Founded in 2010 by Trevor Aaronson and Mc Nelly Torres, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization whose mission is to expose corruption, waste and miscarriages of justice.
FCIR produces award-winning projects in partnership with traditional and ethnic news media in Florida and across the nation. FCIR’s state partners have included Florida’s NPR member stations, the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Florida Times-Union, The Ledger, Naples Daily News and Bradenton Herald, among others. National partners have included The Atlantic, TIME, Salon, the Center for Public Integrity and the Center for Investigative Reporting, among others.
FCIR is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News. The organization’s executive director is Trevor Aaronson, who works under the supervision of a board of directors.