Flatwater Free PressMatt Wynn is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which launched and funds the Flatwater Free Press. He has spent 13 years at news organizations across the country, most recently on the investigative team at USA Today. He lives in his hometown of Omaha with his wife, Sarah, and three children.
Like, oh, just about every single kid to ever grow up in the great state of Nebraska, I spent a lot of my childhood scheming to get out. …
The Flatwater Free Press is suing the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy over its response to a public records request for emails. I’d like to tell you…
Watch the replay of “Nebraska’s Prisons at a Crossroads,” an in-depth panel discussion on the present and future of our prison system. Video begins at 10:23. Moderator Natalia…
The Flatwater Free Press is launching a corporate sponsorship program. I’m excited to tell you what we’re going to do. But first, let me tell you a story…
The Flatwater Free Press is celebrating its first birthday in the best way I can imagine. We’re growing. And I couldn’t be more thrilled about how. Right about…
What happened: A film that has been screened by Nebraska for Founders’ Values and the Protect Nebraska Children Coaltion roughly two dozen times across the state makes the…
A Dawes County judge granted protection orders requested by two women who accused a former Chadron State College student and former political appointee of Governor Pete Ricketts of…
What happened: Over the past 30 months, the number one buyer of single-family homes in Douglas County has been Vinebrook Homes, which lists a Dayton, Ohio address. The…
Below is a letter I sent to our donors earlier this week. Occasionally, we like to give them a peek at the story behind the story. In this…
A company is only as good as its people, the old axiom goes. That’s especially true at a startup nonprofit. We envision a future where journalism’s ability to…