The Miami Herald

A Miami Herald investigation has revealed that thousands of convicted felons, including bank robbers and people convicted of drug, fraud and grand larceny were allowed to write mortgages, costing state residents millions of dollars. Guest: Jack Dolan, Miami Herald investigative reporter

Major papers across the country are dramatically reducing staff, and a few are picking up the slack with help from abroad. Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, says it’s a controversial issue in newsrooms even as industry woes continue.