Trevor Aaronson is a finalist for the all-media competition recognizing excellence by journalists under the age of 35.

Howard Goodman: Thousands of the vacant properties that blight South Florida neighborhoods are owned by the world’s wealthiest banks, which often drag their feet on foreclosure proceedings because they see little profit in the houses.

FCIR Contributing Editor Tristram Korten’s public radio report “Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt” won top honors in the public affair category.

Produced in partnership with WLRN Miami Herald News, the award-winning stories examined deportations to Haiti and criminal extraditions.

Tristram Korten’s radio report “Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt” also took first place for feature and human interest story in the prestigious national contest.

FCIR will host a live Twitter chat on Tues., April 10, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the news media’s coverage of the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford.

Tristram Korten’s public radio report “Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt” is a finalist in the public affairs category of the 2012 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Contest.

Associate Director Trevor Aaronson will discuss terrorism prosecutions, journalism ethics and accountability reporting in Florida.

The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting will host a live Twitter chat on Tues., March 27, at 7:30 p.m., to discuss FCIR’s upcoming High School Journalism Workshop.

Associate Director Mc Nelly Torres documented how Florida’s public school districts diverted federal money from education reform to patch holes in general operating budgets.