Mike Finch

New Orleans, La.

I'm a journalist currently based in New Orleans, specializing in investigative reporting on business, government and social services. Priors: The Sacramento Bee, Nola.com, AL.com, Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times and The Palm Beach Post.

Background, Awards & Training


B.A., Political Science, Florida International University


Best in Business Award, Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (2022)

Green Eyeshade Award, First Place (consumer reporting), Society of Professional Journalists (2023)

Kenneth R. Harney Award for Best Real Estate Consumer Education Reporting, National Association of Real Estate Editors (2022)

Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition (2012), Scripps Howard Foundation


Wharton Seminars for Businesss Journalists (2018)

ProPublica Data Institute, Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting fellow (2017)

IRE Mapping Bootcamp (2017)

Campus Coverage Project (2012), Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)

The New York Times Student Journalism Institute (2011)

IRE member since 2012.

Last updated: Octoberer 10, 2023

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