Michael Squires Email & Phone Number

Greater Phoenix Area

I lead ProPublica's investigative unit covering Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

I led a team of nine investigative reporters, including a four-person data reporting team.> Helped shape and edit a project that used groundbreaking data analysis to show more than 500 towns across the West have the same or greater vulnerability to wildfire than Paradise, California, site of the deadliest blaze in that state's history. Ahead of the Fire.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Led the team covering federal and state government, including Congress, governor, Legislature, state agencies, political influence and elections. Also oversaw coverage of immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border.With my guidance the team produced significant investigative, watchdog and explanatory work, including digitally engaging content that in 2017 (a.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Oversaw development and selection of stories, headlines and overall presentation of the front page. Led team of editors that coordinated with designers and reporting teams across the newsroom on front-page stories and investigative projects. At times I led the morning news meeting, where the day's coverage was set. Ran the afternoon Page One meeting, where.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Supervised coverage of city, county, state and federal government, including the Nevada Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada's early and influential presidential caucuses (see links below under "Projects"), campaigns, lobbying and influence and much, much more. During this time the Washington correspondent I supervised was recognized with.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Hosted and produced a two-hour public affairs radio program that featured panel discussions with experts and newsmakers on important local and national news, as well as interviews with public figures from politics, entertainment and sports. Among them: John Edwards, David Haselhoff, Kenny Mayne, Alexander McCall Smith, Joan Collins and numerous local and.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Supervised reporters covering local and state government, transportation and crime.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Covered Las Vegas City Hall and politics for Nevada's largest newspaper. Notable work included uncovering illegal payments by the city to a councilman who was also a member of the Nevada Legislature. The revelations led to his firing and eventually leaving elective office. I also documented ballooning overtime costs at the city and mismanagement by the.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Wrote a traffic column that reader surveys showed was among the most popular features in the newspaper.

Greater New York City Area

Wrote and edited spot news about publicly traded companies and equities markets.

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