributed to the Times' coverage of a surprising, sudden decision by the City of Memphis to remove Confederate statues from local parks. In 2020, I contributed to a page-one spot news story on coronavirus policy.

New York, Ny, Us

I coordinated with The Marshall Project and MLK50 on an examination of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, a powerful entity that works to set crime policy in Memphis.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

I collaborated with a Pulitzer Prize-winning international journalism team on the Alma Mater project, an investigation of university endowments investing in the secretive Cayman Islands.You can read the first of the articles below. Click on the link, the click "view."

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

I contributed stories on immigration to PRI's Global Nation project. To read one, click on the link below, then click "view."

New York, Ny, Us

I wrote THE BOOK OF ISAIAS,​ a narrative nonfiction work that follows a brilliant teenaged son of Mexican immigrants as he decides whether to go to college or work as a house painter. The book was published in October 2016. Read more about this critically acclaimed book at www.danielconnolly.net.

Memphis, Tn, Us

I wrote in-depth features on unseen corners of the criminal justice system, including an inside look at an intervention program that aimed to stop men from beating their wives and girlfriends.

Memphis, Tn, Us

I returned from a year-long book leave and became the only Memphis news reporter stationed full-time at City Hall. I wrote breaking news and enterprise stories during a bitter and protracted budget dispute. It all started when the mayor proposed stabilizing city finances by cutting employee and retiree benefits. That angered leaders of municipal labor unions, and their members packed City Council meetings, gave passionate speeches at the microphone and protested outside the building. Hundreds of police and fire employees registered their fury by calling in sick. The battle dragged on for months, and I maintained good relationships with all sides and explained the complex financial and political moves to the public.

Memphis, Tn, Us

Wrote breaking news and enterprise stories about a complex county government. During this time period, I also completed award-winning in-depth projects on government subsidies to a Swedish corporation as well as Mexican drug trafficking ties to Memphis.

Memphis, Tn, Us

I joined The Commercial Appeal in 2006 as a business reporter covering hospitals, health insurers, startups and multinational medical device companies.

New York, Ny, Us

Covered immigration and breaking news for The Associated Press in Little Rock.

I covered county government and traveled to Acambay, Mexico in 2004 for an award-winning series on immigration.

Bachelor'S, Political Science, German Area Studies

High School Diploma