Spotlight Pa

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom dedicated to high-quality investigative and public-service journalism about the Pennsylvania state government and urgent statewide issues. It was founded as a bold, collaborative answer to the rapid and significant decline of corporate-owned, for-profit media in their state, resulting in drastically reduced coverage of issues vital to Pennsylvanians. It seeks to return journalism in their state to its fundamental role as a check and balance on the powerful, especially politicians and policy makers, and a public resource to empower residents to take action and drive change. Their journalism is produced to serve the public interest — not profit motives. That’s why it doesn’t charge for access, and share their journalism with 100+ newsrooms in the state for republication at no cost. The mission of Spotlight PA is to hold powerful public and private forces — especially governments, elected officials, businesses, and special interests — to account through urgent and compelling investigative and public-service journalism that drives change and strengthens their democracy, the state, and all who live here.