The Story Behind the Story: Lise Olsen Part 2

In this episode of The Story Behind the Story, Anna Holland interviews Lise Olsen for a second installment. Olsen is a three time Texas AP Managing Editors’ Star Reporter of the Year and is the senior investigative reporter at the Houston Chronicle. In this episode we discuss her investigative work on the case of convicted murderer […]

The Story Behind the Story: Lise Olsen

In this episode of The Story Behind the Story, Anna Holland interviews Lise Olsen. Olsen is a three time Texas AP Managing Editors’ Star Reporter of the Year and is the senior investigative reporter at the Houston Chronicle. In this episode we discuss her investigative work on the case of an innocent man executed in Texas […]

The Story Behind the Story: Homeland Security expert Todd Bensman

In this episode of The Story Behind the Story, Anna Holland interviews Todd Bensman, a former investigative and combat reporter who has reported for many publications and outlets including the Dallas Morning News, Hearst News and CBS. He has a masters from the Naval Postgraduate school for homeland security and a masters in journalism from […]

The Story Behind the Story: Washington Post reporter Arelis R. Hernandez

In this episode of The Story Behind the Story, Anna Holland interviews Arelis Hernandez, a Washington Post reporter out of Washington D.C. Arelis is the recipient of numerous awards for her past work in Orlando, Florida covering the Travon Martin case and race relations. Hernandez currently contributes on-the-ground reporting over the devastation in Puerto Rico […]

The Story Behind the Story: Sarah Self-Walbrick

In this episode of The Story Behind the Story, Anna Holland is joined by Sarah Self-Walbrick, the business reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Self-Walbrick covered the shooting of campus Police Officer Floyd East Jr. at the Texas Tech University Police Department in October of 2017. She contributed on-site reporting over the developing situation before […]

Story Behind the Story: David Fahrenthold and the 2016 Election

In the third episode of The Story Behind the Story podcast, Katie Main is joined by Washington Post reporter and recent Pulitzer Prize winner David Fahrenthold. Fahrenthold spent more than two years covering the 2016 presidential election, specifically investigating Donald Trump’s charitable donations. Fahrenthold’s findings received significant attention and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. […]

Story Behind the Story: Leslie Postal on the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

In the second episode of The Story Behind the Story podcast, Katie Main is joined by Orlando Sentinel Education Reporter Leslie Postal. Orlando Sentinel covered many stories after the mass murder at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida of June 2016, including profiles of survivors, friends and every person who died. One of Postal’s articles profiled […]

Story behind the Story Podcast: Episode One

In the Story behind the Story podcast, which debuts with an interview of Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reporter Lucinda Holt, The Hub@TTU will explore how journalists find and report stories. The podcast’s content will be both local and national in scope, covering a variety of topics, from crime to sports to human interest and general news. Texas […]